▁February ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁Empire ▁Ab bey , ▁en ▁route ▁to ▁Europe ▁l aden ▁with ▁food , ▁was ▁hit ▁by ▁a ▁storm ▁off ▁New found land ▁which ▁last ed ▁for ▁over ▁three ▁weeks . ▁On ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁storm , ▁her ▁prop ell or ▁sh aft ▁broke ▁off , ▁leaving ▁Empire ▁Ab bey ▁dr ifting ▁without ▁prop ulsion . ▁On ▁the ▁ 2 4 th ▁day , ▁the ▁t ug ▁Foundation ▁Franklin ▁managed ▁to ▁take ▁Empire ▁Ab bey ▁in ▁to w . ▁A ▁message ▁was ▁sent ▁from ▁Empire ▁Ab bey ▁that ▁the ▁captain ▁had ▁died ▁after ▁th ir teen ▁days ▁without ▁sleep . ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁she ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁Royal ▁Mail ▁Line ▁and ▁renamed ▁Te vi ot , ▁the ▁third ▁Royal ▁Mail ▁Line ▁ship ▁to ▁bear ▁that ▁name . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁Te vi ot ▁was ▁laid ▁up . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁Te vi ot ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁M ull ion ▁& ▁Co , ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁and ▁renamed ▁Ar d ell is , ▁She ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁H ai ▁An ▁Sh ipping ▁Co ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁and ▁being ▁renamed ▁T ung ▁An . ▁She ▁arrived ▁for ▁scra pping ▁in ▁Ka oh si ung , ▁Taiwan ▁on ▁ 6 ▁August ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁ ▁Official ▁number ▁and ▁code ▁letters ▁Official ▁Num bers ▁were ▁a ▁for er un ner ▁to ▁I MO ▁Num bers . ▁ ▁Empire