SS Hermanos

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For other ships with the same name, see SS Gowrie.
History
Name
  • Hendrick Fisser V (1944-45)
  • Empire Galbraith (1945-46)
  • Highland (1946-59)
  • Gowrie (1959-63)
  • Hermanos (1963-69)
Owner
  • Fisser & Van Doornum (1944-45)
  • Ministry of War Transport (1945-46)
  • Currie Line Ltd (1946-59)
  • Dundee, Perth & London Shipping Line (1959-63)
  • Cia Naviera Algeo SA (1963-69)
Operator
  • Fisser & Van Doornum (1944-45)
  • Currie Line Ltd (1945-59)
  • Dundee, Perth & London Shipping Line (1959-63)
  • G Vlassis & Co (1963-69)
Port of registry
BuilderVerschure & Co's Scheepswerft en Maschinenfabriek
Yard number247
Launched1944
CompletedJuly 1944
Out of serviceSeptember 1969
Identification
  • United Kingdom Official Number 180694 (1945-63)
  • Code Letters GNNS (1945-63)
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  • IMO number: 5420281 ( –1969)
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class and typeHansa A type Cargo ship
Tonnage1,923 GRT, 935 NRT, 3,120 DWT
Length85.22 m (279 ft 7 in)
Beam13.51 m (44 ft 4 in)
Draught5.59 m (18 ft 4 in)
Depth4.80 m (15 ft 9 in)
Installed powerCompound steam engine, 1,200IHP
PropulsionSingle screw propeller
Speed10.5 knots (19.4 km/h)

Hermanos was a Hansa A Type cargo ship which was built as Hendrick Fisser V in 1944 by Verschure & Co's Scheepswerft en Maschinenfabriek, Amsterdam, Netherland for Fisser & Van Doornum, Emden, Germany. She was seized as a prize of war in 1945, passing to the Ministry of War Transport and renamed Empire Galbraith. She was sold in 1946 and was renamed Highland. A further sale in 1959 saw her renamed Gowrie. She was sold to Greece in 1963 and was renamed Hermanos. She served until 1969 when she was scrapped.

Description[]

The ship was 85.22 m (279 ft 7 in) long, with a beam of 13.51 m (44 ft 4 in). She had a depth of 4.80 m (15 ft 9 in), and a draught of 5.59 m (18 ft 4 in). She was assessed as 1,923 GRT, 935 NRT,[1] 3,400 DWT.[2]

The ship was propelled by a compound steam engine, which had two cylinders of 42 cm (169⁄16 inches) and two cylinders of 90 cm (357⁄16 inches) diameter by 90 cm (357⁄16 inches) stroke. The engine was built by Verschure & Co's Scheepswerft en Maschinenfabriek.[1] Rated at 1,200IHP, it drove a single screw propeller and could propel the ship at 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h).[2]

History[]

Hendrick Fisser V was a Hansa A Type cargo ship built in 1944 as yard number 247 by Verschure & Co's Scheepswerft en Maschinenfabriek, Amsterdam, Netherlands for Fisser & Van Doornum, Emden, Germany.[2][3] She wascompleted in July 1944.[2] Her port of registry was Emden.[3]

In May 1945, Hendrick Fisser V was seized as a prize of war at Kiel in a damaged condition. She was passed to the Ministry of War Transport. She was renamed Empire Galbraith.[3] The Code Letters GNNS and United Kingdom Official Number 180694 were allocated. Her port of registry was London and she was operated under the management of Currie Line Ltd,[1] Leith.[2]

In December 1946,[4] Empire Galbraith was sold to Currie Line and was renamed Highland. She was sold to the Dundee, Perth & London Shipping Co Ltd in 1959 and renamed Gowrie.[3]

In 1963, Gowrie was sold to Cia Naviera Algeo SA. Piraeus, Greece and renamed Hermanos. With their introduction in the 1960s, Hermanos was allocated the IMO Number 5420281.[2] She was operated under the management of G Vlassis & Co.[3] She served until 1969, arriving at Vado Ligure, Italy in September for scrapping,[2] which happened in December.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Lloyd's Register, Steamers & Motorships" (PDF). Lloyd's List. Lloyd's of London. 1945. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Hendrick Fisser V (Ty.)" (in Danish). J Marcussen. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Mitchell, W H, and Sawyer, L A (1995). The Empire Ships. London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. p. not cited. ISBN 1-85044-275-4.
  4. ^ "Public Notices". The Times. No. 50635. London. 16 December 1946. col C, p. 10.

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