This ship was seized by the British Army in the port of Kiel, Germany, in May 1945 and given to the Ministry of War Transport which renamed her the Empire Durant.

[6] In 1938, the Bernhard Blumenfeld was sold to the Krupp Reederei und Kohlenhandel GmbH, Essen and renamed the Carl Jüngst.

[7] In May 1945, the Carl Jüngst was seized by the British Army at Kiel, Germany.

[1] Declared a war prize,[8] she was passed to the MoWT and renamed the SS Empire Durant.

She was renamed the Tambov,[1] serving as the mother ship for Soviet fishing fleets.

In May 1950, the Tambov, along with 30 trawlers, called at Mount's Bay, Cornwall, for refueling.