SS Empire Deed Empire Deed was a 6 , 766 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1943 by Bartram & Sons Ltd , Sunderland , Co Durham , United Kingdom the Ministry of War Transport ( MoWT ) . In 1946 , she was sold into merchant service and renamed Deed . In 1951 , she was sold to Panama and renamed Doro . A sale to Greece in 1956 saw her renamed Leonidas Cambanis . In 1964 , she was sold to Liberia and renamed Ever Fortune followed by a sale to Taiwan later that year and renaming to Ever Happiness . She served until 1967 , when she was scrapped at Kaohsiung , Taiwan . Description . The ship was built in 1943 by Bartram & Sons Ltd , Sunderland , Co Durham . She was yard number 295 . The ship was long , with a beam of . She had a depth of and a draught of . She was assessed at 6 , 766 GRT , 4 , 639 NRT . The ship was propelled by a triple expansion steam engine , which had cylinders of , and diameter by stroke . The engine was built by North East Marine Engine ( 1938 ) Ltd , Sunderlane . History . World War II . 1943 . " Empire Deed " was built for the MoWT . She was launched on 6 February 1943 and completed in May . She was placed under the management of Mungo , Campbell & Co Ltd . Her port of registry was Sunderland . The United Kingdom Official Number 169113 and Code Letters BFJS were allocated . On 25 May , she was damaged by enemy bombing at Sunderland . She was quickly repaired , and departed from Sunderland on 10 June 1943 for Middlesbrough , Yorkshire . She departed from Middlesbrough on 30 June for the Tyne . On 4 August , she departed from the Tyne to join Convoy FN 1090 , which had departed from Southend , Essex on 3 August and arrived at Methil , Fife on 5 August . She then joined Convoy EN 265 , which departed from Methil on 6 August and arrived at Loch Ewe on 8 August . " Empire Deed " left the convoy at Oban , Argyllshire . She departed from Oban on 9 August to join Convoy OS 53KM , which departed from Liverpool , Lancashire on 8 August and split at sea on 17 August . She was carrying a cargo described as " stores " and bound for Bône , Algeria . " Empire Deed " was equipped with anti - torpedo net s . She was in the part of the convoy which formed Convoy KMS 23G , and arrived at Gibraltar on 18 August . She departed from Gibraltar that day as a member of Convoy KMS 23 , which arrived at Port Said , Egypt on 30 August . She left the convoy at Bône on 22 August . " Empire Deed " departed from Bône on 3 October to join Convoy KMS 27 , which had departed from Gibraltar on 29 September and arrived at Port Said on 11 October . She left the convoy at Malta on October 6 , departing two days later for Bari , Italy , where she arrived on 12 October . " Empire Deed " departed from Bari on 22 October as a member of Convoy HA 5 , which arrived at Augusta , Sicily on 24 October . She departed Augusta two days later for Malta , where she arrived on 27 October . Two days later , she departed from Malta as a member of convoy VT 7 , which arrived at Tripoli , Libya on 31 October . She departed from Tripoli on 19 November for Augusta , from where she departed on 26 November as a member of Convoy AH 10 , which arrived at Brindisi , Italy on 28 November . She departed from Brindisi on 8 December to join Convoy HA 11 , which had departed from Bari that day and arrived at Brindisi on 10 December . On 11 December , " Empire Deed " departed from Brindisi to join Convoy GUS 24 , which had departed from Port Said on 6 December and arrived at the Hampton Roads , Virginia , United States on 3 January 1944 . She left the convoy at Algiers , Algeria , where she arrived on 15 December . 1944 . " Empire Deed " departed from Algiers on 4 January 1944 to join Convoy UGS 27 , which had departed from the Hampton Roads on 15 December 1943 and arrived at Port Said on 11 January . She returned to Algiers , where she arrived the next day . She then joined Convoy KMS 36 , which had departed from Gibraltar on 3 January and arrived at Port Said on 13 January . She left the convoy at Augusta , where she arrived on 9 January . She departed the next day as a member of Convoy VN 15 , which arrived at Naples , Italy on 11 January . " Empire Deed " departed from Naples on 1 February as a member of Convoy NV 18 , which arrived at Augusta on 2 February . Two days later , she joined Convoy MKS 39 , which had departed from Port Said on 30 January and arrived at Gibraltar on 11 February . She left the convoy at Algiers , arriving on 9 February . She departed from Algiers on 19 February to join Convoy MKS 40 , which had departed from Port Said on 9 February and arrived at Gibraltar on 21 February . " Empire Deed " departed from Gibraltar that day as a member of Convoy MKS40G , which rendezvoused with Convoy SL 149 at sea on 22 February . She was carrying three passengers and a cargo of iron ore . The combined convoy arrived at Liverpool on 7 March . She left the convoy at the Belfast Lough on 6 March , departing two days later for Workington , Cumberland , where she arrived on 9 March . " Empire Deed " departed from Workington on 14 March for the Clyde , arriving the next day . She departed from