History | |
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Builder | Joh. C. Tecklenborg AG, Wesermünde |
Yard number | 255 |
Launched | 8 April 1913 |
In service | 22 May 1913 |
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Fate | Scrapped at Bo'ness, 1945 |
Notes | Sister ships: Frankenfels, Greiffenfels, Rappenfels, Schneefels, Sonnenfels, Wachtfels. |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | |
Length | 127.92 m (419 ft 8 in) |
Beam | 17.12 m (56 ft 2 in) |
Depth | 9.08 m (29 ft 9 in) |
Propulsion | 1 x triple expansion steam engine (Joh. C. Tecklenborg AG, Wesermünde) 520 hp (390 kW) NHP. |
Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h) |
Complement | 73 |
SS Empire Advocate was a 5,787 ton steamship which was built in 1913 as the Solfels. She was taken as war reparations in 1919 and renamed Bowes Castle in 1920. In 1932 she was sold to Italy, being renamed Angelina Lauro, being seized in 1940 and renamed Empire Advocate. She was scrapped at Bo'ness in 1945.