In Hamburg
Empire Dove was a 2,503 GRT cargo ship which was built by NV Scheeps Gebr Pot, Bolnes, Netherlands. Intended to be Hermes for Koninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij but seized in May 1945 in an incomplete state. completed in June 1946 in Germany, to MoWT and renamed Empire Dove. Sold in 1949 to MacAndrews & Co Ltd, London. Renamed Pozarica in 1953. Sold in 1964 to Societa Anônimo Letasa, Spain and renamed Blue Fin. On 27 November 1965 she lost her rudder in a storm. Although she was taken in tow her cargo shifted and she sank on 28 November 60 nautical miles (110 km) west of La Rochelle, France