List of Empire ships (G)

[1] They were acquired from a number of sources: many were built for the government; others obtained from the United States; still others were captured or seized from enemy powers.

Empire Gable was a 1,925 GRT cargo ship which was built by A Vuyk & Zonen, Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands.

[2] Empire Gaelic was a 4,840 GRT Landing Ship, Tank (LST) which was built by Davie Shipbuilding and Repairing Co Ltd, Lauzon, Canada.

Sold in 1969 to Universal Shipping & Coastal Trading Pte Ltd, Bombay, India and renamed Unigoolnar.

Ran aground on 9 January 1948 at Amhurst Rocks, in the Yangtze Estuary, 60 miles (97 km) from Wusong.

[10] Empire Galbraith was a 1,923 GRT cargo ship which was built by Verschure & Co's Scheepswerft en Maschinenfabriek, Amsterdam.

Sold in 1959 to Cerrahogullari Umumi Nakliyat Vapurculuk ve Ticaret TAS, Turkey and renamed M Borgul.

Completed as 6,917 GRT El Gaucho for Sociedad Anónima Comercial de Exportación y Importación y Financera, Argentina.

[15] Empire Game was a 1,925 GRT cargo ship which was built by Van der Giessen, Krimpen aan den IJssel.

[19] Empire Gantry was a 1.925 GRT cargo ship which was built by Werf de Noord, Alblasserdam, Netherlands.

[22] Empire Gareth was a 2,873 GRT cargo ship which was built by William Gray & Company, West Hartlepool.

[24] Empire Garner was a 1,923 GRT cargo ship which was built by NV Werft Gusto, Schiedam, Netherlands.

[25] Empire Garry was an 8,457 GRT cargo ship which was built by Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau, Bremen.

[25] Empire Gauntlet was a 7,177 GRT Landing Ship, Infantry (LSI) which was built by Consolidated Steel Corporation, Wilmington, California.

[30] Empire Gazelle was a 4,828 GRT cargo ship which was built by Todd Drydock and Construction Company, Tacoma, Washington.

[32] Empire Gemsbuck was a 5,919 GRT cargo ship which was built by the Ames Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Seattle.

Sold in 1962 to Platsani Ltda SA, and renamed Maria N. Operated under the management of L Nomicos, Greece.

Ran aground on 5 September 1950 at Haystack Rock, 8 nautical miles (15 km) north of Twofold Point (36°56′S 149°57′E / 36.933°S 149.950°E / -36.933; 149.950).

Operated under the management of Capper, Alexander & Co. Sold in 1948 to Gibbs & Co, Cardiff and renamed West Wales.

Operated under the management of J & J Denholm Ltd. Sold in 1958 to Trans-Oceanic Steamship Co Ltd, Pakistan and renamed Ocean Ensign.

[48] Empire Governor was an 8,657 GRT cargo ship which was built by Cantiere San Rocco SA, Trieste.

Operated under the management of Dodd, Thompson & Co Ltd. Sold in 1961 to Mullion & Co Ltd, Hong Kong, and renamed Ardgem.

Towed in by Dutch tug Groningen but later moved to Falmouth where the Admiralty Marshal arrested her on behalf of the salvor's owners.

[56] Empire Grey was a 6,140 GRT cargo ship which was built by John Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields.

Ran aground on 18 October 1941 at Long Peak, 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of Hartland Point, Devon.

Empire Guillemot was a 5,641 GRT cargo ship which was built by Western Pipe & Steel Co, San Francisco.

Collided on 11 March 1969 with SS World Carrier 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) south of Singapore (01°12′N 103°51′E / 1.200°N 103.850°E / 1.200; 103.850) and sank.

[18][65] Empire Gulliver was a 2,905 GRT cargo ship which was built by William Gray & Co, West Hartlepool, Launched on 8 June 1943, and completed in September 1943.

[66] Empire Gunfleet was a 7,387 GRT cargo ship which was built by John Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields.

Sold in 1962 to Compagnia de Navigazione Victoria Neptuno Sa, Panama and renamed Babylon.