Empire Beauty was built by William Doxford & Sons, Sunderland.[1] She was yard number 703. Empire Beauty was launched on 8 April 1943 and completed in July that year. She had a GRT of 7,297,[1] NRT of 4,936 and DWT of 10,270.[2]
Empire Beauty was built for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and placed under the management of Stephens, Sutton Ltd. Empire Beauty was a member of a number of convoys during the Second World War.
In June 1946, Empire Beauty was sold to Einar Rasmussen, Kristiansand, Norway and renamed Polycrown. She was placed under the management of Kristiansands Tankrederi A/S. In 1962, Polycrown was sold to Lamda Shipping Enterprises Corporation, Beirut, Lebanon and renamed Ioannis Aspiotis. In 1968, Ioannis Aspiotis was sold to Laurel Shipping Co Ltd, Famagusta, Cyprus and renamed Laurel. Later that year she was sold to shipbreakers at Kaohsiung, Taiwan, where she arrived for scrapping on 23 December 1968.[2]
Official numbers were a forerunner to IMO Numbers. Empire Beauty had the UK Official Number 169119 and used the Code Letters BFJG.[5] Polycrown used the Code Letters LLKP.[2]
The ship was propelled by a 3-cylinder SCSA oil engine which had cylinders of 23 in (60 cm) diameter by 91 in (232 cm) stroke. It was built by William Doxford & Sons.[5] She was capable of 11.5kn.[2]