SS Eleni (1947)

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For other ships named Ganges, see SS Ganges.

Empire Ely in a dry dock in London
History
Name
  • Empire Ely (1947–54)
  • Maribella (1954–55)
  • Ganges (1955–59)
  • Eleni (1959-72)
Owner
  • Ministry of Transport (1947–54)
  • Mariblanca Navigation SA (1954–55)
  • F A Detjen (1955–59)
  • Compagnia de Navigazione Andria (1959–72)
Operator
  • Common Bros (1948–49)
  • Sir R Ropner & Sons Ltd (1949–50)
  • Maclay & McIntyre Ltd (1950–51)
  • Scott, Mann & Fleming Ltd (1951–54)
  • Mariblanca Navigation SA (1954–55)
  • Deutsche Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft "Hansa"
    (1955–59)
  • Compagnia de Navigazione Andria (1959–72)
Port of registry
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom (1948–54)
  • Liberia Monrovia, Liberia (1954-55)
  • West Germany Hamburg, West Germany (1955-59)
  • Greece Greece (1959–72)
BuilderLübecker Flenderwerke AG
Launched7 November 1947
Completed1948
Out of service5 September 1971
Identification
  • Code Letters DHNX (1955-59)
FateScrapped
General characteristics
TypeCargo ship
Tonnage
Length455 ft (139 m)
Beam61 ft (19 m)
PropulsionTriple expansion steam engine
Speed12.5 knots (23.2 km/h)

Eleni was a 6,112 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1947 by Lübecker Flenderwerke AG, Lübeck, Germany. She had been laid down as Greifswald for Norddeutscher Lloyd. She was captured uncompleted in May 1945 and passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT), being completed in 1948 as Empire Ely. In 1954, she was sold to a Liberian company and renamed Maribella. A sale in 1955 to West Germany saw her renamed Ganges. In 1959, she was sold to Greece and renamed Eleni, serving until she was involved in a collision in 1971. She was declared to be beyond economic and scrapped in April 1972.[1]

Description

The ship was a 6,112 GRT cargo ship. She was built in 1945 by Lübecker Flenderwerke AG, Lübeck.[2]

The ship was 455 feet (139 m) long, with a beam of 61 feet (19 m).. She was assessed at 6,112 GRT,[1] 9,650 DWT.[3]

The ship was propelled by a

Danzig, Germany in 1944 and refurbished by Lübeck Flenderwerke in 1946–47. It drove a single screw propeller and could propel the ship at 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h).[3]

History

Laid down as Greifswald by Lübecker Flenderwerke for

Sabang, Indonesia. The rescue tug Griper towed her to Singapore.[4]

In 1954, Empire Ely was sold to Maribella Navigazione SA,

Code Letters DHNX were allocated.[5] In 1959, she was sold to the Compagnia de Navigazione Andria, Greece and renamed Eleni.[2]

On 5 September 1971, Eleni was in collision with the Norwegian cargo ship

Santander, Spain in April 1972 for scrapping.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "EMPIRE - D - E". Mariners. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  2. ^
    ISBN 1-85044-275-4
    .
  3. ^ a b c d "Public Notices". The Times. No. 51311. London. 21 February 1949. col B, p. 10.
  4. National Library of Singapore
    . p. 5.
  5. ^ "S/S GANGES (DHNX)" (in German). DDG Hansa Shipsphotos. Retrieved 20 August 2011.

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