SS Dr. Heinrich Wiegand (1938)

Else Basse burning, 25 August 1953.
History
Name	Dr. Heinrich Wiegand (1938–49) Else Basse (1949–55) Kaarina (1955–68)
Namesake	Heinrich Wiegand (1938–49) Kaarina (1954–68)
Owner	Argo Line (1938–39) Kriegsmarine (1939–44) United States Maritime Commission (1946–48) Seatrade Corporation (1948–49) AS Hetland (1949–54) Oy Suomi Shipping Ab – Finska Fiskeri Ab (1954–56) Suomen Kalastus Oy (1957–64)
Operator	Owner operated except- Ab R. Nordström & Co., Oy (1955–61)
Port of registry	Bremen, Germany (1938–39)  Kriegsmarine (1939–45)  United States (1946–49) Copenhagen, Denmark (1949–54) Loviisa, Finland (1954–63) Kokkola, Finland (1963–68)
Builder	Nylands Verksted
Yard number	340
Launched	1 September 1938
Completed	25 October 1938
Out of service	4 May 1968
Identification	Code Letters DOUR (1934–49) Pennant Number TS(K)6 (1939–43) Pennant Number V 601 (1943–44) Schiff 12 (1939–44) Code Letters OUUC (1949–54) Denmark Official Number 13023 (1949–54) Code Letters OFUM (1954–68) Finland Official Number Lovisa 482 (1955–63) Finland Official Number Kokkola 71 (1963–68)
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type	Cargo ship (1930–39, 1945–68) Auxiliary cruiser / Vorpostenboot (1939–44)
Tonnage	1,421 GRT, 797 NRT, 2,500 DWT
Length	77.90 metres (255 ft 7 in)
Beam	12.52 metres (41 ft 1 in)
Draught	5.36 metres (17 ft 7 in)
Depth	4.45 metres (14 ft 7 in)
Installed power	Compound steam engine, 54 nhp
Propulsion	Screw propeller
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h)

Dr. Heinrich Wiegand was a cargo ship that was built in 1938 by Nysted Verksted, Oslo for the Argo Line, Bremen. She was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine during World War II and was designated Schiff 12. She was sunk in September 1944 but was raised post-war and returned to service as Else Basse. She was sold to Finland in 1954 and renamed Kaarina. She was scrapped in 1968.