Wallsend was a 2,905 GRT cargo ship which was built in 1943 as Empire Buttress for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT).

Empire Buttress was built by William Gray & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool for the MoWT.

Empire Buttress was carrying a cargo of steel and pulpwood bound for Glasgow.

[7] In 1946, Empire Buttress was sold to the Burnett Steamship Co Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne and was renamed Wallsend.

She was operated under the management of Ramon de la Sota Jr, France.

In 1967, Bordagain was sold to the Compania de Navegacion Pinares SA, Panama and was renamed Daring.