Empire Faith was a 7,061 GRT CAM ship that was built in 1941 by Barclay Curle & Co, Glasgow, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT).

Converted to a cargo ship in 1943, she was sold to a British company in 1946 and renamed Jessmore.

[2] The ship was propelled by a two-stroke Single Cycle, Single Action diesel engine, which had four cylinders of 235⁄8 inches (62 cm) diameter by 917⁄16 inches (232 cmm) stroke driving a screw propeller.

[1] The United Kingdom Official Number 168676 and Code Letters BCJK were allocated.

Her port of registry was Glasgow and she was initially placed under the management of Ellerman Lines Ltd.[3] Empire Faith departed the Clyde on 14 June 1941 and sailed to the Belfast Lough.

[4] She departed on 21 June with Convoy OB 338, which sailed from Liverpool, Lancashire that day and dispersed at sea on 3 July.

[4][5] She sailed on 27 June to join Convoy OB 339,[4] which had departed from Liverpool the previous day and arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on 12 July.

[6] Laden with a cargo of grain, she returned with Convoy HX 140, which departed on 22 July and arrived at Liverpool on 6 August.

Ten days later, Empire Faith sailed for Halifax, arriving on 14 September.

[9] Empire Faith was a member of Convoy ON 28, which departed on 20 October and dispersed at 42°23′N 58°44′W / 42.383°N 58.733°W / 42.383; -58.733 on 3 November.

[11] Empire Faith was a member of Convoy ON 50, which departed on 24 December and dispersed at sea on 3 January 1942.

[4] Laden with grain, she returned with Convoy HX 171, which departed on 20 January and arrived at Liverpool on 1 February.

[13] Empire Faith was a member of Convoy ON 69, which departed on 20 February and dispersed off Cape Cod, Massachusetts on 6 March.

[4] Laden with grain, she joined Convoy HX 181, which departed on 21 March and arrived at Liverpool on 2 April.

[4] Carrying grain, she returned with Convoy HX 195, which departed on 21 June and arrived at Liverpool on 2 July.

[21] She then joined Convoy WAT 117, which sailed that day and arrived at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba on 1 September.

[22] Off Guantanamo Bay, Empire Faith joined Convoy GAT 1, which had departed on 31 August and arrived at Trinidad on 7 September.

[4] She then joined Convoy HF 43, which sailed the next day and arrived at Saint John on 22 March.

Empire Faith was in the section of the convoy which formed KMS 27 and arrived at Gibraltar on 29 September.

[36] She then joined Convoy KMS 27, which departed that day and arrived at Port Said, Egypt on 11 October.

[4] She joined Convoy GUS 23, which departed on 27 November and arrived at the Hampton Roads on 25 December.

Empire Faith was carrying bromide and potash, as well as three bags of mail and two passengers.

She sailed on 2 May to join Convoy OS76 km,[4] which had departed from Liverpool that day and split at sea on 13 May.

[4] Empire Faith sailed on 7 September for Adelaide, South Australia, arriving two days later.

[4] In 1946, Empire Faith was sold to Johnston Warren Lines and was renamed Jessmore.