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Name
  • Ambria(1922–34)
  • Gumbinnen(1934–45)
  • Empire Conleith(1945–46)
  • Dragnes(1946–47)
  • Mimona(1947–59)
  • Malay(1959–61)
Owner
  • Hamburg Amerikanische Packetfahrt Actiengesellschaft (1922–28)
  • Deutsche Levant Linie (1928–34)
  • Kohlen-Import & Poseidon Schiffahrt AG (1928–45)
  • Ministry of War Transport (1945)
  • Ministry of Transport (1945–46)
  • Norwegian Government (1946–47)
  • K Andersen & Co (1947–59)
  • T Halvorsen AS (1959–61)
Operator
  • Hamburg Amerikanische Packetfahrt Actiengesellschaft (1922–28)
  • Deutsche Levant Linie (1928–34)
  • Kohlen Import & Poseidon Schiffahrt AG (1928–45)
  • Ministry of War Transport (1945)
  • Ministry of Transport (1945–46)
  • Norwegian Government (1946–47)
  • K Andersen & Co (1947–59)
  • T Halvorsen AS (1959–61)
Port of registry
  • Weimar RepublicHamburg (1922–33)
  • Nazi GermanyHamburg (1933–34)
  • Nazi GermanyKönigsberg (1934–40)
  • Nazi GermanyNordenham (1940–45)
  • United KingdomLondon (1945–47)
  • NorwayOslo (1947–61)
BuilderDeutsche Werft
Yard number20
Launched26 August 1922
Identification
  • Code Letters RCVQ (1922–34)
  • Code Letters DHBA (1934–45)
  • Code Letters GSMY (1945–46)
  • United KingdomOfficial Number180713 (1945–46)
FateScrapped
General characteristics
TypeCargo ship
Tonnage
Length234 ft 5 in (71.45 m)
Beam36 ft 8 in (11.18 m)
Depth17 ft 9 in (5.41 m)
Installed power
  • 2 steam turbines (1922–35)
  • Compound steam engine (1935–61)
PropulsionScrew propellor
Speed9 knots (17 km/h)
Crew20
NotesSister shipArcadia

Ambriawas acargo shipthat was built in 1922 byDeutsche Werft,FinkenwerderforGermanowners. She was sold in 1934 and renamedGumbinnen.She was sunk by a British destroyer in 1941, raised and repaired.Gumbinnenwas seized by the Allies inFlensburg,in May 1945, passed to theMinistry of War Transport(MoWT) and renamedEmpire Conleith.In 1946, she was allocated to the Norwegian Government and renamedDragnes.She was sold intoNorwegianmerchant service and renamedMimona.In 1959, she was sold and renamedMalay.She served until 1961 when she was scrapped.

Description

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The ship was built in 1922 as yard number 20 byDeutsche Werft,Finkenwerder.[1]

The ship was 234 feet 5 inches (71.45 m) long, with a beam of 36 feet 8 inches (11.18 m). She had a depth of 17 feet 9 inches (5.41 m). The ship had a GRT of 1,380 and a NRT of 800.[2]She had a deadweight tonnage of 2,081.[1]

As built, the ship was propelled by twosteam turbines,double reduction geared, driving a single screw propeller. The turbines were built byAllgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft,Berlin.[2]

History

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Ambriawas built forHamburg-Amerika Packetfarht AG,Hamburg.[1]TheCode LettersRCVQ were allocated.[2]She was launched on 26 August 1922.[3]On 25 August 1926,Ambriawas in collision with theBritishsteamshipMimioff theLongships Lighthouse.She was beached atPenzance,Cornwall.[4]In 1928, she was sold to Deutsche Levant LinieAG,Bremen.[1]In 1934 Her Code Letters were changed to DHBA.[5]Also in 1934,Ambriawas sold to Kohlen-Import & Poseidon Schiffahrt AG,Königsbergand was renamedGumbinnen.[6]In 1934,Gumbinnenwas re-engined.[1]Acompound steam enginewith two cylinders of 13 inches (33 cm) and two cylinders of 279⁄16inches (70 cm) diameter by 279⁄16inches (70 cm) stroke was fitted. The engine was built by F SchichauGmbH,Elbing.[7]It could propel the ship at 9 knots (17 km/h).[1]

In 1940, her port of registry was changed toNordenham.[1]On3 March 1941,[6]Gumbinnenwas sunk inSolværharbour,Lofoten Islands,Norway,byHMSTartar.[1]She was raised and repaired atGöteborg,Sweden.[1]In May 1945,Gumbinnenwas seized by the Allies atFlensburg.[6]Ownership passed to the MoWT and she was placed under the management of A F Henry & MacGregor Ltd. Her port of registry was changed toLondon.The Code letters GSMY and United KingdomOfficial Number180713 were allocated.[8]

In 1946,Empire Conleithwas allocated to the Norwegian Government and was renamedDragnes.She was sold to K Andersen & Co in 1947 and renamedMimona.In 1959, she was sold to T Halvorsen AS and renamedMalay.She served until 1961 when she was scrapped inGrimstad.[6]

References

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  1. ^abcdefghi"22) Frachtdampfer" GUMBINNEN ""(in German). Poseidon Schiffahrts Archiv. Archived fromthe originalon February 23, 2010.Retrieved27 June2010.
  2. ^abc"LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS"(PDF).Plimsoll Ship Data.Retrieved27 June2010.
  3. ^"Hamburg Shipbuilding Activity".The Times.No. 43123. London. 30 August 1922. col B, p. 8.
  4. ^"Casualty Reports".The Times.No. 44360. London. 26 August 1928. col D, p. 15.
  5. ^"LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS"(PDF).Plimsoll Ship Data.Retrieved27 June2010.
  6. ^abcdMitchell, W H, and Sawyer, L A (1995).The Empire Ships.London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd.ISBN1-85044-275-4.{{cite book}}:CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ^"LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS"(PDF).Plimsoll Ship Data.Retrieved27 June2010.
  8. ^"LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS"(PDF).Plimsoll Ship Data.Retrieved27 June2010.
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