Inchearn was a 7,024 GRT refrigerated cargo ship that was built as Empire Flag in 1943 by Sir W G Armstrong, Whitworth & Co (Shipbuilders) Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT).

[4] The ship was built by Sir W G Armstrong, Whitworth & Co (Shipbuilders) Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne in 1943 for the MoWT.

[1][2] The Code Letters BFGQ and United Kingdom Official Number were allocated.

She was placed under the management of the New Zealand Shipping Co Ltd.[3] Empire Flag departed from the Tyne on 7 November 1943 to join Convoy FN 1171,[5] which had departed from Southend, Essex the previous day and arrived at Methil, Fife on 8 November.

[7] Empire Flag put into Kirkwall, Orkney Islands on 12 November.

[11] She then joined Convoy EN 350, which departed that day and arrived at Loch Ewe on 26 February.

[13] She then joined Convoy XB 100, which departed that day and arrived at Boston, Massachusetts, United States on 15 March.

[14] She left the convoy at the Cape Cod Canal and arrived at New York on 16 March.

[17] She then joined Convoy EN 384, which sailed on 16 May and arrived at Loch Ewe two days later.

[5] Empire Flag sailed from Cardiff on 2 October for Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, which she reached the next day.

Empire Flag then sailed to Mombasa, Kenya, arriving on 23 April.

[5] Empire Flag departed from Buenos Aires on 24 July for Montevideo, Uruguay, arriving the next day.

She sailed two days later for the Cape Verde Islands, Portugal, arriving on 17 August and sailing the next day for Madeira, Portugal, which was reached on 26 August.

Empire Flag departed from Liverpool on 6 October for Glasgow, Renfrewshire, arriving the next day.

[5] In 1946, Empire Flag was sold to Donaldson Atlantic Line Ltd, Glasgow and renamed Carmia.