Ulysses was a 332 GRT coastal trading vessel that was built in 1941 as Empire Creek by J Pollock & Sons, Faversham, United Kingdom.

Empire Creek survived being bombed shortly after entering service.

In 1978, she was sold to Panama and renamed Ulysses, serving until she ran aground near Naples, Italy in 1979 and was wrecked.

Her port of registry was London and the Code Letters MNZP were allocated.

[4] She spent the war years sailing around the coast of the United Kingdom and making some cross-Channel voyages to France.

[1] On 20 March 1953, Milborne was on a voyage from Port Talbot, Glamorgan to Fleetwood, Lancashire when she ran aground off Rhoscolyn Point, Anglesey and her steering gear was damaged.

There were fears that her cargo of carbide would explode if it came into contact with the water which was entering Milborne's engine room through her damaged plates.