Bay of Kiel
"Empire Ely" was a 6,112 GRT cargo ship which was built by Lübecker Flenderwerke AG, Lübeck. Launched in 1944 as "Griefswald" for Norddeutscher Lloyd. Seized in May 1945 in an incomplete state at Lübeck. Completed in 1948 for MoWT and renamed "Empire Ely". in 1949, Sir R Ropner &amp; Sons Ltd were given the option to purchase the ship. Although this was considered and the name "Swiftpool" allocated, the purchase was not proceeded with. Sold in 1954 to Mariblanca Navigation SA, Liberia and renamed "Maribella". Sold in 1955 to F A Detjen, Germany and renamed "Ganges". Sold in 1959 to Compagnia de Navigazione Andria, Greece and renamed "Eleni". On 5 September 1971 she was in collision with "Prinsesse Ragnhild" in the Bay of Kiel. Proceeded to Gdynia, Poland under her own power. Declared an economic write-off and arrived in April 1972 at Santander, Spain for scrapping.