SS Empire Austen

	SS Freecrest at Tilbury
History
Name	Empire Austen (1942-49); Frinton (1949-51); Freecrest (1951-55); Fairwater (1955-61); APJ Usha (1961-62);
Owner	Ministry of War Transport (1942-49); Frinton Shipping (1949-51); Crest Shipping (1951-55); International Navigation Corporation, Liberia (1955-61); Surrendra (Overseas) Private Ltd, Bombay (1961-62);
Operator	Honeyman & Co (1942-46); Counties Ship Management (1946-51); Ivanovic & Co, London (1951-55); Tidewater Commercial Co Inc, Baltimore (1955-61); Surrendra (Overseas) Private Ltd, Bombay (1961-62);
Port of registry	Greenock (1942-55); Liberia (1955-59); Bombay (1959-62);
Builder	Lithgow's, Port Glasgow
Yard number	969
Launched	24 March 1942
Identification	Official Number 168983 (1942-55); Code Letters BDTF (1942-49); ;
Fate	Scrapped 1962
General characteristics
Tonnage	7,057 GRT; 4,295 NRT; 10,050 DWT;
Length	432 ft 2 in (131.72 m)
Beam	56 ft 2 in (17.12 m)
Depth	34 ft 2 in (10.41 m)
Propulsion	1 triple expansion steam engine (J G Kincaid, Greenock) 520 hp (390 kW)

Empire Austen was a 7,027 ton cargo ship which was built in 1942. She was renamed Frinton in 1949, Freecrest in 1951, Fairwater in 1955 and APJ Usha in 1961. She was scrapped in 1962.

History
SS Freecrest at Tilbury
Name	Empire Austen (1942-49) Frinton (1949-51) Freecrest (1951-55) Fairwater (1955-61) APJ Usha (1961-62)
Owner	Ministry of War Transport (1942-49) Frinton Shipping (1949-51) Crest Shipping (1951-55) International Navigation Corporation, Liberia (1955-61) Surrendra (Overseas) Private Ltd, Bombay (1961-62)
Operator	Honeyman & Co (1942-46) Counties Ship Management (1946-51) Ivanovic & Co, London (1951-55) Tidewater Commercial Co Inc, Baltimore (1955-61) Surrendra (Overseas) Private Ltd, Bombay (1961-62)
Port of registry	Greenock (1942-55) Liberia (1955-59) Bombay (1959-62)
Builder	Lithgow's, Port Glasgow
Yard number	969
Launched	24 March 1942
Identification	Official Number 168983 (1942-55) Code Letters BDTF (1942-49)
Fate	Scrapped 1962
General characteristics
Tonnage	7,057 GRT 4,295 NRT 10,050 DWT
Length	432 ft 2 in (131.72 m)
Beam	56 ft 2 in (17.12 m)
Depth	34 ft 2 in (10.41 m)
Propulsion	1 triple expansion steam engine (J G Kincaid, Greenock) 520 hp (390 kW)