Hoxie passed to the Ministry of War Transport in 1940 and was renamed Empire Albatross, under the management of Sir W Reardon Smith & Sons, Cardiff.

On 28 February 1944, Belgian Fisherman was damaged in a collision with the SS Grodno near Safi en route to Gibraltar.

[5] In 1946 Belgian Fisherman was sold to the Compagnie Royale Belgo-Argentine SA, Antwerp and renamed Belgique.

Hoxie had the American Official Number 217613 and used the code letters LQBF.

[7] Empire Albatross had the Official Number 168090 on Lloyds Register and used the code letters GNLF.