SS Possehl

History
Name
  • Possehl (1921–45)
  • Empire Exe (1945–47)
  • Hermoupolis (1947–66)
  • Pilion (1966–67)
  • Nigma (1967–69)
Owner
  • Possehl's Eisen und Kohlenhandel GmbH (1921–1935)
  • Lübeck Line (1935-1945)
  • Ministry of War Transport (1945–46)
  • Ministry of Transport (1946–47)
  • Greek Government (1947–48)
  • T J Lavangras & Co (1948–66)
  • P Perdikis (1966–67)
  • Tina Shipping Co (1967–69)
Operator
  • Possehl's Eisen und Kohlenhandel GmbH (1921–1935)
  • Lübeck Line (1935-1945)
  • unknown manager (1945–47)
  • Greek Government (1947–48)
  • T J Lavangras & Co (1948–66)
  • P Perdikis (1966–67)
  • Tina Shipping Co (1967–69)
Port of registry
  • Weimar Republic Lübeck, Germany (1921–33)
  • Germany Lübeck (1933–45)
  • United Kingdom London, United Kingdom (1945–47)
  • Greece Greece (1947–67)
  • Cyprus Cyprus (1967–69)
BuilderHowaldtswerke
Launched1921
Out of serviceNovember 1967
Identification
  • United Kingdom Official Number 180637 (1945-47)
  • Code Letters PBVC (1921–34)
  • Code Letters DRAQ (1934–45)
  • Code Letters GLTV (1945–47)
FateScrapped
General characteristics
TypeCargo ship
Tonnage
Length307 ft 0 in (93.57 m)
Beam42 ft 4 in (12.90 m)
Depth19 ft 5 in (5.92 m)
Installed power155 nhp
PropulsionTriple expansion steam engine, single screw propeller

Possehl was a 2,369 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1921 by Howaldtswerke, Kiel, Germany for a German shipping line. She was seized by the British in May 1945, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed Empire Exe. In 1947, she was transferred to the Greek Government and renamed Hermoupolis. She was sold into merchant service in 1948 and used as a depôt ship. Following a sale in 1966, she was renamed Pilion. In 1967, she was sold to a Cypriot company and renamed Nigma. Laid up in November 1967 following boiler damage, she was scrapped in 1969.