SS Mparmpa Petros Mparmpa Petros was a 7 , 067 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1943 as Empire Crown by John Readhead & Sons Ltd , Sunderland , County Durham . She spent much of the Second World War sailing in the Mediterranean . In 1945 , she was transferred to the French Government and renamed Capitaine G Lacoley . She served until sold to Greece in 1961 and was renamed " Mparmpa Petros " . She was wrecked in 1963 . Description . The ship was built in 1943 by John Readhead & Sons Ltd , Sunderland . She was Yard Number 537 . The ship was long , with a beam of . She was assessed at 7 , 067 GRT . Her DWT was 10 , 280 . The ship was propelled by a triple expansion steam engine . History . War service . " Empire Crown " was built for the MoWT . She was placed under the management of J & C Harrison Ltd . Her port of registry was South Shields , County Durham . The United Kingdom Official Number 169054 and Code Letters GBPX were allocated . " Empire Crown " departed from the Tyne on her maiden voyage on 4 January 1944 , joining Convoy FN 1225 , which had departed from Southend , Essex on 3 January and arrived at Methil , Fife on 5 January . She then joined Convoy EN 329 , which departed from Methil the next day and arrived at Loch Ewe on 8 January . She then made a voyage to Cairnryan , Wigtownshire and the sailed to the Clyde to join Convoy OS66KM , which departed from Liverpool , Lancashire on 24 January and split at sea on 5 February . " Empire Crown " was in the part of the convoy which became Convoy KMS 40G and arrived at Gibraltar on 7 February . She then joined Convoy KMS 40 , which departed Gibraltar that day and arrived at Port Said , Egypt on 18 February . She left the convoy at Augusta , Italy on 13 February . She then joined Convoy VN 21 , which departed from August the next day and arrived at Naples on 15 February . " Empire Crown " departed Naples on 27 February as a member of Convoy NV 23 , which arrived at Augusta on 29 February . That day , she joined Convoy GUS 32 , which had departed from Port Said on 24 February and arrived at the Hampton Roads , Virginia , United States on 24 March . She left the convoy at Bône , Algeria on 4 March . She then sailed to Algiers , returned to Bône and then returned to Algiers . On 29 March , she joined Convoy KMS 45 , which had departed from Gibraltar on 27 March and arrived at Port Said on 6 April . She left the convoy at Philippeville , Algeria the next day . On 9 April , " Empire Crown " joined Convoy KMS 46 , which had departed from Gibraltar on Gibraltar on 6 April and arrived at Port Said on 16 April . She left the convoy at Augusta on 12 April . The next day , she joined Convoy VN 33 , which arrived at Naples on 14 April . She returned with Convoy NV 33 , departing Naples on 17 April and arriving back at Augusta on 18 April . " Empire Crown " then sailed to Tripoli , Libya and back to Augusta , arrivig on 27 April . She then joind Convoy VN 36 , which departed Augusta on 28 April and arrived at Naples the next day . She left the convoy at Torre Annunziata . She departed Torre Annunziata on 4 May for Naples . On 7 May , she departed Naples as a member of Convoy NV 37 , which arrived at Augusta the next day . " Empire Crown " then joined Convoy GUS 39 , which had departed from Port Said on 4 May and arrived at the Hampton Roads on 29 May . She left the convoy on 15 May at Oran , Algeria . On 29 May , she joined Convoy MKS 50 , which had departed from Port Said on 19 May and arrived at Gibraltar on 31 May . She then joined Convoy MKS50G , which departed from Gibraltar that day and rendezvoused at sea with Convoy SL 159MK on 31 May . She was carrying a cargo of vehicles . The combined convoy arrived at Liverpool on 11 June . " Empire Crown " left the convoy at Loch Ewe on 10 June , joining Convoy WN 595 , which arrived at Methil on 13 June . She then joined Convoy FS 1482 , which arrived at Southend on 15 June . She left the convoy at Middlesbrough , Yorkshire on 14 June . " Empire Crown " departed Middlesbrough on 22 July , joining Convoy FS 1521 , which had departed Methil that day and arrived at Southend on 24 July . Between 30 July and 9 September , she sailed between Southend and the Seine Bay in various ETM and FTM convoys . On 10 September , " Empire Crown " departed from Southend as a member of Convoy FN 1476 , which arrived at Methil the next day . She left the convoy at Middlesbrough , and then sailed to the Tyne . On 23 September , she joined Convoy FS 1584 , which had departed from Methil that day and arrived at Southend on 25 September . She departed from Southend on 27 September to join Convoy ON 256 , which departed from Liverpool on 28 September and arrived at New York United States on 12 October . She had to leave the convoy and put into Milford Haven , Pembrokeshire , on 7 October . The next day , she sailed to join Convoy ON 258 , which had departed from Southend on 6 October and arrived at New York on 24 October . " Empire Crown " left the convoy at St . John ' s , Newfoundland , arriving on 20 October . The next day , she departed with Convoy WB 132 , arrivng at Sydney , Cape Breton , Nova Scotia , Canada on 23 October . She departed the next day as a member of Convoy SH 175 , which arrived at Halifax , Nova Scotia on 25 October . " Empire Crown " then joined Convoy XB 131 , which departed from Halifax on 26 October and arrived at the Cape Cod Canal , Massachusetts , United States on 28 October . She then sailed to New York , arriving the next day and departing the day after that for Baltimore , Maryland , arriving on 1 October . " Empire Crown " departed from Baltimore on 18 October for the Hampton Roads . She then joined Convoy UGS 61 , which departed on 21 November and arrived at Gibraltar on 7 December . She did not dock at Gibraltar , but sailed on to Port Said , arriving on 14 December . From there , she sailed to Suez , Egypt , Aden , Colombo , Ceylon , and Madras , India , where she arrived on 7 January 1945 . She departe Madras on 22 January for Calcutta , arriving on 26 January . On 22 February , " Empire Crown " departed Calcutta for Lourenço Marques , Mozambique , where she arrived on 12 March . She departed Lourenço Marques on 30 March for Buenos Aires , Argentina , where she arrived on 20 April . She then made a return voyage to Rosario , arriving back at Buenos Aires on 4 May . Post - war service . " Empire Crown " departed Buenos Aires on 15 May and sailed to Gibraltar via Montevideo , Uruguay . She then sailed to Newport , Monmouthshire and Avonmouth , Somerset , arriving on 26 June . In 1945 , " Empire Crown " was transferred to the French Government and renamed " Capitaine G Lacoley " . She was operated under the management of Armement Chastellain . The ship was named after Gaston Lacoley , the French captain of the merchant ship , which was torpedo ed and sunk on 9 December 1942 . in 1961 , " Capitaine G Lacoley " was sold to Mparmpapetros Shipping Co SA , Greece and renamed " Mparmpa Petros " . Operated under the management of Pateras Shipbrokers Ltd , London , she served until 22 May 1963 , when she ran aground at Porto de Pedras , Brazil and was wrecked .