SS Empire Driver
Empire Driver was a cargo ship that was built in 1942 by William Gray & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool, Co Durham, United Kingdom for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). In 1945, she was transferred to the French Government and renamed Radiotélégraphiste Biard. She was sold to an Italian company in 1950 and renamed Dea Mazzella. In 1956, she was renamed Maria Mazzella. Further sales in 1960 and 1964 saw her renamed Falzarego and Grazia Prima respectively. In 1965, she was sold to Liberia and renamed Missouri. She served until 1969 when she was scrapped. Description The ship was built in 1942 by William Gray & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool. She was yard number 1137. The ship was long, with a beam of . She had a depth of and a draught of . She was assessed at . . Her DWT was 10,300. The ship was propelled by a 510 nhp triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of , and diameter by stroke. The engine was built by Harland & Wolff Ltd, Glasgow. History World War II Empire Driver was launched on 24 September 1942 and completed in November. The United Kingdom Official Number 168917 and Code Letters