Quersee was a 999 GRT coaster that was built in 1926 as Amrum by Nordseewerke, Emden for German owners.

She was seized by the Allies in May 1945 at Brunsbüttel, Germany, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT), and renamed Empire Condor.

[5] On 4 September 1932, Quersee was involved in a collision with the Norwegian steamship Jelo in the Kaiser Wilhelm Canal.

She was operated under the management of Hull & Chicken Ltd.[7] In 1946, Empire Condor was sold to Akritas Navigation Co Ltd, London.

On 10 June 1951, she ran aground near the Bhaktal Fort Lighthouse, India and broke into three sections.