| Name: | EMPIRE DYKE |
| Type | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 15/01/1942 |
| Completed: | 04/1942 |
| Builder: | Clelands (Successors) Ltd |
| Yard: | Willington Quay |
| Yard Number: | 56 |
| Dimensions: | 499grt, 251nrt, 162.3 x 26.7 x 9.1ft |
| Engines: | Oil engine, 2SCSA, 6cyl (10.5 x 13.5ins), 116nhp |
| Engines by: | Crossley Bros Ltd, Manchester |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 8.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 165828 |
| History: | |
| 24/04/1942 | Ministry of War Transport (G Gibson & Co Ltd, managers), Newcastle |
| 1943 | Netherlands Ministry of Shipping & Fisheries; renamed PRINSES MARGRIET |
| 1947 | NV Motorschip Antwerpen, Terneuzen |
| 1950 | Agence Maritime T den Hartigh SA, Terneuzen |
| 1951 | NV Motorschip Antwerpen, Terneuzen |
| 1954 | Zinal SS Co Ltd, (J Burness & Sons Ltd, managers); renamed SAND STAR |
| 1954 | Restyled as South Coast Shipping Company Ltd, (Burness Shipping Co Ltd, managers) |
| 1956 | William Cory & Son Ltd became managers |
| 12/09/1966 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 1955: Converted into a sand dredger |
| 04/03/1966: Suffered collision damage off Calshot and beached to prevent sinking | |
| 12/09/1966: Arrived at Grays, Essex, for breaking up by T Ward Ltd |
Above photo as SAND STAR is courtesy of Richard Cox