In 1941, she was transferred to the British Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed Empire Dunlin.

[1] She was allocated the United Kingdom Official Number 168161 and the Code Letters GNLL.

She departed that day and sailed to the Hampton Roads, Virginia, arriving on 14 June and remaining at anchor there until 2 August.

[14] Laden with a cargo of scrap steel, she departed the next day as a member of Convoy SC 47, which arrived at Liverpool on 20 October.

[17] She then joined Convoy FS 629, which departed the next day and arrived at Southend, Essex on 26 October.

[18] She left the convoy at Hull, Yorkshire on 26 October,[14] for repairs to collision and weather damage.

[19] She then joined Convoy EN 9, which departed that day and arrived at Oban on 23 November.

[14] She then joined Convoy SC 64, which departed the next day and arrived at Liverpool on 23 January.

[24] Empire Dunlin departed from New York on 25 August,[25] sailing to Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts, where she joined Convoy BX 35,[14] which departed from Boston on 26 August and arrived at Halifax two days later.

[14] She then joined Convoy FS 909, which departed the next day and arrived at Southend on 18 September.

[14] On 1 October,[23] Empire Dunlin was transferred to the Norwegian Government and renamed Norlom.

[30] She then joined Convoy EN 156, which departed that day and arrived at Loch Ewe on 1 November.

[34] joining Convoy EN 191, which departed that day and arrived at Loch Ewe on 1 February.

[23] Norlom was bound for New York, but put in at St. John's Newfoundland, arriving on 23 February.

[35] She departed from St. John's on 25 April as a member of Convoy JH 50, which arrived at Halifax two days later.

Norlom then joined convoy XB 49,[29] which departed on 2 May and arrived at Boston two days later.

[38] She then joined Convoy FS 1148, which departed that day and arrived at Southend on 23 June.

[40] She then joined Convoy EN 254, which departed on 11 July and arrived at Loch Ewe two days later.

[29] Laden with a cargo of sugar,[45] Norlom departed from San Pedro de Macorís on 25 August and sailed to Guantanamo Bay.

[46] Passing Gibraltar,[29] she then joined Convoy KMS 31, which arrived at Port Said, Egypt on 21 November.

[48] The Liberty ship John L. Motley, laden with a cargo of ammunition, was hit and exploded.

Another Liberty ship, the John Harvey was carrying a cargo of US mustard gas bombs, some of which released their contents.