Empire Envoy sailed form Bahrain on 12 January for Karachi India, arriving on 25 January. She departed on 11 February for Durban, South Africa, where she arrived on 27 February. She was a member of Convoy DKA 15, which sailed on 11 March and arrived at Aden on 1 April. She sailed that day for Port Said, arriving on 8 April and departing ten days later for Suez, where she arrived on 19 April. Empire Envoy sailed on 21 April for Aden, arriving on 26 April and sailing three days later for Mombasa, Kenya, where she arrived on 8 May. She sailed the next day for Lourenço Marques, Mozambique, arriving on 16 May. She departed on 8 June to join Convoy DKA 19, which had departed from Durban on 6 June and arrived at Aden on 25 June. She left the convoy at Kilindini, Kenya, on 17 June and sailed to Mombasa. Empire Envoy departed on 28 June for Durban, arriving on 7 July. She sailed on 16 August for Cape Town, arriving three days later and sailing on 20 August. She returned to Cape Town on 25 August, sailing on 2 September for Buenos Aires, Argentina, where she arrived on 18 September. She sailed on 28 September, making a return trip to Rosario and arriving back at Buenos Aires on 1 October. She sailed on 16 October for Freetown, arriving on 4 November. Empire Envoy was a member of Convoy SL 176, which departed on 7 November and rendezvoused at sea with Convoy MKS 67 on 18 November. MKS 67 had departed from Gibraltar on 17 November. The combined convoys arrived at Liverpool on 24 November. Empire Envoy was carrying a cargo of wheat and two passengers. She arrived at Avonmouth, Somerset on 25 November.
