Suffix beginning with J List of Empire ships (I–J)




1 suffix beginning j

1.1 empire jack
1.2 empire jaguar
1.3 empire jamaica
1.4 empire jane
1.5 empire janus
1.6 empire javelin
1.7 empire jean (i)
1.8 empire jean (ii)
1.9 empire jenny
1.10 empire jessica
1.11 empire jester
1.12 empire jet
1.13 empire jewel (i)
1.14 empire jewel (ii)
1.15 empire jill
1.16 empire joan
1.17 empire john
1.18 empire johnson
1.19 empire jonathan
1.20 empire jonquil
1.21 empire josephine
1.22 empire joy
1.23 empire judy
1.24 empire julia
1.25 empire jumna
1.26 empire juna
1.27 empire jupiter
1.28 empire jura





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empire jack

empire jack 734 grt (1,015 dwt) coaster built vickers armstrongs ltd barrow in furness. launched on 4 october 1941 river fisher , completed in december 1941 empire jack. sold in 1946 j fisher & sons ltd, barrow in furness , renamed river fisher. sold in 1967 greenore ferry services ltd, dublin , renamed owenduv. sold in 1971 compagnia marittima fogana sa, panama. capsized on 13 january 1972 , sank after cargo shifted, 10 nautical miles (19 km) off leixões, portugal.


empire jaguar

empire jaguar 5,186 grt (8,500 dwt) cargo ship built uchida shipbuilding & engineering co, yokohama, japan. completed in may 1919 eastern glade ussb. american south african line inc in 1926 , postal steamship corp, new york in 1934. mowt in 1940 , renamed empire jaguar. torpedoed on 8 december 1940 , sunk u-103 @ 51°34′n 17°35′w / 51.567°n 17.583°w / 51.567; -17.583.


empire jamaica

empire jamaica 3,538 grt cargo ship built william gray & co ltd, west hartlepool. launched on 16 november 1944 , completed in january 1945. sold in 1951 western steamship co ltd , renamed westway. operated under management of wang kee & co, hong kong. sold in 1958 djakarta lloyd, indonesia , renamed djajapratama. sold in 1967 trikora lloyd, indonesia. arrived on 23 december 1970 @ hong kong scrapping.


empire jane

empire jane 235 grt tug built hall & co ltd, aberdeen. launched on 25 april 1944 , completed in june 1944. sold in 1947 union steamship company of new zealand , renamed taioma. in 1978 preserved @ tauranga historic village museum, tauranga, new zealand. museum closed , taioma purchased in march 2000 taioma reef society sunk dive wreck in bay of plenty.


empire janus

empire janus 575 grt whaler built kaldnes mekaniske verkstad, tønsberg, norway. launched in 1944 jan mayen requisitioned germany. seized in may 1945 war prize. mowt , renamed empire janus. sold in 1947 christian salvesen & co ltd, leith , renamed southern main. scrapped in 1964 @ odense, denmark.


empire javelin

empire javelin 7,177 grt (11,650 tons displacement) type c1-s-ay1 landing ship built consolidated steel corp, wilmington, california. laid down cape lobos , completed in january 1944 empire javelin mowt. torpedoed on 28 december 1944 , sunk u-772 @ 50°05′n 01°00′w / 50.083°n 1.000°w / 50.083; -1.000 while member of convoy tbc 1.


empire jean (i)

empire jean 487 grt tug built clelands (successors) ltd, willington quay-on-tyne. launched on 17 october 1944 , completed in january 1945 empire mary. sold in 1946 overseas towage & salvage co ltd , renamed marinia. sold in 1950 union des remorquage de dakar , renamed w ponty. renamed ponty in 1954. sold in 1961 société belge remorquage oceanique, ostend, belgium , renamed ocean bull. sold in 1965 sa italiene lavore e maritimi, italy , renamed nettuno. renamed nettuno sailem in 1984 , scrapped in may 1985 in palermo, italy.


empire jean (ii)

empire jean 593 grt tug built clelands (successors) ltd, willington quay-on-tyne. launched on 30 december 1944 empire rosa , completed in april 1945 empire jean. sold in 1946 metal industries ltd , renamed metinda iii. armada española in 1961 , renamed r 3.


empire jenny

empire jenny 275 grt tug built cochrane & sons ltd, selby. launched on 4 october 1944 , completed in january 1945. admiralty in 1947 , renamed aid. sold in 1960 h g pounds, portsmouth. sold in 1961 j d irving ltd, canada , renamed irving teak. scrapped in june 1977 in canada.


