▁at ▁sea ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁September . ▁Con voy ▁OS ▁ 5 5 ▁arrived ▁at ▁Fre et own , ▁Sierra ▁Le one ▁on ▁ 8 ▁October . ▁Empire ▁Fa ith ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁con voy ▁which ▁formed ▁K MS ▁ 2 7 ▁and ▁arrived ▁at ▁Gib ral tar ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁September . ▁She ▁was ▁carrying ▁general ▁cargo ▁and ▁her ▁arm ament ▁consisted ▁a ▁ 4 - inch ▁or ▁a ▁ 4 . 7 - inch ▁gun , ▁a ▁ 3 - inch ▁or ▁a ▁ 1 2 - p ound er ▁gun ▁and ▁ 4 ▁machine ▁guns . ▁She ▁then ▁joined ▁Con voy ▁K MS ▁ 2 7 , ▁which ▁depart ed ▁that ▁day ▁and ▁arrived ▁at ▁Port ▁Sa id , ▁Egypt ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁October . ▁Empire ▁Fa ith ▁sa iled ▁the ▁next ▁day . ▁She ▁may ▁have ▁visited ▁ İ sk ender un ▁and ▁M ers in , ▁Turkey , ▁before ▁arriv ing ▁at ▁Ha ifa , ▁Palest ine , ▁on ▁ 5 ▁November . ▁She ▁sa iled ▁that ▁day ▁for ▁Port ▁Sa id , ▁arriv ing ▁the ▁next ▁day . ▁Empire ▁Fa ith ▁sa iled ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁November ▁for ▁Ha ifa , ▁arriv ing ▁the ▁next ▁day ▁and ▁sail ing ▁nine ▁days ▁later ▁for ▁Port ▁Sa id , ▁where ▁she ▁arrived ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁November , ▁depart ing ▁the ▁next ▁day ▁for ▁Alexand ria , ▁where ▁she ▁arrived ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁November . ▁She ▁joined ▁Con voy ▁G US