| Name: | EMPIRE RAIN |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 30/10/1940 |
| Completed: | 01/1941 |
| Builder: | J Readhead & Sons Ltd |
| Yard: | South Shields |
| Yard Number: | 520 |
| Dimensions: | 7290grt, 5123nrt, 432.4 x 56.7 x 31.7ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (25, 42 & 71 x 48ins), 435nhp |
| Engines by: | J Readhead & Sons Ltd |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 168647 |
| History: | |
| 01/1941 | Ministry of War Transport (Thompson Steam Shipping Co Ltd, managers), South Shields |
| 1945 | Thompson Steam Shipping Co Ltd, London; renamed AMERSHAM |
| 1952 | Malabar SS Co Ltd, Bombay; renamed JANETA |
| 02/1963 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 02/1963: Broken up at Bombay by Abid & Co |
Above photo as EMPIRE RAIN is copyright of South Tyneside Libraries
Above photo as AMERSHAM copyright of A Duncan