Ilse L M Russ was a 1,600 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1926 by Flensberger Schiffbau Gesellschaft., Flensburg. She was seized by the Allies in May 1945 at Kiel, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed Empire Conqueror. In 1946, she was allocated to the Norwegian Government and renamed Ekornes. She was sold into merchant service in 1947 and renamed Elfrida.