SS Stettin (1923)

Stettin was a 2,646 GRT cargo ship which was built in 1923 for the Stettiner Dampfer Compagnie. In 1930 she was sold to Norddeutscher Lloyd and renamed Akka. She was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine in 1940. Akka was seized as a war prize in 1945, passing to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and being renamed Empire Calder.

She was sold in 1947 to the Near East Shipping Co and renamed Israel Gotesman and then Isgo. In 1950 she was sold to Karl Gross, Bremen and renamed Erich. In 1960, she was sold to Palomba & Salvatori, Italy and renamed Pantera, serving until she was scrapped in 1970.

Description

The ship was built by Stettiner Oderwerke AG, Stettin for Stettiner Dampfer Compagnie AG.

She was launched in 1923, and completed in 1924.

The ship was 328 feet 9 inches (100.20 m) long, with a beam of 46 feet 0 inches (14.02 m) and a depth of 18 feet 7 inches (5.66 m). She had a GRT of 2,646 and a NRT of 1,511. She was propelled by a triple expansion steam engine which had cylinders of 22 ³⁄₈ inches (57 cm), 35 ¹³⁄₁₆ inches (91.0 cm) and 57 inches (140 cm) diameter by 39³⁄₈ (100 cm) stroke. The engine was built by Stettiner Oderwerke AG.