SS Barlind

History
Name	Süderau (1938–45) Empire Content (1945–46) Svartnes (1946–47) Barlind (1947–71) Ikaria (1971–72)
Owner	Bugsier Reederei und Bergungs AG (1938–45) Ministry of War Transport (1945) Ministry of Transport (1945–46) Norwegian Government (1946–47) F Olsen & Co (1947–71) L N Pothas (1971–72)
Operator	Bugsier Reederei und Bergungs AG (1938–45) Gillespie & Nichol Ltd (1945–46) Norwegian Government (1946–47) F Olsen & Co (1947–71) L N Pothas (1971–72)
Port of registry	Hamburg (1938–45) London (1945–46) Oslo (1946–71) Greece (1971–72)
Builder	Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG
Yard number	596
Launched	1938
In service	December 1938
Identification	Code Letters DJYQ (1938–45) Code Letters GJBK (1945–46) Code Letters LLTZ (1945–71) United Kingdom Official Number 180645 (1945–46)
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Type	Cargo ship
Tonnage	1,453 GRT 713 NRT 2,120 DWT
Length	260 ft 7 in (79.43 m)
Beam	41 ft 5 in (12.62 m)
Depth	14 ft 3 in (4.34 m)
Installed power	Compound steam engine
Propulsion	Screw propellor
Speed	13 knots (24 km/h)

Barlind was a 1,453 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1938 as Süderau by Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG, Bremen, Germany for German owners. She was seized by the Allies in May 1945, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and was renamed Empire Content. In 1946, she was allocated to Norway and renamed Svartnes. She was sold into merchant service in 1947 and renamed Barlind. In 1971, she was sold to Greece and renamed Ikaria. She served until 1972 when she was scrapped.