SS Marie Fisser

History
Name
  • Marie Fisser (1937-1945)
  • Empire Congisborough (1945-46)
  • Stepan Shaumian (1946- )
Owner
  • Fisser & Van Doornum (1937-45)
  • Ministry of War Transport (1945)
  • Ministry of Transport (1945-46)
  • Soviet Government (1946- )
Operator
  • Fisser & Van Doornum (1937-45)
  • Dundee, Perth & London Shipping Co Ltd (1945-46)
  • Soviet Government (1946- )
Port of registry
  • Nazi Germany Emden (1937-45)
  • United Kingdom London (1945-46)
  • Soviet Union Soviet Union (1946- )
BuilderLübecker Flender-Werke AG
Launched1937
Identification
  • Code Letters DGLG (1937-45)
  • Code Letters GMXM (1945-46)
  • United Kingdom Official Number 180713 (1945-46)
StatusIn active service as of 1946
General characteristics
TypeCargo ship
Tonnage
Length222 ft 4 in (67.77 m)
Beam34 ft 8 in (10.57 m)
Depth13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
Installed powerCompound steam engine
PropulsionScrew propeller

Marie Fisser was a 1,235 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1937 by Lübecker Flender-Werke AG, Lübeck for German owners. She was seized by the Allies at Emden in May 1945, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed Empire Conisborough. In 1946, she was passed to the Soviet Union and renamed Stepan Shaumian.