SS Eastern Eastern was a cargo liner that was built in 1944 as Empire Dynasty by J L Thompson & Sons Ltd , Sunderland , Co Durham , United Kingdom for the Ministry of War Transport ( MoWT ) . She was sold into merchant service in 1946 and renamed " Eastern " A sale to Hong Kong in 1965 saw her renamed Dori . She was sold for scrapping in July 1967 . Description . The ship was built in 1944 by J L Thompson & Sons Ltd , Sunderland , Co Durham . The ship was long , with a beam of . She was assessed at 9 , 905 GRT , 7 , 107 NRT . The ship was propelled by two steam turbines , double reduction geared , driving a single screw propeller . The turbine was made by Richardsons Westgarth & Co Ltd , Hartlepool , Co Durham . History . " Empire Dynasty " was built in 1943 by J L Thompson & Sons Ltd , Sunderland , Co Durham , for the MoWT . She was completed in November . The United Kingdom Official Number 180145 and Code Letters GFTV were allocated . Her port of registry was Sunderland . She was placed under the management of Lamport & Holt Line Ltd . " Empire Dynasty " was towed from Sunderland to the Tyne on 3 June 1944 . She underwent trials on 19 November before departing from the Tyne on 21 November to join Convoy FN 1547 , which had departed from Southend , Essex the previous day and arrived at Methil , Fife on 22 November . She departed from Methil on 24 December as a member of Convoy FS 1676 , which arrived at Southend on 26 December . She then joined Convoy UC 50B , which departed from Liverpool , Lancashire on 28 December and arrived at New York , United States on 8 January 1945 . " Empire Dynasty " put into Milford Haven , Pembrokeshire with defects , arriving on 1 January . " Empire Dynasty " departed from Milford Haven on 11 January to join Convoy UC 52A , which departed from Liverpool on 10 January and arrived at New York on 21 January . She arrived at St Helena on 24 January , departing the next day for Cape Town , South Africa , where she arrived on 31 January . She departed on 7 February for Port Elizabeth , arriving the next day and sailing two days later for Durban , where she arrived on 11 February . " Empire Dynasty " departed on 16 February for Beira , Mozambique , arriving on 18 February . She departed on 24 February for Lourenço Marques , arriving two days later . She sailed on 3 March for Durban , arriving the next day and sailing on 10 March for Cape Town , where she arrived on 12 March . " Empire Dynasty " departed from Cape Town on 18 March and sailed to Walvis Bay , South West Africa , where she arrived on 20 March , departing six days later for Gibraltar , arriving on 8 April . Carrying general cargo and of mails , she departed from Gibraltar on 12 April as a member of Convoy MKF 42 , which arrived at Liverpool on 17 April . On 14 May 1945 , Supermarine Spitfire Mk . FRXIV NM817 was loaded on board " Empire Dynasty " . She was a member of Convoy UC 68A , which departed from Liverpool on 17 May and arrived at New York on 28 May . She detached from the convoy and sailed to Port Said , Egypt , arriving on 28 May . " Empire Dynasty " then sailed to Suez , from where she departed on 29 May for Aden , arriving on 2 June and departing that day for Bombay , India , arriving on 7 June . The Spitfire was unloaded here . " Empire Dynasty " departed from Bombay on 8 July and sailed to Beira , arriving on 17 July . She departed on 26 July for Durban , arriving two days later and departing on 4 August for Cape Town , where she arrived on 7 August . She departed on 12 August for London , arriving on 30 August . " Empire Dynasty " departed from London on 19 October for Gibraltar , where she arrived on 23 October , departing the next day for Port Said , Egypt . She arrived there on 31 October and the sailed to Suez , from where she departed on 1 November for Bombay , India , arriving on 11 November . She departed on 2 December for Karachi , arriving two days later . " Empire Dynasty " departed from Karachi on 7 December for Bombay , from where she departed on 15 December for Suez , arriving on 25 December . She then sailed to Port Said , from where she sailed on 26 December for Haifa , Palestine , arriving the next day . In May 1946 , " Empire Dynasty " was sold to the Eastern & Australian Steamship Co Ltd and was renamed " Eastern " . On 8 January 1953 , the Swedish cargo ship broke in two off Okinawa , Japan . All 40 crew were rescued by Eastern . On 26 September 1954 , " Eastern " was on a voyage from Yokohama to Kure , Japan when she was caught in Typhoon Marie , suffering some damage . In 1965 , " Eastern " was sold to Eddie Steamship Co Ltd , Hong Kong and renamed " Dori " . She was operated under the management of W H Eddie Hsu . " Dori " was sold for scrap on 4 July 1967 whilst lying at Kaohsiung , Taiwan .