Empire Coleridge was a 9,811 GRT tanker which was built in 1942 by Sir J Laing & Sons Ltd, Sunderland for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT).

The ship was built by Sir J Laing & Sons Ltd, Sunderland.

The Code Letters BDXQ and United Kingdom Official Number 169020 were allocated.

[2] Empire Coleridge was a member of a number of convoys during the Second World War.

[3] Convoy HX 254 departed New York on 27 August 1943 and arrived at Liverpool on 12 September.