MV Esso Cadillac
Esso Cadillac was an tanker which was built in 1940 as Empire Bronze for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). She was sold into civil service in 1946 and renamed Esso Cadillac. Another change of ownership in 1956 saw her renamed Maribella II and she served under this name until scrapped in 1959. Description Empire Bronze was built by R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne. She was yard number 627. Launched on 19 August 1940, she was completed in November 1940. The ship was long, with a beam of and a depth of . She was propelled by a 4-stroke Single Cycle Single Action diesel engine which had eight cylinders of bore by stroke. The engine was built by Hawthorn Leslie. She had a GRT of 8,149 with a NRT of 4,770. Career Empire Bronze's port of registry was South Shields. She was initially operated under the management of A Weir Ltd. Empire Bronze was a member of a number of convoys during the Second World War. HX 152 Convoy HX 152 departed Halifax, Nova Scotia on 28 September 1941 and arrived at Liverpool on 14 October. Empire Bronze was described as "an odd-looking ship".