Empire Belgrave was built by A. & J. Inglis Ltd, Glasgow.[1] She was yard number 1299. Empire Belgrave was launched on 16 March 1945 and completed on 19 June. She was 193feet long, with a beam of 32feet and a depth of 14feet.[2] Her GRT was 890,[1] DWT 900[3] with a NRT of 382.[2]
Empire Belgrave was managed for the MoWT by the Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd.[2] Postwar management passed to Shell Tankers.[4] In 1947, Empire Belgrave was sold to F T Everard & Sons Ltd, Greenhithe and renamed Aqueity. On 11 November 1947, she struck a mine off Terschelling, the Netherlands and sank.[1] The wreck lies in 22m (72feet) of water at 53.5333°N 7°W.[5]
Official Numbers were a forerunner to IMO Numbers. The ship had the UK Official Number 169440 and the Code Letters GKJW.[2]
The ship was propelled by a two-stroke Single Cycle, Single Action diesel engine which had four cylinders of NaNinches diameter by NaNinches stroke. It was built by British Polar Engines Ltd, Glasgow.[2]