Pengreep was a 8,806 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1914 by Irvine's Shipbuilding and Drydock Co Ltd, West Hartlepool, Co Durham, United Kingdom for a British company.

She was seized in June 1940 by Vichy French forces and renamed Ste Jacqueline.

She was passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) later that year and renamed Empire Fal.

The ship was built in 1914 by Irvine's Shipbuilding and Drydock Co Ltd, West Hartlepool, Co Durham.

The engine was built by Richardsons, Westgarth & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool and drove a single screw propeller.

The United Kingdom Official Number 133349 and Code Letters JFNQ were allocated.

She was carrying a cargo of iron ore and was due for repairs on arrival in the United Kingdom.

[18] She regained her previous Official Number and Code Letters, again being registered at Falmouth.

[19] Empire Fal departed from Newport, Monmouthshire on 15 June 1943 for Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, arriving the next day.

Empire Fal was in the part of the convoy that formed KMS 17 and arrived at Gibraltar on 29 June.

She was carrying a cargo of iron ore bound for Barrow in Furness, Lancashire,[22] where she arrived on 13 August.

[12] Empire Fal sailed on 26 August for Cardiff, arriving the next day.

[23] She then joined Convoy KMS 26, which departed that day and arrived at Port Said, Egypt on 29 September.

She departed on 16 December to join Convoy OS 62KM,[20] which had departed from Liverpool the previous day and split at sea on 2 January 1944 to form convoys OS 62 and KMS 36.

Empire Fal was in the portion that formed KMS 36 and arrived at Gibraltar on 3 January.

Empire Fal then made a return trip to Melilla, Spain, arriving back at Gibraltar on 22 January.

Empire Fal was in the portion of the convoy that formed KMS 46G and arrived at Gibraltar on 6 April.

[35] She joined Convoy KMS 46, which departed that day and arrived at Port Said on 16 April.

She departed three days later to make a round trip to Melilla, arriving back at Gibraltar on 2 May.

[20] Empire Fal departed on 16 June for Hull, arriving the next day.

She was carrying coal bound for Bizerta, Algeria,[43] but she collided with Tweedbank and returned,[44] arriving at Rothesay, Buteshire on 14 July.

Empire Fal was in the portion of the convoy that formed KMS 64 and arrived at Gibraltar on 2 October.

Empire Fal then sailed to Benisaf, from where she departed on 10 December for Gibraltar, arriving the next day.

[47] She then joined Convoy EN 471, which departed on 23 January and arrived at Loch Ewe two days later.

[20] On 2 July 1945, Empire Fal was scuttled north west of Scotland with a cargo of Italian gas bombs that were deemed too dangerous to discharge.