She was sold to the United Kingdom in 1940, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed Empire Dorado.

[4] On 20 March 1923, the Italian steamship Giulia requested assistance when she was off Saint Pierre and Miquelon.

[1] She was operated under the management of Runciman (London) Ltd.[3] The United Kingdom Official Number 168017 and Code Letters GLZX were allocated.

[3] Empire Dorado was due to have been a member of Convoy HX 59, which departed from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, on 19 July and arrived at Liverpool, Lancashire on 3 August.

She was carrying a cargo of pig iron bound for Glasgow, but was ordered to return to Halifax.

[10] The reason for the return was that reports were received on 6 November by British Naval Intelligence that Admiral Hipper was operating in the Atlantic Ocean.

A squadron of Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Kondors was despatched from Kiel to join Admiral Hipper and her battle group in the attack on Convoy HX 84.

Empire Dorado was bombed by aircraft of I Staffeln, Kampfgeschwader 40, Luftwaffe when she was west of Ireland (55°07′N 16°50′W / 55.117°N 16.833°W / 55.117; -16.833), killing three crew.

[15] Empire Dorado was due to have been a member of Convoy ON 19, which departed from Liverpool on 21 September 1941 and dispersed at sea on 7 October.