SS Ganter

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History
Name
  • Ganter (1927–39)
  • Transporter RO 29 (1939–45)
  • Empire Consistance (1945–51)
  • Jan Willem (1950–51)
  • Maria (1951)
  • Dagny (1951–67)
Owner
  • Norddeutscher Lloyd (1927–45)
  • Ministry of War Transport (1945)
  • Ministry of Transport (1945–50)
  • Dutch Government (1950–51)
  • H P C Schram (1951)
  • Reederi Ab Sally (1951–67)
Operator
  • Norddeutscher Lloyd (1927–33)
  • Argo Reederei AG (1933–36)
  • Argo Reederei Richard Adler & Co (1936–39)
  • Kriegsmarine (1939–45)
  • Ellerman's Wilson Line Ltd (1945–48)
  • Glen & Co Ltd (1948–50)
  • Dutch Government (1950–51)
  • H P C Schram (1951)
  • Algot Johannson (1951–61)
  • Reederi Ab Sally (1961–67)
Port of registry
  • Weimar Republic Bremen (1927–33)
  • Nazi Germany Bremen (1933–39)
  • Nazi Germany Kriegsmarine (1939–45)
  • United Kingdom London (1945–50)
  • Netherlands Den Haag (1950–51)
  • Netherlands Ridderkerk (1951)
  • Finland Mariehamn (1951–67)
BuilderG Seebeck AG
Yard number464
Launched1927
CompletedOctober 1927
Out of service1 April 1967
Identification
  • Code Letters QMGK (1927–34)
  • Code Letters DOGV (1934–45)
  • Code Letters GFGH (1945–51)
  • Code Letters OFRC (1951–67)
  • United Kingdom
    Official Number
    180581 (1945–50)
  • Finnish
    Official Number
    948 (1951–67)
FateSank
General characteristics
TypeCargo ship
Tonnage
Length276 ft 9 in (84.35 m)
Beam42 ft 1 in (12.83 m)
Draught17 feet 3 inches (5.26 m)
Depth14 ft 8 in (4.47 m)
Ice class1A (1962–67)
Installed powerTriple expansion steam engine
PropulsionScrew propeller
Speed11 knots (20 km/h)

Ganter was a 1,771 GRT

Dutch government and renamed Jan Willem and then sold and renamed Maria in 1951. She was sold to Finnish
owners later that year and being renamed Dagny. She served until she was scrapped in 1967.

Description

The ship was built as yard number 464 by G Seebeck AG,

triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of 23+5⁄8 inches (60 cm), 38+3⁄16 inches (97.0 cm) and 62 inches (160 cm) diameter by 41+5⁄16 inches (104.9 cm) stroke. The engine was built by Seebeck,[2] it could propel her at 11 knots (20 km/h).[1]

History

Ganter was built for

Code Letters QMGK were allocated.[2] In 1933, Norddeutscher Lloyd set up Argo Reederei AG and Ganter was transferred to their management,[4] but remaining in the ownership of Norddeutscher Lloyd. In 1934, her Code Letters were changed to DOGV.[5] In 1936, Argo Reederei AG changed its name to Argo Reederei Richard Adler & Co.[4] On 28 October 1937, Ganter was in collision with the Swedish liner Axel Johnson at Kotka, Finland.[6]

In 1939, Ganter was requisitioned by the

Official Number 180581 were allocated. She was placed under the management of Ellerman's Wilson Line Ltd.[8] In 1948, management of Empire Consistence was transferred to Glen & Co Ltd, Glasgow.[9]

In 1950, Empire Consistence was sold the

Official Number 948 were allocated.[3] She was operated under the management of Algot Johanssen, Mariehamn, until 1962 when operation of the ship was taken over by Rederi Ab Sally. In that year, Dagny was classed as Ice Class 1A.[3] Dagny served until 1967, when she was sold to Eckhardt & Co, Bremen. She arrived at Bremen on 1 April 1967 for scrapping.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "S/S GANTER" (in Swedish). Fakta om Fartyg. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "LLOYD'S REGISTER, STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
  3. ^ a b c "Ship Card #863". Finnish Mercantile Marine Database. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
  4. ^ a b c "Argo Line, Bremen / Dampfschifffahrtsgesellschaft Argo AG 1896-1923 / Dampfschifffahrtsgesellschaft Argo mbH 1923-1925 / Argo Reederei AG 1933-1936 / Argo Reederei Richard Adler & Co. 1936-1952 / Argo Reederei Richard Adler & Söhne 1952-present". The Ships List. Archived from the original on 4 February 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
  5. ^ "LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
  6. ^ "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 47828. London. 29 October 1937. col F, p. 27.
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  8. ^ "LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
  9. ^ "Wilson Line / Beckinton, Wilson & Company / Wilson, Hudson & Company / Thomas Wilson, Sons & Company". The Ships List. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
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