SS Empire Bairn - War Service - 1945

1945

May - August

In 1945, Empire Bairn was sent to India. She is recorded as sailing from Naples on 7 May, arriving at Piraeus, Greece on 11 May. Sailing on 18 May and arriving at Port Said on 21 May. She sailed from Suez, Egypt on 27 June and arrived at Aden, Aden Settlement on 3 July. She sailed from Aden on 5 July and arrived at Bombay, India on 13 July. After almost a month in port, she sailed from Bombay on 11 August, and arrived at Colombo, Ceylon on 15 August. She sailed later that day for Trincomalee, Ceylon arriving on 17 August. She sailed from Trincomalee on 18 August, arriving at Madras, India on 20 August.

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