| History | |
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| Name |
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| Owner |
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| Operator |
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| Port of registry |
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| Builder | Travewerk Gebrüder Goedhart AG |
| Launched | 1 September 1925 |
| Completed | 4 November 1925 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cargo ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 217 ft 1 in (66.17 m) |
| Beam | 34 ft 6 in (10.52 m) |
| Draught | 14 ft 6 in (4.42 m) |
| Depth | 12 ft 9 in (3.89 m) |
| Installed power | Triple expansion steam engine |
| Propulsion | Screw propeller |
| Speed | 9.5 knots (17.6 km/h) |
| Range | 6,175 nautical miles (11,436 km) at 9.5 knots (17.6 km/h) |
Anakriya was a 1,000 GRTcargo ship that was built in 1925 asRiga by Travewerk Gebrüder GoedhartAG,Hamburg,Germany. After a sale in 1934 she was renamedKönigsberg. In 1939, she was renamedStettin. In 1945, she was seized by the Allies atHamburg, passed to theMinistry of War Transport (MoWT) and was renamedEmpire Conway. In 1946, she was passed to theSoviet Union, initially renamedStettin, and then renamedAnakriya.
The ship was built in 1925 by Travewerk Gebrüder Goedhart AG,Lübeck. She was launched on 1 September 1925, and entered service on 4 November.[1]
The ship was 217 feet 1 inch (66.17 m) long, with a beam of 34 feet 6 inches (10.52 m). She had a depth of 12 feet 9 inches (3.89 m),[2] and a draught of 34 feet 6 inches (10.52 m).[3] She was assessed at 999 GRT, 571 NRT.[2]
The ship was propelled by atriple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of16+5⁄16 inches (41.4 cm)26+3⁄4 inches (68 cm) and43+5⁄16 inches (110.0 cm) diameter by27+9⁄16 inches (70.0 cm) stroke. The engine was built by Görlitzer Maschinenfabrik,Görlitz.[2] It could propel the ship at 9.5 knots (17.6 km/h). The ship had a range of 6,175 nautical miles (11,436 km) at 9.5 knots (17.6 km/h), burning 286 tonnes (281 long tons) ofcoal.[1]
Riga was built for Lübeck Linie AG,Lübeck.[4] She was allocated theCode Letters PCDM.[2] In 1934,Riga was sold to Matthies Reederei, Hamburg and was renamedKönigsberg. She was renamedStettin in 1939.[5] On 4 September 1940.Stettin entered service as ahospital ship, with beds for 70 patients. She was employed in this rôle until 14 December. Between 7 August 1941 and 23 January 1943 she was used as a transport ship.[1]
In May 1945,Stettin was seized by the Allies at Hamburg.[5] She departed Hamburg for the United Kingdom on 9 July 1945.[1] She was passed to the MoWT and renamedEmpire Conway.[5] She was placed under the management of R S Dalgleish Ltd,Newcastle upon Tyne. Her port of registry was changed toLondon. The Code Letters GKTM were allocated. She was reassessed as 1,000 GRT, 572 NRT.[3] The United KingdomOfficial Number 180787 was allocated.[6]
In 1946,Empire Conway was allocated to theSoviet Union.[5] She was renamedStettin.[7] She was later renamedAnakriya.[5]Anakriya was removed from shipping registers in 1960,[1] and was scrapped in 1978.[5]
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