The SS Eastern, originally built as Empire Dynasty in 1944, was a substantial cargo liner constructed by J.L. Thompson and Sons in Sunderland, Co Durham. She measured approximately 475.4 feet (144.9 meters) in length with a beam of 64.1 feet (19.5 meters). Her depth was 40 meters (131 feet 3 inches), and she had a draught of 42 feet 8 inches (13.0 meters). With a gross register tonnage (GRT) of 9,905 and a net register tonnage (NRT) of 7,107, she was equipped to carry significant cargo loads, including a deadweight tonnage (DWT) of 13,530 tons. Her propulsion system comprised twin steam turbines, supplied by Richardsons Westgarth & Company, Hartlepool, developing approximately 1,226 NHP, which drove a single screw via double reduction gearing. The turbines were powered by two water-tube boilers operating at 490 lbf/in², enabling her to undertake her wartime and post-war voyages. Initially constructed for the Ministry of War Transport and completed in November 1943, she was designated Empire Dynasty and managed by Lamport and Holt Line Ltd. During World War II, she participated in numerous convoys across the Atlantic and to various ports in Africa, South America, and Asia, carrying general cargo, mail, and military supplies, including a notable shipment of a Supermarine Spitfire fighter aircraft in May 1945. Following the war, she was sold into merchant service in 1946 and renamed Eastern. She continued her service, notably rescuing crew from the Swedish cargo ship Avanti off Okinawa in 1953 and sustaining damage during Typhoon Marie in 1954. In 1965, her ownership transferred to Eddie Steamship Co Ltd of Hong Kong, and she was renamed Dori. Her maritime career concluded when she was sold for scrap in July 1967 at Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The SS Eastern's service history reflects her role as a versatile cargo vessel that adapted through wartime and peacetime, serving various global routes before her final retirement.

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