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HMS Empire Battleaxe

steamship · built 1943

IMO5103601No AIS position on record

In short

HMS Empire Battleaxe (steamship) has no AIS position on record with Voydar.

Vessel type
steamship
Flag
—
Year built
1943
Gross tonnage
—
Size (length × beam)
127 m
Registered owner
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Photo of HMS Empire Battleaxe
Photo: Coote, R G G (Lt) Royal Navy official photographer · Licence: Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Last reported position

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Identity & particulars

Name
HMS Empire Battleaxe
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
5103601
Flag
—
Vessel type
steamship
Length overall
127.4 m
Beam
—
Year built
1943

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Ownership & management

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Operator
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
Builder
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026

About HMS Empire Battleaxe

Empire Battleaxe was a British ship of the Second World War and as HMS Donovan in service with the Royal Navy just after the Second World War. Built as a Type C1-S-AY1 Landing Ship, Infantry named Cape Berkeley she then saw merchant service as Empire Battleaxe before being commissioned into the Royal Navy as HMS Empire Battleaxe and then Donovan. After she was decommissioned she returned to merchant service as Empire Battleaxe and was returned to the USA where she was renamed Cape Berkeley once again. A proposed sale in 1948 to China and renaming to Hai C fell through and she was scrapped in 1966.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is HMS Empire Battleaxe now?
Voydar has no displayable AIS position for HMS Empire Battleaxe in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
What kind of ship is HMS Empire Battleaxe?
HMS Empire Battleaxe is a steamship, built in 1943 by Consolidated Steel Corporation. The vessel is 127.4 m long.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for HMS Empire Battleaxe?
Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for HMS Empire Battleaxe from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels, the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register and the French national asset-freeze register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for HMS Empire Battleaxe. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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