SS Empire Addison explained

SS Empire Addison was a 7,010 ton steamship which was built in 1941 for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT), she was sold in 1945 becoming Philosopher, and sold to Liberia in 1959 and renamed Aiolos serving until scrapped in 1963.

History

Empire Addison was built by Lithgows, Port Glasgow and launched in on 31 December 1941, she was completed in March 1942.^[1]

War service

Empire Addison was a member of a number of convoys.

KMS 57Convoy KMS 57, sailed from Liverpool on 12 July 1944 bound for Gibraltar, where it arrived on 25 July 1944. Empire Addison was carrying general cargo, destined for the Persian Gulf.^[2]

KMS83Convoy KMS 83, sailed from Liverpool on 6 February 1945 to Gibraltar, where it arrived on 10 February 1945. Empire Addison was carrying general cargo, destined for Port Said, Bombay and Karachi.^[3]

Postwar service

In 1945, Empire Addison was sold to the Charente Steamship Co Ltd, and renamed Philosopher. In 1959, she was sold to the Concordia Shipping Corporation, Liberia, and renamed Aiolos. She was scrapped in Hong Kong in 1963.^[4]

Official number and code letters

Official Numbers were a forerunner to IMO Numbers.

Empire Addison had the UK Official Number 168290 and used the Code Letters BDPF.^[5]

External links

• Photo of SS Empire Addison.

Notes and References

1. Book: Mitchell . W H . Sawyer . L A . 1990. The Empire Ships. 88. Lloyd's of London Press. London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong. 1-85044-275-4.
2. Web site: Convoy OS.83/KMS.57 . Convoyweb . 2008-12-10.
3. Web site: Convoy OS.109/KMS.83 . Convoyweb . 2008-12-10.
4. Web site: EMPIRE - A . Mariners-L . 2008-12-10.
5. Web site: LLOYD'S REGISTER, STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS . Plimsoll Ship Data . 10 January 2009.