Empire Cowper was a 7,161 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1941 by William Doxford & Sons Ltd, Sunderland, United Kingdom.

Empire Cowper was bombed and sunk on 11 April 1942 whilst a member of Convoy QP 10.

Empire Cowper was built in 1941 by William Doxford & Sons Ltd, Sunderland.

[7] On 11 April, she was bombed by Junkers Ju 88 aircraft and sunk in the Barents Sea at 71°01′N 36°00′E / 71.017°N 36.000°E / 71.017; 36.000,[1] with the loss of nine of her crew.

[8] Those lost on Empire Cowper are commemorated at the Tower Hill Memorial, London.