| Name: | EMPIRE PLANE |
| Launched: | 09/11/1941 |
| Completed: | 21/12/1941 |
| Builder: | R Dunston Ltd, Thorne |
| Yard Number: | T 361 |
| Dimensions: | 129grt, 0nrt, 92.5 x 20.5 x 8.4ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (12, 20 & 32 x 22ins), 52rhp, 500ihp |
| Engines By: | McKie & Baxter Ltd, Paisley |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 168777 |
| History: | |
| 12/1941 | Ministry of War Transport; registered at Goole |
| 1941 | Managed by France, Fenwick Tyne & Wear Co Ltd, Newcastle |
| 1943 | Managed by Coast Lines Ltd, London |
| 1946 | Ministry of Transport, London |
| 1958 | Shipping & Freighting Services Co Ltd, London; renamed RIVER ESKIMO |
| 1964 | Broken up |
| Comments: | Member of the Maple class of wartime built Empire tugs |
| 02/1945: Sank whilst berthed at Greenock, but remained upright | |
| Subsequently refloated and then repaired by James Lamont & Co at Greenock | |
| 1947: On Admiralty service | |
| 1958: Returned to owners | |
| 1964: Broken up at Southampton |
Above photo courtesy of Photoship