SS Dollart

History
Name
  • Dollart (1912-45)
  • Empire Constancy (1945-47)
  • Polzeath (1947-51)
  • Meltem (1951-56)
  • Yener 9 (1956-59)
  • Yarasli (1959-61)
Owner
  • Bugsier Reederei und Bergungs AG (1912-45)
  • Ministry of War Transport (1945)
  • Ministry of Transport (1945-47)
  • S Hannan & Co (1947-51)
  • Azize Arkan v. Ortaklari (1951-56)
  • Erpak Vap. Ithalkat Ihracat, (1956-59)
  • Zeki v. Ziya Son (1959-61)
Operator
  • Bugsier Reederei und Bergungs AG (1912-45)
  • Rose Line Ltd (1945-47)
  • S Hannan & Co (1947-51)
  • Azize Arkan v. Ortaklari (1951-56)
  • Erpak Vap. Ithalkat Ihracat, (1956-59)
  • Zeki v. Ziya Son (1959-61)
Port of registry
  • German Empire Hamburg (1912-19)
  • Weimar Republic Hamburg (1919-33)
  • Nazi Germany Bremerhaven (1933-45)
  • United Kingdom London (1945-47)
  • Turkey Turkey (1947-61)
BuilderStettiner Oderwerke AG,
Launched1912
Out of serviceJanuary 1961
Identification
  • Code Letters RSMN (1912-34)
  • Code Letters DHFJ (1934-45)
  • Code Letters GFXT (1945-51)
  • United Kingdom Official Number 180639 (1945-51)
FateSank
General characteristics
Class and typeCoaster
Tonnage
Length165 ft 8 in (50.50 m)
Beam28 ft 6 in (8.69 m)
Depth11 ft 5 in (3.48 m)
Installed powerCompound steam engine
PropulsionScrew propeller

Dollart was a 535 GRT coaster that was built in 1912 by Stettiner Oderwerke AG, Stettin, 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 Constancy. In 1947, she was sold into merchant service and renamed Polzeath. In 1951, she was sold to Turkey and renamed Meltem. Further sales saw her renamed Yener 9 in 1956 and Yarasli in 1959. She went missing in the Ionian Sea in January 1961.