SS Ernst Brockelmann

Ernst Brockelmann was a 1,900 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1927 by Neptun AG, Rostock, Germany for Ehrich Ahrens. In 1945, she was seized by the Allies and passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT), renamed Empire Concession. In 1946, she was sold into merchant service and renamed Brazen Head. In 1950, she was sold to Finland and renamed Enso. A further sale in 1959 saw her renamed Hakuni. In 1966, she was sold to Panama and renamed Isla Del Rey. She was scrapped in June 1966.

Description

The ship was built in 1927 by Neptun AG, Rostock.

The ship was 266 feet 7 inches (81.25 m) long, with a beam of 42 feet 2 inches (12.85 m) a depth of 16 feet 9 inches (5.11 m), and a draught of 19 feet 0 inches (5.79 m). She had a GRT of 1,900 and a NRT of 1,120, which had reduced to 966 by 1950.

The ship was propelled by a triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of 19 ⁵⁄₁₆ inches (49.1 cm), 31 ¹⁄₄ inches (79 cm) and 51 ³⁄₁₆ inches (130.0 cm) diameter by 35 ⁷⁄₁₆ inches (90.0 cm) stroke. The engine was built by Neptun AG. The engine could propel her at 9.5 knots (17.6 km/h).