Empire Fisher was a 268 GRT trawler that was built as Herrlichkeit (English: Glory) in 1922 by Reiherstieg Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik, Hamburg, Germany for the Nordsee Deutsche Hochsee Fischerei Bremen-Cuxhaven AG.

She was captured in 1940 by HMS Glasgow, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed Empire Fisher.

[3] The ship was built by Reiherstieg Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik, Hamburg in 1922 for the Nordsee Deutsche Hochsee Fischerei Bremen-Cuxhaven AG.

Due to the poor condition of the ship, she was taken in tow by HMS Glasgow as the weather deteriorated and they put into Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire on 17 January.

[2] By 1944, Empire Fisher was under the management of the Boston Deep Sea Fishery & Ice Co Ltd, Fleetwood, Lancashire.

[2] Empire Fisher was sold on 3 February 1948 to the Hunter Fishing Co Ltd, Aberdeen and placed under the management of Robert Souza.

[2] She was sold to the British Iron & Steel Corporation for scrapping,[1] but was resold on 26 March 1952 to W J Sweeney, Achill Sound, County Mayo, Ireland.