SS Malmö (1918)

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History
Name:
  • Malmö (1918–45)
  • Empire Contay (1945–47)
  • Reykjanes (1947–53)
Owner:
  • Bismark Linie GmbH (1918–45)
  • Ministry of War Transport (1945)
  • Ministry of Transport (1945–47)
  • Oddsson & Co (1947–49)
  • Endeavour Shipping Co (1949–53)
Operator:
  • Bissmark Linie GmbH (1918–45)
  • E T Atkinson & Sons Ltd (1945–47)
  • Oddsson & Co (1947–49)
  • Endeavour Shipping Co (1949–53)
Port of registry:
  • German Empire Hamburg (1918–19)
  • Weimar Republic Hamburg (1919–33)
  • Nazi Germany Hamburg (1933–45)
  • United Kingdom London (1945–47)
  • United Kingdom Hull (1947–53)
Builder: H C Stülcken Sohn
Launched: 1918
Identification:
  • Code Letters RWGC (1918–34)
  • ICS Romeo.svgICS Whiskey.svgICS Golf.svgICS Charlie.svg
  • Code Letters DHQC (1934–45)
  • ICS Delta.svgICS Hotel.svgICS Quebec.svgICS Charlie.svg
Fate: Scrapped
General characteristics
Class & type: Coaster
Tonnage:
Length: 217 ft 1 in (66.17 m)
Beam: 32 ft 4 in (9.86 m)
Depth: 12 ft 7 in (3.84 m)
Installed power: Triple expansion steam engine
Propulsion: Screw propellor

Malmö was a 981 GRT coaster that was built in 1918 by H C Stülcken Sohn, Hamburg, Germany for German owners. Although she sank after hitting a mine in 1942, she was salvaged and repaired and then returned to service. She was seized by the Allies in May 1945, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and was renamed Empire Contay. In 1947, she was sold into merchant service and renamed Reykjanes. She served until 1953 when she was scrapped.

Description

Malmö was built in 1918 by H C Stülcken Sohn, Hamburg.[1] She was 217 feet 1 inch (66.17 m) long, with a beam of 32 feet 4 inches (9.86 m) and a depth of 12 feet 7 inches (3.84 m). The ship had a GRT of 981 and a NRT of 468.[1] It was propelled by a triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of Lua error in Module:Convert at line 452: attempt to index field 'titles' (a nil value)., Lua error in Module:Convert at line 452: attempt to index field 'titles' (a nil value). and Lua error in Module:Convert at line 452: attempt to index field 'titles' (a nil value). diameter by Lua error in Module:Convert at line 452: attempt to index field 'titles' (a nil value). stroke. The engine was built by H C Stülcken Sohn.[1]

History

Malmö was built for Bissmark Linie GmbH, Hamburg.[2] Her port of registry was Hamburg and she was allocated the Code Letters RWGC.[1] In 1934, her code Letters were changed to DHQC.[3] On 1 June 1942, Malmö struck a mine and sank south west of Malmö, Sweden. She was salvaged, repaired and returned to service. In May 1945, Malmö was seized by the Allies at Schlei. She was passed to the MoWT and renamed Empire Contay.[2] She was placed under the management of E T Atkinson & Sons Ltd, Hull.[4]

In 1947, Empire Contay was sold to Oddsson & Co Ltd, Hull and was renamed Reykjanes. She was sold in 1949 to Endeavour Shipping Co Ltd, serving until 1953 when she was scrapped in Rosyth, Dunbartonshire.[2]

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