| History | |
|---|---|
| Name |
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| Owner |
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| Operator |
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| Port of registry |
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| Builder | Deutsche Werft |
| Laid down | 2 October 1943 |
| Launched | 18 January 1944 |
| In service | 16 March 1944 |
| Out of service | July 1969 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cargo ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 91.85 m (301 ft 4 in) |
| Beam | 13.56 m (44 ft 6 in) |
| Draught | 6.18 m (20 ft 3 in) |
| Depth | 8.20 m (26 ft 11 in) |
| Propulsion | Compound steam engine, single screw propeller |
| Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h) |
| Crew | 25, plus 8 or 10 gunners (Kattenturm) |
| Notes | 1 x 30-ton, 1 x 10-ton, 10 x 5-ton derricks |
Lowland was a 1,923 GRTcargo ship that was built in 1944 asKattenturm byDeutsche Werft,Hamburg, Germany forDeutsche Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft Hansa,Bremen (DDG Hansa). She was seized as aprize of war in 1945, passed to theMinistry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamedEmpire Eden. In 1947, she was sold into merchant service and renamedLowland. A sale to a Bermudan owner in 1959 saw her renamedMary Enid. She was sold to a Greek owner in 1963 and renamedStelianos and thenMarynik following another sale in 1964. In 1967, she was sold to Hong Kong and renamedEuphipides, serving until she was scrapped in 1969.
The ship was built in 1944 byDeutsche Werft,Hamburg.[1]
The ship was 91.85 m (301 ft 4 in) long, with a beam of 13.56 m (44 ft 6 in). She had a depth of 8.20 m (26 ft 11 in) and a draught of 6.18 m (20 ft 3 in). She was assessed at 1,923 GRT, 935 NRT, 3,800DWT.[2]
The ship was propelled by a Type LES 9compound steam engine. The engine was built byRheinmetall-BorsigAG,Berlin. It drove a single screw propeller and could propel the ship at 10 knots (19 km/h). The ship was equipped with a 30-ton, a 10-ton and ten 5-ton derricks.[2]
Kattenturm's keel was laid down on 2 October 1943. She was launched on 18 January 1944 and delivered to DDG Hansa on 16 March. TheCode Letters DOXZ were allocated. She carried a crew of 25, plus eight or ten gunners.[2] On 1 May 1945, she was seized by British forces atBrunsbüttel, Germany as aprize of war,[1] notification of which was given on 18 March 1946.[3] She was passed to the MoWT, which later became theMinistry of Transport.[1] On 5 June 1945, she was delivered toMethil,Fife.Kattenturm was initially operated under the management of the China Navigation Co Ltd. She was later placed under the management of Currie Line Ltd,Leith,East Lothian.[2] In 1946, she was renamedEmpire Eden.[1] The United KingdomOfficial Number 180640 andCode Letters GMJG were allocated. Her port of registry wasLondon.[4] On 8 December,Empire Eden ran aground atSpurn Head,Yorkshire in a gale, but was refloated.[5] In 1947,Empire Eden was sold to her managers and was renamedLowland.[1]
In 1959,Lowland was sold to the Poseidon Shipping Co,Hamilton, Bermuda and was renamedMary Enid,[1] remaining under the British flag. In 1963, she was sold to the Delphic Shipping Co,Piraeus, Greece and renamedStelianos. A sale in 1964 to Marynik Compagnia Navigazione,Monrovia, Liberia saw her renamedMarynik. In 1967, she was sold to P D Marchessini (Far East) Ltd, Hong Kong and renamedEuripides. She was operated under the management of the Euripides Shipping Co, Hong Kong. She served until July 1969, when she was scrapped arrived on 8 February at Hong Kong for scrapping by Ming, Kee & Co.[2]
