</s> ▁SS ▁Empire ▁Ab bey ▁was ▁a ▁re fr iger ated ▁cargo ▁ship ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁and ▁in ▁service ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁SS ▁Te vi ot , ▁SS ▁Ar d illes ▁and ▁SS ▁T ung ▁An . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁War ▁service ▁Empire ▁Ab bey ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁Sh ip building ▁Corporation ▁Ltd , ▁New castle ▁upon ▁Ty ne ▁for ▁the ▁Mo WT ▁and ▁launched ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁and ▁completed ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁She ▁was ▁placed ▁under ▁the ▁management ▁of ▁E ld ers ▁& ▁F y ff es ▁Ltd . ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁Empire ▁Ab bey ▁sa iled ▁from ▁New ▁York ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁Con voy ▁H X 2 8 9 , ▁arriv ing ▁in ▁Liverpool ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁May . ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁Empire ▁Ab bey ▁sa iled ▁from ▁Mil ford ▁H aven ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁Con voy ▁OS 9 6 ▁bound ▁for ▁Gib ral tar , ▁Empire ▁Ab bey ▁was ▁in ▁ball ast , ▁with ▁a ▁final ▁destination ▁of ▁Buenos ▁Aires . ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁Empire ▁Ab bey ▁was ▁in ▁a ▁collision ▁with ▁Free ▁French ▁Sh ip ▁L ' Ar dent ▁in ▁C ora ▁Har bour ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁L ' Ar dent ▁being ▁s unk . ▁ ▁Post war ▁In