| 词条 | SS Possehl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Possehl was a {{GRT|2,369}} cargo ship that was built in 1921 by Howaldtswerke, Kiel, Germany for a German shipping line. She was seized by the British in May 1945, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed Empire Exe. In 1947, she was transferred to the Greek Government and renamed Hermoupolis. She was sold into merchant service in 1948 and used as a depôt ship. Following a sale in 1966, she was renamed Pilion. In 1967, she was sold to a Cypriot company and renamed Nigma. Laid up in November 1967 following boiler damage, she was scrapped in 1969. DescriptionThe ship was built in 1921 by Howaldtswerke, Kiel.[1] HistoryPossehl was built for Possehl's Eisen-und Kohlenhandel GmbH, Lübeck. The Code Letters PBVC were allocated and her port of registry was Lübeck. In 1934 the Code Letters DRAQ were allocated. In 1935 Possehl's shipping fleet including the Possehl was transferred to Lübeck Line, Lübeck.[3]In May 1945, Possehl was seized by the British at Lübeck.[1] Declared a prize of war,[4] she was passed to the MoWT and renamed Empire Exe.[1] The United Kingdom Official Number 180637 and Code Letters GLTV were allocated. Her port of registry was London.[5] In 1947, Empire Exe was transferred to the Greek Government and renamed Hermoupolis. She was sold to T J Lavrangas & Co in 1948 and used as a depôt ship. In 1966, Hermoupolis was sold to P Perdikis and renamed Pilion. She was sold to Tina Shipping Co, Cyprus in 1967 and renamed Nigma. In November 1967, she was laid up at Aden, South Yemen with boiler damage. Nigma arrived under tow at Karachi, Pakistan in November 1969 for scrapping.[1] References1. ^1 2 3 {{cite book |last1= Mitchell |first1=W.H. |last2=Sawyer |first2=L.A. |year=1995 |title=The Empire Ships |page=not cited |publisher= Lloyd's of London Press Ltd |location= London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong |isbn=1-85044-275-4}} {{Empire E ships}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Possehl, SS}}2. ^-->The ship was {{convert|307|ft|0|in|m|2}} long, with a beam of {{convert|42|ft|4|in|m|2}}. She had a depth of {{convert|19|ft|5|in|m|2}}. She was assessed at {{GRT|2,369}}, {{NRT|1,348}}.{{cite web |url=http://www.plimsollshipdata.org/pdffile.php?name=30b0955.pdf |title=LLOYD'S REGISTER, STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS |publisher=Plimsoll Ship Data |accessdate=13 September 2011}} 3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.plimsollshipdata.org/pdffile.php?name=37b0707.pdf |title=LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS |publisher=Plimsoll Ship Data |accessdate=13 September 2011}} 4. ^{{Cite newspaper The Times |articlename=Prize Courts |day_of_week=Saturday |date=11 August 1945 |page_number=1 |issue=50218 |column=D }} 5. ^{{cite web |url=http://convoyweb.org.uk/signal/index.html?search_all.php~signalmain |title=Signal Letters Database |publisher=Convoyweb |accessdate=13 September 2011}} (Enter GLTV or Empire Exe in relevant search box) 13 : 1921 ships|Ships built in Kiel|Steamships of Germany|Merchant ships of Germany|World War II merchant ships of Germany|Empire ships|Ministry of War Transport ships|Steamships of the United Kingdom|Merchant ships of the United Kingdom|Steamships of Greece|Merchant ships of Greece|Steamships of Cyprus|Merchant ships of Cyprus |
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