SS Anakriya
History | |
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Name |
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Owner |
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Operator |
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Port of registry | |
Builder | Travewerk Gebrüder Goedhart AG |
Launched | 1 September 1925 |
Completed | 4 November 1925 |
Identification | |
Fate | Scrapped |
General characteristics | |
Type | Cargo ship |
Tonnage | |
Length | 217 ft 1 in (66.17 m) |
Beam | 34 ft 6 in (10.52 m) |
Draught | 14 ft 6 in (4.42 m) |
Depth | 12 ft 9 in (3.89 m) |
Installed power | Triple expansion steam engine |
Propulsion | Screw propellor |
Speed | 9.5 knots (17.6 km/h) |
Range | 6,175 nautical miles (11,436 km) at 9.5 knots (17.6 km/h) |
Anakriya was a 1,000 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1925 as Riga by Travewerk Gebrüder Goedhart AG, Hamburg, Germany. After a sale in 1934 she was renamed Königsberg. In 1939, she was renamed Stettin. In 1945, she was seized by the Allies at Hamburg, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and was renamed Empire Conway. In 1946, she was passed to the Soviet Union, initially renamed Stettin, and then renamed Anakriya.
Description
The ship was built in 1925 by Travewerk Gebrüder Goedhart AG, Lübeck. She was launched on 1 September 1925, and entered service on 4 November.[1]
The ship was 217 feet 1 inch (66.17 m) long, with a beam of 34 feet 6 inches (10.52 m). She had a depth of 12 feet 9 inches (3.89 m),[2] and a draught of 34 feet 6 inches (10.52 m).[3] She was assessed at 999 GRT, 571 NRT.[2]
The ship was propelled by a
History
Riga was built for Lübeck Linie AG,
In May 1945, Stettin was seized by the Allies at Hamburg.
In 1946, Empire Conway was allocated to the Soviet Union.[5] She was renamed Stettin.[7] She was later renamed Anakriya.[5] Anakriya was removed from shipping registers in 1960,[1] and was scrapped in 1978.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Konigsberg". Feldgrau. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
- ^ a b c d "LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
- ^ a b "LLOYD'S REGISTER, STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
- ^ "EMPIRE C". Mariners. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
- ^ ISBN 1-85044-275-4.
- ^ "ON180000-189999". Mariners. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
- ^ "LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 28 October 2010.