SS Empire Javelin was an Infantry Landing Ship or "LSI(Large)" in service with the British during the late stages of the Second World War. She saw service as a troop transport during Operation Overlord, or "D-Day", on 6 June 1944. She was built by Consolidated Steel Corporation, Wilmington, California as the Cape Lobos, and transferred under the terms of lend lease shortly after being completed in 1943 under the name Empire Javelin. She was operated by the Ministry of War Transport.
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