Indian Endeavour was a 7,306 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1945 as Empire Dominica by Short Brothers Ltd, Sunderland, Co Durham, United Kingdom for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT).

[3] She was allocated the United Kingdom Official Number 180162,[4] and the Code Letters GFDR.

[3] Empire Dominica departed from Sunderland under tow on 9 June 1945, arriving at the Tyne that day.

She made her maiden voyage on 30 August 1945, departing from the Tyne for Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, where she arrived on 12 September.

[5] In 1946, Empire Dominica was sold to the India Steamship Co Ltd, Calcutta and was renamed Indian Endeavour.