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SS Empire Javelin

IMO 1169774

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  1. 1. Verify vessel identity

    Confirm the vessel name and IMO number match. SS Empire Javelin (IMO 1169774)

  2. 2. Check the flag state record

    Flag unknown — ask the employer. How to read flag risk · Paris/Tokyo MoU lists

  3. 3. Check the company

    Owner unknown. Owner and manager unknown — ask the employer.

  4. 4. Review your contract (SEA)

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  5. 5. Check repatriation terms

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  6. 6. Watch for recruitment-fee red flags

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  7. 7. Save emergency contacts

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Data sources and methodology: /sources

Not enough public data — owner, manager and flag are all unknown for this vessel.
Type
landing ship, infantry
Flag
—
Year built
1944
Builder
Consolidated Steel Corporation
GT
—
DWT
—
LOA
—
Beam
—
Draft
—
Class
—
Owner
—
Manager
—

Indexed from Wikidata (Q7393654).

Vessel history

SS Empire Javelin was an Infantry Landing Ship designated an "LSI (Large)" in service with the UK in the latter part of World War II . Launched on 25 October 1943, she was a United States Maritime Commission

Incidents

Empire Javelin was built by Consolidated Steel Corporation, Wilmington, California as the Cape Lobos, and transferred under the terms of lend lease on completion in January 1944.[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSEmpireJavelin#citenote-Colledge-5)[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSEmpireJavelin#citenote-LR1945-6) She was bareboat chartered by the War Shipping Administration to the Ministry of War Transport and managed by Blue Star Line.[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSEmpireJavelin#citenote-LR1945-6)[\[7\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSEmpireJavelin#citenote-7)

Source: SS Empire Javelin · cached via Firecrawl

PSC detention history

No detentions in the last 2 years.

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Medium confidence

Editorial confidence: how we grade. Data sources and methodology: /sources.

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