| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Landing Ship Infantry |
| Class | Empire Battleaxe |
| Pennant | F 184 |
| Mod | LSI(L) |
| Built by | Consolidated Steel (Wilmington, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 14 Oct 1943 |
| Commissioned | 1945 |
| End service | |
| History | Completed as Empire Anvil for the MoWT in January 1944. Converted to an LSI(L) in late 1944. Renamed HMS Rocksand upon completion in early 1945. |
Commands listed for HMS Empire Anvil (F 184)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. (retired) Hardress Waller D'Arcy-Evans, RN | Jan 1945 | mid 1946 |
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Notable events involving Empire Anvil include:
2 May 1945
Combined convoy OS 126 / KMS 101
This convoy left the U.K. on 2 / 3 May 1945 with ships coming from Irish Sea ports and Channel ports.
The convoy finally assembled in full to the south of Ireland on 4 May 1945.
On final assembly the convoy was made up of the following merchant vessels; Adrastus (British, 7905 GRT, built 1923)), Blairdevon (British, 3282 GRT, built 1925), Bridgepool (British, 4845 GRT, built 1924), Brika (British, 4412 GRT, built 1929), City of Hereford (British, 5101 GRT, built 1927), Cordillera (British, 6865 GRT, built 192), Despina (Greek, 3016 GRT, built 1907), Empire Jessica (British, 2890 GRT, built 1943), Empire Malta (British, 3539 GRT, built 1944), Empire Miranda (British, 7054 GRT, built 1943), Empire Noble (British, 7125 GRT, built 1944), Fort Gaspereau (British, 7134 GRT, built 1943), Fort Souris (British, 7134 GRT, built 1942), Frederick Banting (British, 7219 GRT, built 1943), Keilehaven (Dutch, 2968 GRT, built 1919), Llangollen (British, 5056 GRT, built 1928), Mimosa (Greek, 3071 GRT, built 1905), New York City (British, 2710 GRT, built 1917), Samloyal (British, 7210 GRT, built 1944), Samwinged (British, 7210 GRT, built 1944), Sobo (British, 5353 GRT, built 1937) and Ville de Majunga (British (former French), 6174 GRT, built 1931).
The submarine HMS Taurus (A/Lt.Cdr. P.E. Newstead, DSC, RN), landing ships HMS Rocksand (Cdr.(Retd.) H.W. D'Arcy-Evans, RN), HMS LST 157 (T/A/Lt.Cdr. T.A. Ashdown, DSO, RNR), HMS LST 380 (T/A/Lt.Cdr. K.W. Richardson, RNR), boom carrier HMS Fernmoor (T/A/Cdr. E.R. Crone, RNR) and also took passage in the convoy.
Also part of the convoy was the rescue ship Empire Shelter (British, 1333 GRT, built 1945),
[Further research is required regarding the escort of this convoy.]
The convoy was dispersed P.M. on the 8th to the west of Portugal in position 40°50'N, 11°51'W.