SS Empire Celia

	Empire Celia, by then renamed Putney Hill, 3 December 1948
History
Name	Empire Celia (1943–48); Putney Hill (1948–49); Castle Hill (1949–50); London Statesman (1950–51); Morella (1951); Jedność (1951–63);
Owner	Ministry of War Transport (1942–45); Ministry of Transport (1945–48); Putney Hill Steamships (1948–50); London & Overseas Freighters Ltd (1950–51); Far Eastern & Panama Transport Corp (1951); Compagnia Istmena de Transportes Maritimos SA (1951); Polskie Linie Oceaniczne (1951–63);
Operator	Connell & Grace Ltd (1942–46); Counties Ship Management (1946–50); London & Overseas Freighters Ltd (1950–51); Wheelock Marden & Co Ltd (1951); Compagnia Istmena de Transportes Maritimos SA (1951); Polskie Linie Oceaniczne (1951–63);
Port of registry	Glasgow (1943–48); London (1948–51); Panama City (1951); Gdynia (1951–63);
Builder	Charles Connell & Co Ltd
Yard number	441
Launched	April 1943; or 2 July 1943;
Out of service	1963–66
Identification	Code Letters BFGS (1942–51); ; UK Official Number 168757 (1942–51);
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Type	Cargo ship
Tonnage	7,025 GRT;; 6,571 tonnage under deck;; 4,856 NRT;; 10,821 DWT;
Length	431.3 ft (131.5 m)
Beam	56.3 ft (17.2 m)
Draught	26 ft 9 in (8.15 m)
Depth	35.2 ft (10.7 m)
Installed power	506 NHP;; 2,465 brake horsepower (1,838 kW),;
Propulsion	3-cylinder triple-expansion steam engine; screw
Speed	11 knots (20 km/h)
Armament	1 x 4" gun (Empire Celia)

SS Empire Celia was a 7,025 GRT cargo ship built in 1943 by Charles Connell and Company Ltd of Scotstoun, Glasgow for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). In 1948 she was sold into merchant service and renamed Putney Hill. Further name changes were Castle Hill in 1949 and London Statesman in 1950. In 1951 she was sold to Panamanian owners and renamed Morella, being sold later that year to Polskie Linie Oceaniczne and renamed Jedność. She served until 1966, when she was scrapped.

History
Empire Celia, by then renamed Putney Hill, 3 December 1948
Name	Empire Celia (1943–48) Putney Hill (1948–49) Castle Hill (1949–50) London Statesman (1950–51) Morella (1951) Jedność (1951–63)
Owner	Ministry of War Transport (1942–45) Ministry of Transport (1945–48) Putney Hill Steamships (1948–50) London & Overseas Freighters Ltd (1950–51) Far Eastern & Panama Transport Corp (1951) Compagnia Istmena de Transportes Maritimos SA (1951) Polskie Linie Oceaniczne (1951–63)
Operator	Connell & Grace Ltd (1942–46) Counties Ship Management (1946–50) London & Overseas Freighters Ltd (1950–51) Wheelock Marden & Co Ltd (1951) Compagnia Istmena de Transportes Maritimos SA (1951) Polskie Linie Oceaniczne (1951–63)
Port of registry	Glasgow (1943–48) London (1948–51) Panama City (1951) Gdynia (1951–63)
Builder	Charles Connell & Co Ltd
Yard number	441
Launched	April 1943 or 2 July 1943
Out of service	1963–66
Identification	Code Letters BFGS (1942–51) UK Official Number 168757 (1942–51)
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Type	Cargo ship
Tonnage	7,025 GRT; 6,571 tonnage under deck; 4,856 NRT; 10,821 DWT
Length	431.3 ft (131.5 m)
Beam	56.3 ft (17.2 m)
Draught	26 ft 9 in (8.15 m)
Depth	35.2 ft (10.7 m)
Installed power	506 NHP; 2,465 brake horsepower (1,838 kW),
Propulsion	3-cylinder triple-expansion steam engine; screw
Speed	11 knots (20 km/h)
Armament	1 x 4" gun (Empire Celia)