empire jessica

empire jessica 2,847 grt cargo ship built ailsa shipbuilding co ltd troon. launched on 24 march 1943 , completed in may 1943. french government in 1945 , renamed joseph blot. sold in 1954 armement leon mazzella et compagnie, algeria, , renamed leon mazzella. sold in 1960 loris compagnia navigazione sa, panama , renamed loris. sold in 1966 compagnia maritima santa barbara sa, panama, , renamed agia varvara. scrapped in january 1975 @ İzmir, turkey.


empire jester

empire jester 261 grt tug built goole shipbuilding & repairing co ltd, goole. launched on 6 may 1943 , completed in july 1943. sold in 1946 william watkins ltd , renamed napia. sold in 1971 j g efthinou, greece, , renamed tolmiros. sold in 1973 l g matsas, greece. scrapped in february 1986 @ perama, greece.


empire jet

empire jet 8,134 grt tanker built blythswood shipbuilding co ltd, glasgow. launched on 27 may 1941 , completed in august 1941. sold in 1946 bowring steamship co ltd , renamed regent jaguar. operated under management of c t bowring & co ltd. arrived on 2 june 1958 @ briton ferry scrapping.


empire jewel (i)

empire jewel 2,370 grt tanker built grangemouth dockyard co ltd, grangemouth. launched on 12 june 1945 , completed in september 1945. sold in 1946 anglo-saxon petroleum co ltd , renamed fossarus. sold in 1960 shell tankers ltd, scrapped in october 1960 in singapore.


empire jewel (ii)

potsdam


empire jewel 19,047 grt ocean liner built blohm & voss, hamburg. launched in 1935 potsdam hamburg america line. en route united states when war declared. returned germany sailing around top of scotland , down north sea. used accommodation ship @ hamburg, troopship norwegian , baltic ports. took part in evacuation of east prussia. seized on 13 may 1945 @ flensburg. mowt , renamed empire jewel. arrived on 19 june 1945 @ kiel , placed under armed guard royal navy contignent prevent germans using block kaiser wilhelm kanal. after arrival @ brunsbüttel armed guard left , @ anchor 3 weeks full german crew. sailed on 20 july 1945 detachment of army guards bound methil. belfast in july 1945 conversion troopship harland & wolff ltd. completed in april 1946 , renamed empire fowey. high-pressure boilers caused problems crew, not used type of boiler. in march 1947 towed clyde , refitted again, new boilers , geared turbines fitted, , accommodation again refitted. served troopship until 1957 , chartered pan-islamic steamship co, pakistan. sold them in 1960 , renamed safina-e-hujjaj. scrapped in october 1976 @ gadani beach, pakistan.


empire jill

empire jill 739 grt (1,015 dwt) coaster built s p austin & sons ltd, sunderland. launched on 15 january 1942 , completed in april 1942. sold in 1946 j fisher & sons ltd, barrow in furness, , renamed race fisher. sold in 1967 m j motraghi, iran.


empire joan

empire joan 203 grt tug built cochrane & sons ltd, selby. launched on 8 january 1943 , completed in may 1943. admiralty in 1947 , renamed emphatic. sold in 1958 e handcock (1929) ltd, cardiff. sold in 1960 bristol channel towage co ltd. sold in 1963 r & j h rea ltd , renamed hallgarth. scrapped in may 1966 @ newport, monmouthshire.


empire john

empire john 487 grt tug built clelands (successors) ltd, willington quay-on-tyne. launched on 21 april 1943 , completed in october 1943. damaged on 21 august 1947 mine near kiel, reached port , repaired. sold in 1951 dominion coal co, canada. scrapped in december 1965 @ bilbao, spain.


empire johnson

empire johnson 7,168 grt cargo ship built j l thompson & sons ltd, sunderland hullnr 613. launched on 20 october 1941 , completed in january 1942. dutch government in 1942 , renamed paulus potter. on 5 july 1942, damaged bombs dropped german aircraft west of novaya zemlya after convoy pq 17 had scattered. paulus potter abandoned crew. on 13 july 1942, torpedoed u-255 , sunk in barents sea.


empire jonathan

empire jonathan 235 grt tug built hall & co ltd, aberdeen. launched on 27 january 1944 , completed in march 1944. admiralty in 1947 , renamed fidget. sold in 1971 singaporean government. fitted diesel engine in 1973 straits engineers ltd, singapore. sold in 1975 world dredging ltd, panama. sold in 1983 strel ltd, panama.


