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

[2] The engine was built by Ottensener Maschinenbau GmbH, Altona.

[1] Her port of registry was Stettin and she used the Code Letters DAYW.

[2] In February 1945, Saar was one of the ship involved in the transportation of refugees from Pillau, Soviet Union to Swinemünde, Germany.

She was allocated the Code Letters GNML and the United Kingdom Official Number 180703.