SS Aghia Thalassini
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name |
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| Owner |
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| Operator |
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| Port of registry | |
| Builder | C. Van der Giessen & Zonen's Scheepswerfen NV |
| Yard number | 726 |
| Laid down | 17 April 1943 |
| Launched | 20 October 1943 |
| Completed | 31 May 1944 |
| Out of service | 1973 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Scrapped 1974 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Hansa A type Cargo ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 85.30 m (279 ft 10 in) |
| Beam | 13.60 m (44 ft 7 in) |
| Draught | 6.08 m (19 ft 11 in) |
| Depth | 4.84 m (15 ft 11 in) |
| Installed power | Compound steam engine, 1,200IHP |
| Propulsion | Single screw propeller |
| Speed | 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h) |
| Crew | 37 |
Aghia Thallassini was a Hansa A Type cargo ship which was built as Brünhilde in 1943 by C. Van der Giessen & Zonen's Scheepswerfen NV, Krimpen aan den IJssel, Netherlands for Hamburg-Südamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft, Hamburg, Germany. She was seized as a prize of war in 1945, passing to the Ministry of War Transport and renamed Empire Game. She was sold in 1947 and was renamed Canford. Sold to West Germany in 1956, she was rebuilt and renamed Fangturm. She was sold to the Lebanon in 1961 and was renamed Panaghia Lourion. She was sold in 1967 to Greece and was renamed Aghia Thassalini. Sold to Cyprus in 1970, she served until 1973, when she was scrapped.
Description
The ship was 85.30 m (279 ft 10 in) long, with a beam of 13.60 m (44 ft 7 in).[1] She had a depth of 4.84 m (15 ft 11 in), and a draught of 6.08 m (19 ft 11 in).[2] She was assessed as 1,925 GRT,[3] 965 NRT,[2] 3,120 DWT.[1]
The ship was propelled by a
The ship had a complement of 37. She was equipped with 1×30-tonne, 1×10-tonne and 10×5-tonne cranes.[2]
History
Brünhilde was a Hansa A Type cargo ship built in 1943 as
On 18 March 1945, Brünhilde was severely damaged by the explosion of two
On 5 March 1947,[2] Empire Game was sold to Mundus Export & Shipping Co. Ltd. and was renamed Canford.[3]
On 16 March 1956, Canford was sold to Partenreederei D. "Fangturm"
on 23 November 1961,
In 1967, Panaghia Lourion was sold to Tamara Compagnia Naviera, Piraeus, Greece and was renamed Aghia Thalassini. The Code Letters SXMI were allocated.[2] She was sold in 1970 to Aldebaran Shipping Co., Famagusta, Cyprus.[3] The Code Letters 5BMX were allocated.[2] She arrived at Perama, Greece on 15 June 1973 for scrapping by I. Katimertzoglou.[1] Aghia Thalassini was scrapped in May 1974.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Brünhilde (Ty.)" (in Danish). J Marcussen. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "D/S Brunhilde (DKS) 1944-1945" (in German). DDG Hansa. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ ISBN 1-85044-275-4.)
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link - ^ "Public Notices". The Times. No. 50635. London. 16 December 1946. col C, p. 10.
