| Name: | EMPIRE HEAD |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 13/05/1941 |
| Completed: | 10/1941 |
| Builder: | Clelands (Successors) Ltd |
| Yard: | Willington Quay |
| Yard Number: | 57 |
| Dimensions: | 489grt, 250nrt, 164.7 x 26.3 x 8.8ft |
| Engines: | Oil engine, 2SCSA, Premier type, 6cyl (10.5 x 13.5ins), 116nhp |
| Engines by: | Crossley Bros Ltd, Manchester |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 8.5knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 165818 |
| History: | |
| 02/10/1941 | Ministry of War Transport, Newcastle |
| 1945 | J Wharton (Shipping) Ltd, Keadby; renamed BRENDONIA |
| 1964 | Nikolaos Dimitriadis & Co, Piraeus; renamed IFIGENIA |
| 1973 | Maninis Bros, Piraeus |
| 1976 | Samin Mohamet, Lattakia, Syria; renamed HAMZI |
| 19/01/1983 | Wrecked |
| Comments: | 19/01/1983: Wrecked at Yumurtalik Bay, Turkey |
| Subsequently broken up |
Above photo as BRENDONIA is courtesy of Kevin Blair. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
Above photo as BRENDONIA is copyright of Kelvin Davies
Above photo as BRENDONIA is copyright of BT Gemaat