Empire Flame was a 7,069 GRT CAM ship that was built in 1941 by Cammell Laird & Co Ltd, Birkenhead, United Kingdom for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT).

[1] The Code Letters BCLF and United Kingdom Official Number 166321 were allocated.

Empire Flame made her maiden voyage on 24 June 1941 when she sailed from Liverpool, Lancashire to the Clyde, arriving the next day.

Empire Flame sailed for Sydney, Nova Scotia on 27 September, arriving the next day.

[5] Empire Flame later sailed to Newport, Monmouthshire, from where she departed on 5 November for Milford Haven, arriving two days later.

[14] Laden with grain, Empire Flame departed on 22 February with Convoy SC 71.

[19] She departed from Halifax on 9 June with Convoy HS 11, which arrived at Sydney two days later.

[23] Empire Flame left the convoy at the Cape Cod Canal and sailed to New York, arriving on 30 July.

She was carrying the Convoy Commodore, Captain F H Taylor DSC, Royal Navy.

[29] Empire Flame returned to Halifax with Convoy FH 25, which sailed on 28 December, arriving two days later.

She then joined Convoy HF 41,[5] which sailed on 10 March and arrived at St. John two days later.

[33] She departed from St. John on 23 March with Convoy FH 44, arriving at Halifax two days later.

She was carrying a cargo of flour and the Convoy Commodore, Captain R G Clayton, DSC, Royal Naval Reserve.

She was carrying the Convoy Commodore, Captain M J D Mayall, Royal Naval Reserve.

[39] She then joined Convoy SH 87, which sailed on 18 June and arrived at Halifax the next day.

[44] She then joined Convoy KMS 23, which sailed from Gibraltar that day and arrived at Port Said, Egypt on 30 August.

[49] Empire Flame was carrying a cargo of iron ore.[48] She left the convoy at Loch Ewe on 5 November and joined Convoy WN 502[5] which sailed on 7 November and arrived at Methil, Fife the next day.

[50] She then joined Convoy FS1268A, which sailed on 9 November and arrived at Southend, Essex the next day.

[52] She then joined Convoy EN 315, which sailed on 5 December and arrived at Loch Ewe the next day.

[55] She then joined Convoy KMS 37, which sailed that day and arrived at Port Said on 20 January.

[67] Empire Flame sailed on 11 July with Convoy NV 51, which arrived at Augusta the next day.

[5] Empire Flame sailed the next day with Convoy FN 1506, which arrived at Methil on 12 October.

[74] She left the convoy at the Cape Cod Canal that day and sailed to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, arriving on 18 November.

Empire Flame was carrying a cargo of iron ore.[78] She left the convoy and sailed to Southend, arriving on 29 March and then joining Convoy FN1676,[5] which sailed that day and arrived at Methil on 31 March.

[80] She then joined Convoy EN 487, which sailed the next day and arrived at Loch Ewe on 19 April.

[83] She left the convoy at the Cape Cod Canal and sailed to New York, arriving on 7 May.

She sailed from the Hampton Roads the next day for Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, France, arriving on 13 October.

[5] Before 1945 was out, Empire Flame was sold to the Crawford Shipping Co Ltd, London and renamed Dunkery Beacon.

She was operated under the management of Kommanditbolaget Ab Paulin Chartering Oy & Co Kommandiittiyhtiö.

[84] In 1962, she was assessed as Ice Class II and the Finnish Official Number 1396 was allocated.