HMS Sansovino (F162)  HMS "Sansovino" was an infantry landing ship in service with the Royal Navy during the late stages of the Second World War. She was built in 1943 by Consolidated Steel Corporation, Wilmington, California as the Cape Compass for the United States Maritime Commission (USMC). She was transferred to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) on completion and renamed Empire Cutlass. In January 1945, she was requisitioned by the Royal Navy as HMS "Sansovino", serving until June when she was returned to the MoWT, regaining her former name "Empire Cutlass". In 1947, she was returned to the USMC. A proposed sale in 1948 to China fell through due to the outbreak of the Chinese Civil War and the ship was laid up in the James River, Virginia. In 1960, she was sold to Taiwan and renamed Hai Ou, serving until 1970 when she was scrapped at Kaohsiung. The ship was built in 1943 by Consolidated Steel Corporation, Wilmington, California. She was long overall, between perpendiculars, with a beam of . She was assessed as , 11,650 DWT. The ship was powered by a geared steam turbine of 4,400 shp. This was supplied by two boilers and drove a single screw propeller. It could propel the ship at . The ship was laid down at "Cape Compass", but completed as "Empire Cutlass". A Type C1-S-AY-1 ship, she was completed in November 1943. She was transferred to the MoWT under the terms of lend lease shortly after being completed, and renamed "Empire Cutlass". Her port of registry was London. The United Kingdom Official Number 169740 and Code Letters MYMG were allocated. Furness, Withy & Co.  "Empire Cutlass" departed from Los Angeles, California on her maiden voyage on 21 November 1943, sailing to Balboa, arriving on 1 December. She then sailed to Cristóbal, Panama, where she joined Convoy ZG 52, which arrived at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba on 14 December. She then joined Convoy GN 102, which departed from Guantanamo Bay the next day and arrived at New York on 22 December. On 9 January 1944, "Empire Cutlass" departed from New York as a member of Convoy CU 11, which arrived at Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom on 20 January. She left the convoy at the Clyde, arriving that day.