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| Ship: | EMPIRE WOODLARK | | Arrived: | 19 July 1945 | | Departed: | 11 August 1946 | | Career: | Built as CONGRESS at New Jersey. NANKING-1917, EMMA ALEXANDER-1923. Sold 1940 to MOWT and converted to troopship. Renamed EMPIRE WOODLARK 1942. Released 6 July 1945 and laid up in River Blackwater.
12 August 1946 arrived Immingham.
1 November 1946 arrived Stornaway, tug EMPIRE JOHN. 2 Nov 1946 scuttled north of the Hebrides with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition.
From Oyster Company's Ledger:
- 29 September 1945 Compensation 10 wks 2 days Canadian Pacific Steamships.
- 11 August 1946 Compensation 2 wks 1 day | | Tonnage: | 7,985 gross | | Built: | 1913 | | Type: | Passenger cargo | | Owner: | British Government | | Official No: | 168249 | | ID | 2211442 |
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