SS Wahehe (1922)

Wahehe in 1927
History
Name	Wadigo (1922) Wahehe (1922–40) Empire Citizen (1940–41)
Namesake	Digo people (1922) Hehe people (1922–40)
Owner	Woermann Linie AG (1922–40) Ministry of War Transport (1940–41)
Operator	Woermann Linie AG (1922–40) P Henderson & Co (1940–41)
Port of registry	Hamburg (1922–33) Hamburg (1933–40) London (1940–41)
Builder	Reiherstieg Sw & Mf, Hamburg
Launched	1922
Completed	August 1922
Out of service	3 February 1941
Identification	code letters RCQH (1922–34) call sign DHZD (1934–40) call sign GLCB (1940–41) United Kingdom Official Number 167505 (1940–41)
Fate	Torpedoed and sunk by U-107
General characteristics
Tonnage	4,690 GRT (1922–34) 4,709 GRT (1934–40) 4,683 GRT (1940–41) 2,686 NRT (1922–34) 2,771 NRT (1934–40) 2,736 NRT (1940–41)
Length	361.2 ft (110.1 m)
Beam	50.3 ft (15.3 m)
Depth	23.7 ft (7.2 m)
Installed power	336 NHP
Propulsion	1 × quadruple expansion engine 1 × screw
Speed	10 knots (19 km/h)
Capacity	At least 12 passengers (Wahehe, Empire Citizen)
Crew	69 +2 DEMS gunners ("Empire Citizen")

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Position of the sinking of Empire Citizen.

Wahehe was a 4,690 GRT cargo ship which was built in 1922 as Wadigo by Reiherstieg Schiffswerfte und Maschinenfabrik, Hamburg for Woermann Linie AG. She was converted to a refrigerated cargo liner in about 1934.

At sea when war was declared in 1939, she sought refuge at Vigo, Spain. Wahehe sailed from Vigo in February 1940 in an attempt to reach Germany but was captured by the Royal Navy. She was declared a war prize and handed over to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT), being renamed Empire Citizen. On 3 February 1941, she was torpedoed and sunk by U-107.