Empire Fusilier was cargo ship which was built as Mincio in 1921 by Cantiere Cerusa, Voltri, Italy for Pietro Ravano Fu Marco, Genoa.

She was seized as a prize of war in 1940, passing to the Ministry of Shipping and renamed Empire Fusilier, serving until torpedoed and sunk by U-85 in 1942.

[1] Mincio was built in 1921 by Società Anonima Cantieri Cerusa, Voltri, Italy for Pietro Ravano Fu Marco, Genoa.

[1] An accident occurred whilst the ship was at Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States on 14 July 1921.

[5] On 10 June 1940, the day the Italy declared war on the United Kingdom Mincio was at Liverpool, Lancashire.

The Code Letters GMJG and United Kingdom Official Number 166306 were allocated.

Empire Fusilier again left the convoy and returned,[11] arriving at Oban on 1 March.

She sailed on 8 May for the Hampton Roads and Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, where she arrived on 18 May.

[16] She left the convoy at Loch Ewe on 14 August and then sailed to Tampa, where she arrived on 9 September.

[23] On 9 February, Empire Fusilier was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south east of Saint John's, Newfoundland(44°45′N 47°25′W / 44.750°N 47.417°W / 44.750; -47.417) by U-85.