| Name: | EMPIRE SEASILVER |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 07/06/1945 |
| Completed: | 08/1945 |
| Builder: | Shipbuilding Corporation Ltd |
| Yard: | Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 17 |
| Dimensions: | 518grt, 293nrt, 142.5 x 27.1 x 16.0ft |
| Engines: | Oil engine, 4SCSA, 6cyl (10 x 13ins), 330bhp |
| Engines by: | National Gas and Oil Engine Co, Ashton-under-Lyne |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 8.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 169200 |
| History: | |
| 08/1945 | Ministry of War Transport (British Channel Islands Shipping Co Ltd), Newcastle |
| 1947 | Seaway Coasters Ltd, Newcastle; renamed SEASILVER |
| 1951 | Seaway Coasters Ltd (James Fisher & Sons Ltd); renamed SIDIBARRANI |
| 1955 | L Savon & Ries (Aden Shipping) Ltd, Aden; renamed SEIYUN |
| 1968 | Savon & Ries (Ethiopian Shipping) Co, Massawa |
| No further history known | |
| Comments: | A standard coaster of the ‘Shelt’ type designed for service in the Far East. |
| 1996: Deleted from Lloyd’s Register as ‘existence in doubt’ |
Above photo as SEASILVER courtesy of Richard Cox
Above photo as SEIYUN copyright of Ivor Davies