« Reply #1 on: Friday 15 February 13 15:04 GMT (UK) »
Hi Graham,
I have found on 'the ships list.com' that the ship was only known as the SS Wells City or just plain Wells City for a period of 3 years. The ship was built in 1922 & the Bristol City Line purchased the ship St Ina in 1948 & renamed it Wells City & sold the ship to Pakistan in 1951 when it was again renamed, this time as the Fausta.
This was the 3rd & last ship to bear the name Wells City.
Wikipedia has the following about the ship:
Empire Mariner was a 4957 ton cargo ship, which was built by Deutsche Weft, Hamburg. Launched in 1922 as schwarzwald. Sold in 1935 to H Vogemann, Hamburg and renamed Rheingold. Sailed in 1939 from Bahia, Brazil in an attempt to return to Germany but was captured on 25 October by Delhi and escorted to Kirkwall then Glasgow. To MoWT and renamed Empire Mariner. On 26th July 1943 she put into the Clyde with engine damage. A new steam engine and boilers were fitted. Sold in 1946 to South American Saint Line Ltd and renamed St Ina. Sold in 1948 to Bristol City Line of Steamships Ltd and renamed Wells City. Sold in 1951 to East and West Steamship Co, Karachi and renamed Fausta. Scrapped in October 1963 in Karachi.
Phew, she had at least six names, perhaps no wonder no pictures found as yet!
Hope this helps.
Kind regards
David
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