SS Memel

History
Name
  • Reval (1925–34)
  • Memel (1934–45)
  • Empire Constellation (1945–46)
  • Ivan Sechenov (1946–1977)
Owner
  • Lübeck Linie AG (1925–34)
  • Mathies Reederei (1934–45)
  • Ministry of War Transport (1945)
  • Ministry of Transport (1945–46)
  • Soviet Government (1946–1977)
Operator
  • Lübeck Linie AG (1925–34)
  • Mathies Reederei (1934–45)
  • J Hay & Sons Ltd (1945–46)
  • Soviet Government (1946–1977)
Port of registry
  • Weimar Republic Lübeck (1925–33)
  • Nazi Germany Lübeck (1933–34)
  • Nazi Germany Hamburg (1934–45)
  • United Kingdom London (1945–46)
  • Soviet Union Soviet Union (1946–1977)
BuilderSchiffs-und Dockbauwerft Flender
Launched1925
Identification
  • Code Letters PCDL (1925-34)
  • Code Letters DRBK (1934–45)
  • Code Letters GKTC (1945–46)
  • United Kingdom Official Number 180774 (1945–46)
FateSunk in 1977
General characteristics
TypeCargo ship
Tonnage
Length220 ft 7 in (67.23 m)
Beam34 ft 6 in (10.52 m)
Depth12 ft 5 in (3.78 m)
Installed powerTriple expansion steam engine
PropulsionScrew propellor

Memel was a 1,102 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1925 as Reval by Schiffs-und Dockbauwerft Flender AG, Lübeck, Germany for German owners. A sale in 1934 saw her renamed Memel. She was seized by the Allies in May 1945, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and was renamed Empire Constellation. In 1946, she was transferred to the Soviet Union and renamed Ivan Sechenov.[Note A]