empire jonquil

empire jonquil 369 grt coaster built gebroeders bodewes volharding, foxhol, netherlands. launched in 1939 venus. renamed begonia in 1940 dutch owners. requisitioned in 1940 , renamed empire jonquil. on 13 march 1947, caught fire 20 nautical miles (37 km) north east of outer dowsing lightship. abandoned engines left in full ahead position. chased trawler , boarded, taken in tow , beached in humber estuary fire extinguished. refloated , taken hull docks sank. declared total constructive loss raised, sold , repaired. sold in 1948 h p marshall & co, middlesbrough, , renamed marton. sold in 1952 limerick steamship co ltd, limerick, ireland , renamed galtee sold in 1961 f maggiani & others, italy , renamed vittorio bogazzi. sold in 1970 carlo figlie, italy, , renamed enrico effe. scrapped in 1976 in italy.


empire josephine

empire josephine 275 grt tug built cochrane & sons ltd, selby. launched on 10 may 1944 , completed in september 1944. admiralty in 1945 , sold in 1946 hong kong government. sold in 1965 yau wing co, hong kong , renamed yau wing no 25. sold in 1966 cheung chau shipping & trading co , renamed fedredge josephine. operated under management of mollers ltd, hong kong. scrapped in september 1967 in hong kong.


empire joy

empire joy 9,895 grt cargo ship built j l thompson & sons ltd, sunderland. launched on 13 march 1945 , completed in december 1945. sold in 1946 eastern & australian steamship co ltd, london , renamed nellore. sold in 1966 austin navigation corporation ltd, panama , renamed oriana. on 31 december 1966, caught fire @ kaohsiung, taiwan. grounded due amount of water used put fire out. refloated on 4 january 1967 declared constructive total loss. scrapped in december 1967 @ kaohsiung.


empire judy

empire judy 738 grt coaster built s p austin & sons ltd, sunderland. launched on 5 april 1943 , completed in june 1943. sold in 1946 j fisher & sons ltd, barrow in furness , renamed stream fisher. converted in 1965 carry irradiated atomic fuel. sold in 1969 grandport shipping, panama , renamed ramaida. operated under management of j h ramagge. scrapped in september 1977 @ lisbon, portugal.


empire julia

empire julia 593 grt tug built clelands (successors) ltd, willington quay-on-tyne. launched on 22 april 1944 , completed in july 1944. sold in 1946 united towing co ltd , renamed tradesman. on 3 june 1949 assisting rifleman towing ss norjerv strangford lough, northern ireland, scrapping when norjerv broke in 2 , sank. sold in 1963 n e vernicos shipping co ltd, greece, , renamed vernicos kitty. scrapped in december 1974 @ kartal, turkey.


empire jumna

empire jumna 2,370 grt tanker built grangemouth dockyard co ltd, grangemouth. launched on 31 october 1944 , completed in january 1945. sold in 1946 anglo-saxon petroleum co ltd , renamed fossularca. sold in 1960 shell tankers ltd. srapped in may 1964 in singapore.


empire juna

empire juna 292 grt tug built cochrane & sons ltd, selby. launched on 8 february 1946 , completed in august 1946. sold in 1947 nigerian government , renamed balbus. sold in 1967 tsavliris salvage & towage ltd, greece , renamed nisos poros. scrapped in december 1970 in greece.


empire jupiter

empire jupiter 8,217 grt tanker built harland & wolff ltd, govan. launched on 21 september 1944 , completed in december 1944. french government in 1946 , renamed saint gaudens. sold in 1948 les petroles d outre-mer, france, , renamed sevane. sold in 1958 jugoslavenska tankerska plovidba, yugoslavia , renamed progres. arrived on 9 november 1970 @ split scrapping.


empire jura

empire jura 813 grt coastal tanker built & j inglis ltd, glasgow. launched on 28 august 1944 , completed in october 1944. sold in 1946 van castricum & co ltd, london , renamed samshoo. sold in 1951 bulk oil steamship co ltd , renamed pass of glenogle. sold in 1961 garolla & compagnie, italy , renamed marcello garolla. sold in 1969 sarda bunkers spa, italy , renamed marcello g. on 19 february 1972, developed list in bad weather @ naples, capsized , sank. raised on 2 august 1972, declared total constructive loss repaired , returned service. scrapped in march 1979 @ naples.








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