Hewsang was a cargo ship which was built by William Gray & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool in 1944 as Empire Bermuda for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). Postwar she was sold into merchant service and renamed Hewsang and later sold to new owners and renamed Sunshine, serving until scrapped in 1970.
Empire Bermuda was built by William Gray & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool.[1] She was yard number 1173 and was launched on 30 September 1944 with completion in November. She was 315feet long, with a beam of 46feet and a depth of 22feet.[2] Her GRT was 3,359,[1] with a NRT of 2,257.[2]
Empire Bermuda was placed under the management of the Joseph Constantine Steamship Line by the MoWT.[2] In 1949, she was sold to the Indo-China Steam Navigation Co Ltd, London and renamed Hewsang. In 1963, Hewsang was sold to the Sunshine Navigation Co Ltd, Panama and renamed Sunshine. She was placed under the management of Patt Manfield & Co Ltd, Hong Kong. The ship was scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan in March 1970.[1]
Official Numbers were a forerunner to IMO Numbers. Empire Bermuda had the UK Official Number 180078 and the Code Letters GDMP.[2]
The ship was propelled by a triple expansion steam engine which had cylinders of 20inches, 31inches and 55inches bore by 39inches stroke. It was built by the Central Marine Engineering Works, West Hartlepool.[2]