SS Pompeji Pompeji was a 2 , 917 GRT cargo ship which was built in 1939 by Flensburger Schiffbau - Gesellschaft , Flensburg . She was seized as a war prize in 1945 and renamed Empire Blackwater . Ownership passed to the Ministry of War Transport ( MoWT ) and then the United States Maritime Commission ( USMC ) . In 1949 she was sold to a Danish company and renamed Krusaa . She was sold in 1960 to a Finnish company and renamed Krucia and later Helvi . In 1969 she was sold to a Panaman ian company and renamed Eastern Faith . She was scrapped in 1975 . Description . The ship was a 2 , 917 GRT cargo ship . She was built by Flensburger Schiffbau Geschellshaft , Flensburg , as yard number 450 . The ship was launched as " Pompeji " on 11 October 1939 and completed in February 1940 . She was long , with a beam of and a depth of . Career . " Pompeji " . " Pompeji " was built for Deutsche Levante Linie AG , Hamburg , which was her port of registry . In 1942 , she was sold to Bick , Godeffroy & Co , Hamburg . " Pompeji " was seized as a war prize in Kiel in 1945 . " Empire Blackwater " . Ownership passed to the MoWT and the ship was renamed " Empire Blackwater " . Her port of registry was changed to London . " Empire Blackwater " was operated under the management of P Carrick & Co Ltd . The MoWT ceased to exist during 1945 , becoming the Ministry of Transport . In March 1946 , " Empire Blackwater " was awarded to the United States as a war prize , with an estimated value of $ 288 , 000 . She transferred to the USMC and her port of registry changed to New York . 0n 21 October 1946 , " Empire Blackwater " was laid up in the Hudson River . On 25 March 1947 , she was sold to Seatrade Corporation for $ 216 , 000 . " Krusaa " . In 1949 , " Empire Blackwater " was sold to Dampskibs Hetland AS , Denmark and renamed " Krusaa " . Her port of registry was changed to Copenhagen . " Krusaa " was operated under the management of Basse & Co , Copenhagen . In 1957 , " Krusaa " was sold to Dampskibs Pacific AS . " Krucia " . In 1960 , " Krusaa " was sold to AB Krucia O / Y , Finland and renamed " Krucia " . Her port of registry was changed to Vaasa . She was operated under the management of Nils Berg . In 1967 , " Krucia " was sold to AB Vasa Shipping O / Y . " Helvi " . In 1969 , " Krusaa " was sold to Rederi AB Nidarholm Laivanvarustamo and renamed " Helvi " . Her port of registry was changed to Turku . " Helvi " was operated under the management of H Hayrynen O / Y . " Eastern Faith " . In 1969 , " Helvi " was sold to the South East Navigation Corporation , Panama and renamed " Eastern Faith " . Her port of registry was Panama City . She was operated by the Nan Sing Navigation Co , Taiwan . " Eastern Faith " was scrapped in August 1975 by the Chi Shun Hwa Steel Co Ltd , Kaohsiung , Taiwan . She arrived for scrapping on 30 July 1975 . Official Numbers and Code Letters . Official Numbers were a forerunner to IMO Numbers . " Empire Blackwater " had the UK Official Number 180776 . " Krucia " had the Finnish Official Number 206 and " Helvi " had the Finnish Official Number 1462 . " Krucia " , " Helvi " and " Eastern Faith " had the IMO Number 5197121 . " Pompeji " used the Code Letters DKCM . " Empire Blackwater " used the Code Letters GZRM . Propulsion . The ship was propelled by a triple expansion steam engine which had cylinders of , and diameter by stroke . This drove a low - pressure steam turbine . This drove the propellor through hydraulic couplings . The engine was built by Flensburger Schiffbau Geschellschaft and could propel the ship at .