SS Justinian

History
Name
  • Justinian (1940-42)
  • Karl Christian Lohse (1942-45)
  • Empire Conningbeg (1945-46)
  • Fuglenes (1946)
  • Justinian (1946-54)
  • Inge R Christophersen (1954-65)
Owner
  • Hilmar Reksten (1940-42)
  • Reederei H P Vith (1942-45)
  • Ministry of War Transport (1945)
  • Ministry of Transport (1945-46)
  • Sjøfartsdirektoratet (1946)
  • AS Rederi Julian (1946-54)
  • H W Christophersen (1954-65)
Operator
  • Reederei H P Vith (1942-45)
  • Currie Line Ltd
  • Sjøfartsdirektoratet (1946)
  • Hilmar Reksten (1946-54)
  • H W Christophersen (1954-65)
Port of registry
  • Nazi Germany Hamburg (1940-45)
  • United Kingdom London (1945-46)
  • Norway Oslo (1946)
  • Norway Bergen (1946-54)
  • West Germany Flensburg (1954-65)
BuilderNobiskrug Werft
Launched1940
CompletedMay 1942
Identification
  • Code Letters GLFT (1945-46)
  • Code Letters LLTU (1946-54)
  • United Kingdom Official Number 180647 (1945-46)
FateScrapped
General characteristics
TypeCargo ship
Tonnage
  • 1,875 GRT (1942-46) 1,894 GRT (1946-65)
  • 1,006 NRT (1942-46) 1,033 NRT (1946-65)
  • 2,845 DWT (1946-65)
Length263 ft 9 in (80.39 m)
Beam42 ft 1 in (12.83 m)
Depth16 ft 6 in (5.03 m)
Installed powerCompound steam engine
PropulsionScrew propeller
Speed10.5 knots (19.4 km/h)

Justinian was a 1,875 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1940 by Nobiskrug Werft, Rendsburg for a Norwegian owner. She was seized on completion, renamed Karl Christian Lohse and used by a German company. She was seized by the Allies in May 1945 at Flensburg, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed Empire Conningbeg.

In 1946, she was transferred to the Norwegian Government and renamed Fuglenes. In 1947, she was transferred to her original owner and renamed Justinian. She was sold to a West German owner in 1954 and renamed Inge R Christophersen. She served until 1965, when she was scrapped.