SS Aghia Thalassini

For other ships with the same name, see SS Fangturm.
History
Name
  • Brünhilde (1943-45)
  • Empire Game (1945-47)
  • Canford (1947-56)
  • Fangturm (1956-61)
  • Panaghia Lourion (1961-67)
  • Aghia Thalassini (1967-73)
Owner
  • Hamburg-Südamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft, (1944-45)
  • Ministry of War Transport (1945-46)
  • Ministry of Transport (1946-47)
  • Mundus Export & Shipping Co. Ltd (1947-56)
  • Partenreederei D. "Fangturm" (1956-59)
  • Deutsche Dampfschifffarts-Gesellschaft Hansa (1959-61)
  • Rio Pardo (1961-67)
  • Tamara Compagnia Naviera (1967-70)
  • Aldebaran Shipping Co (1970-73)
Operator
  • Hamburg-Südamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft, (1944-45)
  • Mundus Export & Shipping Co. Ltd (1945-56)
  • Partenreederei D. "Fangturm" (1956-59)
  • Deutsche Dampfschifffarts-Gesellschaft Hansa (1959-61)
  • Rio Pardo (1961-67)
  • Tamara Compagnia Naviera (1967-70)
  • Aldebaran Shipping Co (1970-73)
Port of registry
BuilderC. Van der Giessen & Zonen's Scheepswerfen NV
Yard number726
Laid down17 April 1943
Launched20 October 1943
Completed31 May 1944
Out of service1973
Identification
  • Code Letters DKKS (1943-45)
  • Code Letters GTJN (1945-56)
  • Code Letters DLCG (1956-61)
  • Code Letters ODHH (1961-67)
  • Code Letters SXMI (1957-70)
  • Code Letters 5BMX (1970-73)
  • IMO number: 5269522 ( –1974)
FateScrapped 1974
General characteristics
Class and typeHansa A type Cargo ship
Tonnage
Length85.30 m (279 ft 10 in)
Beam13.60 m (44 ft 7 in)
Draught6.08 m (19 ft 11 in)
Depth4.84 m (15 ft 11 in)
Installed powerCompound steam engine, 1,200IHP
PropulsionSingle screw propeller
Speed10.5 knots (19.4 km/h)
Crew37

Aghia Thallassini was a Hansa A Type cargo ship which was built as Brünhilde in 1943 by C. Van der Giessen & Zonen's Scheepswerfen NV, Krimpen aan den IJssel, Netherlands for Hamburg-Südamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft, Hamburg, Germany. She was seized as a prize of war in 1945, passing to the Ministry of War Transport and renamed Empire Game. She was sold in 1947 and was renamed Canford. Sold to West Germany in 1956, she was rebuilt and renamed Fangturm. She was sold to the Lebanon in 1961 and was renamed Panaghia Lourion. She was sold in 1967 to Greece and was renamed Aghia Thassalini. Sold to Cyprus in 1970, she served until 1973, when she was scrapped.