the Clyde on 12 April for Loch Ewe , where she arrived on 13 April and joined Convoy WN 570 , which arrived at Methil on 14 April . Her voyages for the next three weeks are not recorded , but she sailed from Southend on 9 June as a member of Convoy ETM 4 , which arrived at the Seine Bay , France the next day . She spent June and July 1944 sailing between Southend and the Seine Bay , with one call at Portsmouth , Hampshire on 18 July . She made her final voyage in this series as a member of Convoy FTM 44 , which departed from the Seine Bay on 21 July and arrived at Southend the next day . " Empire Deed " departed from Southend on 23 July as a member of Convoy FN 1427 , which arrived at Methil on 25 July . She left the convoy at Blyth , Northumberland on 24 July . " Empire Deed " departed from Blyth on 17 August for the Tyne , from where she joined Convoy FN 1453 , which had departed from Southend on 18 August and arrived at Methil on 20 August . Two days later , she departed with Convoy EN 425 , which arrived at Loch Ewe on 24 August . She then joined Convoy ON 250 , which had departed from Liverpool that day and arrived at New York , United States on 7 September . She left the convoy at Sydney , Cape Breton , Canada , where she arrived on 4 September . She joined Convoy SQ 91 , which departed on 5 September and arrived at Father Point , Quebec on 7 September . On 19 September , " Empire Deed " departed from the Red Islet as a member of Convoy QS 92 , which arrived at Sydney on 22 September . She then joined Convoy HX 310 , which had departed from New York on 21 September and arrived at Liverpool on 5 October . She was carrying a cargo of flour . She left the convoy at the Clyde , arriving on 5 October . " Empire Deed " departed from the Clyde on 2 November to join Convoy OS94KM , which departed from Liverpool on 3 November and split at sea on 7 November . Her cargo consisted ammunition , toxic stores and vehicles . She was in the part of the convoy that became Convoy KMS 68G , which arrived at Gibraltar on 12 November . She then joined Convoy KMS 68 , which departed on 13 November and arrived at Port Said on 24 November . She left the convoy at Augusta , where she arrived on 18 November . She departed the next day as a member of Convoy AH 80 , which arrived at Bari on 22 November . " Empire Deed " departed from Bari on 2 December for Gibraltar , arriving on 7 December . She departed on 13 December for Freetown , Sierra Leone , where she arrived on 22 December , departing six days later for Takoradi , Gold Coast , where she arrived on 31 December . 1945 . " Empire Deed " departed form Takoradi on 5 January 1945 for Casablanca , Morocco , arriving on 17 January . She departed from Casablanca three days later to join Convoy MKS 78G , which departed from Gibraltar on 21 January and arrived at Liverpool on 29 January . She was carrying a cargo of manganese ore . Her destination was Southend , where she arrived on 29 January , departing that day as a member of Convoy FN1617 , which arrived at Methil on 31 January . Her destination was Middlesbrough , Yorkshire , where she arrived on 30 January . " Empire Deed " departed from Middlesbrough on 14 February for the Tyne , arriving that day and departing three days later to join Convoy FS 1730 , which had departed from Methil on 16 February and arrived at Southend on 18 February . She the sailed to The Downs , off the coast of Kent from where she sailed on 21 February to join Convoy ON 286 , which departed from Liverpool that day and arrived at New York on 9 March . She left the convoy and sailed to Halifax , Nova Scotia , Canada , arriving on 7 March . She departed three days later as a member of Convoy HF 169 , which arrived at Saint John , New Brunswick , Canada on 16 April . She departed from Saint Jon a fortnight later for New York , arriving on 2 May and departing the next day for the Hampton Roads , where she arrived on 5 May . Post war . " Empire Deed " departed from the Hampton Roads on 8 May 1945 as a member of Convoy UGS 91 , which dispersed at sea on 23 May . Her destination was Haifa , Palestine , where she arrived on 31 May . She departed from Haifa on 12 June for Port Said and Suez , Egypt , from where she departed on 22 June for Aden , arriving on 28 June and departing that day for Calcutta , India , where she arrived on 21 July . " Empire Deed " departed from Calcutta on 19 August for Durban , South Africa , where she arrived on 29 September . In 1946 , " Empire Deed " was sold to the Sussex Steamship Co Ltd and was renamed " Deed " . She was operated under the management of S G Embiricos Ltd , London . In 1951 , " Deed " was sold to Compagnia Navigazione Doro , Panama and was renamed " Doro " . In 1956 , " Doro " was sold to Z L Cambanis & others , Piraeus , Greece and was renamed " Leonidas Cambanis " . In 1964 , " Leonidas Cambanis " was sold to the Reliance Marine Corporation , Liberia and was renamed " Ever Fortune " . She was sold later that year to the First Steamship Co Ltd , Taipeh , Taiwan and was renamed " Ever Happiness " . She served until 1966 , and was scrapped in April 1967 at Kaohsiung , Taiwan .