Empire Attendant was entirely reconstructed. She was placed under the management of Andrew Weir & Co (Bank Line). Empire Attendant took part in a number of convoys during the war.
- HX 97
Empire Attendant was due to have been a member of Convoy HX 97, but did not sail with the convoy.
- HX 120
Convoy HX 120 sailed from Halifax, Nova Scotia on 10 April 1941 and arrived at Liverpool on 29 April. Empire Attendant was carrying a cargo of 350 tons of steel and also explosives.
- OS 33
Convoy OS 33 sailed from Liverpool on 1 July 1942. On 10 July 1942 Pelican reported that Empire Attendant had broken down for the seventh time and was straggling, being at least 20 miles (32 km) behind the convoy. At 03:30 hrs CET on 15 July, she was torpedoed and sunk by U-582 off the west coast of Africa at 23°48′N 21°51′W / 23.800°N 21.850°W / 23.800; -21.850Coordinates: 23°48′N 21°51′W / 23.800°N 21.850°W / 23.800; -21.850 with the loss of all 59 crew. The crew are commemorated on panel 38 of the Tower Hill Memorial.
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