SS Empire Arthur was a 784 ton coastal tanker which was built in 1942. She saw service mainly in British coastal waters during the Second World War, and was briefly used as an auxiliary, supporting Royal Navy operations off Africa. Her capsize in 1943 put an end to this, but she was salvaged postwar and returned to service for several companies, under the names Merula, and then Adherity, before being scrapped in 1962.