SS Talthybius (1911)

For other ships with the same name, see SS Talthybius.

History
Name
  • Talthybius (1911–42)
  • Taruyasu Maru (1942–45)
  • Empire Evenlode (1945–49)
Owner
  • Ocean Steamship Co Ltd (1911–42)
  • Japanese Government (1942–45)
  • Ministry of War Transport (1945)
  • Ministry of Transport (1945–49)
Operator
  • A Holt & Co Ltd (1912–42)
  • Imperial Japanese Navy (1942–45)
  • A Holt & Co Ltd (1945–49)
Port of registry
  • United Kingdom Liverpool, United Kingdom (1911–42)
  • Japan Japan (1942–45)
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom (1945–49)
BuilderScotts Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd
Launched7 November 1911
CompletedFebruary 1912
Maiden voyage4 February 1912
Identification
  • United Kingdom Official Number 131411 (1911–42, 1945–49)
  • Code Letters HVDQ (1912–34)
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class and typeCargo liner
Tonnage
  • 10,224 GRT (1911–34)
  • 10,245 GRT (1934–49)
  • 6,514 NRT (1911–34)
  • 6,492 NRT (1934–49)
Length506 ft 0 in (154.23 m)
Beam60 ft 3 in (18.36 m)
Draught26 ft 3 in (8.00 m)
Depth39 ft 5 in (12.01 m)
Installed power586 nhp
Propulsion6-cylinder triple expansion steam engine, twin screw propellers
Speed12 knots (22 km/h)
Armament1 x 4-in or 4.7 in gun, 1 x Bofors gun, 4 x machine guns, 1 x kite (Talthybius, WWII)

Talthybius was a 10,224 GRT Cargo liner that was built in 1911 by Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, Greenock, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom for a British shipping line. She was sunk at Singapore in an air raid in 1942. Salvaged by the Japanese, she was renamed Taruyasu Maru, serving with the Imperial Japanese Navy until 1945 when she either struck a mine off Sado Island and sank or was sunk in an attack by aircraft of Task Force 38. She was salvaged by the British, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed Empire Evenlode. She served until 1949, when she was scrapped.