Empire Bard was a 3,114 GRT heavy lift ship which was built in 1941 for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT).

Empire Bard was built by Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, Dundee as yard number 369.

[6] Convoy RA 59A, departed the Kola Inlet on 28 August 1944 and arrived at Loch Ewe on 5 September.

[1] She was employed as general tramps, carrying various cargos such as timber from Archangel, iron ore from North Africa, sugar from Jamaica and esparto grass from Libya.

[8] Angusburn served until 1955 when she was sold to Rederei A/B Hildegaard[1] Mariehamn[9] and renamed Brettenham, operated under the management of F Lundqvist, Finland.

Empire Bard had the UK Official Number 166213 and the Code Letters BDPK.