MV Pozarica (1945)

History
Name
  • Hermes (1945-49)
  • Empire Dove (1949-53)
  • Pozarica (1953-64)
  • Blue Fin (1964-65)
Owner
  • Koninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij (1945)
  • Ministry of War Transport (1945)
  • Ministry of Transport (1945-49)
  • MacAndrews & Co Ltd (1949-64)
  • Sociedad Anónima Letas (1964-65)
Operator
  • MacAndrews & Co Ltd (1949-64)
  • Sociedad Anónima Letas (1964-65)
Port of registry
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom (1946-1964)
  • Spain Spain (1964-65)
BuilderNV Scheepswerke Gebroeders Pot
Laid down1940
Launched1945
Completed1949
Out of service28 November 1965
Identification
FateSank
General characteristics
TypeCargo ship
Tonnage2,503 GRT
Length105.16 m (345 ft 0 in)
Beam14.63 m (48 ft 0 in)
PropulsionDiesel engine

Pozarica was a 2,503 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1945 as Hermes by NV Scheepswerke Gebroeders Pot, Bolnes, South Holland, Netherlands for the Koninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij. She was seized by the British in an incomplete state in May 1945. She was passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed Empire Dove. The ship was completed during 1946. She was sold into merchant service in 1949 and renamed Pozarica in 1953. In 1964, she was sold to Spain and renamed Blue Fin. On 27 November 1965, she lost her rudder in a storm in the Bay of Biscay. Although the ship was taken under tow, her cargo shifted the next day and she sank.