ok , ▁who ▁re flag ged ▁her ▁and ▁renamed ▁her ▁N ang ▁Su ang ▁N awa . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁N ang ▁Su ang ▁N awa ▁was ▁seized , ▁and ▁passed ▁to ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁War ▁Transport ▁and ▁renamed ▁Empire ▁Ad ur . ▁She ▁was ▁placed ▁under ▁the ▁management ▁of ▁the ▁Singapore ▁Stra its ▁Ste am ship ▁Company . ▁ ▁Empire ▁Ad ur ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁popular ▁member ▁of ▁con vo ys ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁condition ▁of ▁her ▁bo ilers , ▁and ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁she ▁would ▁bel ch ▁black ▁smoke ▁and ▁fl ames ▁from ▁her ▁fun nel . ▁The ▁con voy ▁esc ort s ▁threatened ▁to ▁ask ▁Empire ▁Ad ur ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁con voy ▁or ▁sink ▁her . ▁Another ▁of ▁her ▁fault s ▁was ▁that ▁the ▁nut ▁holding ▁the ▁ste ering ▁wheel ▁on ▁often ▁came ▁loose , ▁with ▁the ▁result ▁that ▁the ▁ ▁wheel ▁came ▁off ▁in ▁the ▁hel ms man ' s ▁hands . ▁ ▁Empire ▁Ad ur ▁joined ▁Con voy ▁K MS ▁ 2 1 ▁at ▁Gib ral tar ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁arriv ing ▁at ▁Port ▁Sa id ▁on ▁ 9 ▁August . ▁Empire ▁Ad ur ▁had ▁a ▁final ▁destination ▁of ▁Tri pol i ▁and ▁Alexand ria . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁Empire ▁Ad ur ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁Th ai ▁Mar itime ▁Navigation ▁Co , ▁Bang k ok ▁and ▁reg ained ▁her ▁former ▁name ▁of ▁N ang ▁Su ang ▁N awa .