SS Empire Conyngham

For other ships named Marie, see SS Marie.

History
Name
  • Marie (1899–1923)
  • Norburg (1923–25)
  • Gauja (1925–41)
  • Friedrich (1941–45)
  • Empire Conyngham (1945–49)
Owner
  • Flensburger Dampfschiff Gesellschaft (1899–1923)
  • Ozean Dampsfchiff AG (1923–35)
  • Latvian Government (1935–41)
  • Otto Wiggers (1941–45)
    Ministry of War Transport (1945)
  • Ministry of Transport (1945–49)
Operator
  • H Schuldt (1899–1923)
  • Ozean Dampsfchiff AG (1923–35)
  • Valsts Kuģu Pārvalde (1935–41)
  • Otto Wiggers (1941–45)
  • Ministry of War Transport (1945)
  • Ministry of Transport (1945–49)
Port of registry
  • German Empire Flensburg (1899–1919)
  • Weimar Republic Flensburg (1919–25)
  • Latvia Riga (1925–41)
  • Nazi Germany Rostock (1941–45)
  • United Kingdom London (1945–49)
BuilderNeptun AG
Launched1899
Out of service20 June 1949
Identification
  • Code Letters TBDP (1925–33)
  • Code Letters YLCZ (1933–41)
  • Code Letters DOTD (1941–45)
  • Code Letters GKWN (1945–49)
FateScuttled
General characteristics
TypeCargo ship
Tonnage
  • 1,501 GRT (1899–1935)
  • 1,408 GRT (1935–49)
  • 895 NRT (1899–1935)
  • 829 NRT (1935–49)
Length241 ft 5 in (73.58 m)
Beam36 ft 1 in (11.00 m)
Depth16 ft 9 in (5.11 m)
Installed powerTriple expansion steam engine
PropulsionScrew propeller
SS Empire Conyngham is located in Europe
SS Empire Conyngham
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Location of the scuttling of Empire Conyngham.

Empire Conyngham was a 1,408 GRT cargo ship that was built as Marie in 1899 by Neptun AG, Rostock, Germany for German owners. A sale in 1923 saw her renamed Norburg. She was sold to Latvia in 1925 and renamed Gauja, serving until 1941 when she was captured by the Kriegsmarine in the Baltic Sea. In 1945, she was seized by the Allies, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and was renamed Empire Conyngham. In 1946, she was scuttled with a cargo of obsolete bombs.