Where is Empire Dickens now?

Voydar has no displayable AIS position for Empire Dickens in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.

What kind of ship is Empire Dickens?

Empire Dickens is a ship, built in 1942 by Furness Shipbuilding Company. The vessel is 153.6 m long with a beam of 20.8 m and has a gross tonnage of 9,819.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Empire Dickens?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Empire Dickens from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels and the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for Empire Dickens. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

Empire Dickens

ship · built 1942

IMO1164853No AIS position on record

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In short

Empire Dickens (ship) has no AIS position on record with Voydar.

Vessel type: ship
Flag: —
Year built: 1942
Gross tonnage: 9,819
Size (length × beam): 154 m × 21 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

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Identity & particulars

Name: Empire Dickens
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 1164853
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: —
Call signWhat is a call sign?: —
Flag: —
Vessel type: ship
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 9,819
Deadweight (DWT): 14,500 t
Length overall: 153.6 m
Beam: 20.8 m
Year built: 1942

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Builder: Furness Shipbuilding Company
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026

About Empire Dickens

Esso Appalachee was a 9,819 GRT tanker that was built in 1942 as Empire Dickens by Furness Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Haverton Hill-on-Tees, County Durham, United Kingdom for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). In 1946, she was sold into merchant service and renamed Esso Appalachee, serving until 1960, when she was scrapped.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is Empire Dickens now?: Voydar has no displayable AIS position for Empire Dickens in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
What kind of ship is Empire Dickens?: Empire Dickens is a ship, built in 1942 by Furness Shipbuilding Company. The vessel is 153.6 m long with a beam of 20.8 m and has a gross tonnage of 9,819.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Empire Dickens?: Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Empire Dickens from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels and the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for Empire Dickens. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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