Chama was a 8,194 GRT tanker that was built in 1942 as Empire Fletcher by Harland & Wolff, Belfast, County Down, United Kingdom for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT).

She was sold to Derna Compagnia de Navegacion SA, Liberia in 1955 and renamed Anastasia, serving until scrapped in 1959.

The ship was built in 1942 by Harland & Wolff Ltd, Belfast, County Down, United Kingdom.

[5] The ship was propelled by a four-stroke Single Cycle, Single Action diesel engine, which had six cylinders of 291⁄2 inches (75 cm) diameter by 597⁄16 inches (151 cm) stroke driving a screw propeller.

[3] The ship was built by Harland & Wolff Ltd, Belfast, County Down, United Kingdom for the MoWT.

[3] The Code Letters BDYV and United Kingdom Official Number 185514 were allocated.

She was operated under the management of Haldin & Phillips Ltd.[4] Empire Fletcher was delivered on 31 July 1942.

[7] She sailed on 29 August to join Convoy ON 125,[6] which had departed from Liverpool the previous day and arrived at New York on 12 September.

[9] She then joined Convoy KH 406, which sailed that day and arrived at Galveston, Texas on 27 September.

[11] Empire Fletcher sailed on 17 November with Convoy ON 147, which arrived at New York on 4 December.

[16] Laden with avgas, she returned with Convoy HX 225, which sailed on 30 January and arrived at Liverpool on 13 February.

[18] She then joined Convoy WP 296, which sailed on 17 February and arrived at Portsmouth, Hampshire two days later.

[23] She sailed on 8 May to join Convoy GUS 7,[6] which passed Gibraltar on 9 May and arrived at the Hampton Roads on 26 May.

[6] Laden with a cargo of petrol, Empire Fletcher sailed with Convoy HX 242 on 31 May, arriving at Liverpool on 15 June.

[26] She sailed the next day with Convoy NG 374, which arrived at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba on 23 July.

[27] Empire Fletcher sailed that day with Convoy GAT 76, which arrived at Trinidad on 29 July.

[35] She sailed on 28 October with Convoy NK 574, which arrived at Key West on 4 November.

[36] She joined Convoy KG 670, which sailed that day and arrived at Guantanamo Bay on 18 November.

[40] She then sailed to Santos, São Paulo, Brazil, from where she departed on 17 January for Rio de Janeiro, arriving the next day.

Empire Fletcher sailed on 27 January with Convoy JT 21, which arrived at Trinidad on 12 February.

[6] She departed the next day with Convoy TAG 115, which arrived at Guantanamo Bay on 18 February.

[45] Laden with avgas, she departed on 27 April with Convoy HX 289, which arrived at Liverpool on 13 May.

She then joined Convoy AH 57,[47] which sailed that day and arrived at Bari on 27 July.

[58] She then sailed to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, from where she departed on 27 November for Oran, arriving two days later.

[5] In 1955, Chama was sold to Derna Compagnia de Navegacion SA, Liberia and renamed Anastasia.

Between August and October 1955 she was rebuilt as a bulk carrier in Rotterdam, South Holland.