SS Friedrich Bischoff

History
Name	Friedrich Bischoff (1940–45); Empire Consequence (1945–51); Kaisaniemi (1951–67);
Owner	Argo Reederei Richard Adler & Co (1940–45); Ministry of War Transport (1945); Ministry of Transport (1945–47); United States Maritime Commission (1947–48); Alaska Transport Corp (1948–50); Norton Clapp (1950–51); Etela Suomen Laiva OY (1951–67);
Operator	Argo Reederei Richard Adler & Co (1940–45); Shipping & Coal Ltd (1945–47); United States Maritime Commission (1947–48); Alaska Transport Corp (1948–50); Norton Clapp (1950–51); Polttoaine Osuuskunta (1951–59); K S Laaksonen (1959–61); Etela Suomen Laiva OY (1961–67);
Port of registry	Hamburg (1940–45); London (1945–47); New York (1947–48); Tacoma (1948–50); Seattle (1950–51); Helsinki (1951–67);
Builder	Lübecker Maschinenbau Gesellschaft
Launched	1940
Identification	Code Letters GFSX (1945–47); ; Code Letters OFRB (1951–67); ; United Kingdom Official Number 180707 (1945–47); Finnish Official Number 1098 (1951–67);
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Type	Cargo ship
Tonnage	1,998 GRT; 1,065 NRT;
Length	303 ft 7 in (92.53 m)
Beam	43 ft 4 in (13.21 m)
Draught	17 ft 8 in (5.38 m)
Depth	14 ft 9 in (4.50 m)
Ice class	1A (1962–67)
Installed power	Compound steam engine
Propulsion	Screw propeller
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h)

Friedrich Bischoff was a 1,998 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1940 by Lübecker Maschinenbau Gesellschaft, Lübeck, Germany for German owners. She was sunk in an air raid in 1943, but later salvaged and returned to service. She was seized by the Allies in April 1945, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed Empire Consequence. In 1947, she was transferred to the United States, and was sold into merchant service the following year. In 1951, she was sold to Finnish owners and renamed Kaisaniemi, serving until 1967 when she was scrapped.

Description

The ship was built by Lübecker Maschinenbau Geschellschaft, Lübeck. She was launched in 1940.^[1]

The ship was 303 feet 7 inches (92.53 m) long, with a beam of 43 feet 4 inches (13.21 m). She had a depth of 14 feet 9 inches (4.50 m) and a draught of 17 feet 8 inches (5.38 m). The ship had a GRT of 1,998 and a NRT of 1,065.^[2]

The ship was propelled by a compound steam engine which had two cylinders of 14+9⁄16 inches (37.0 cm) and two cylinders of 34+1⁄2 inches (88 cm) diameter by 34+1⁄2 inches (88 cm) stroke. The engine was built by Ottenseult Steelworks, Altona, Hamburg.^[2] It could propel the ship at 12 knots (22 km/h).^[3]

History

Friedrich Bisschoff was built for Argo Reederei Richard Adler & Co. On 13 December 1943, she was sunk in an Allied air raid on Bremen. She was salvaged, repaired and returned to service.^[4] In May 1945, Friedrich Bisschoff was seized by the Allies at Copenhagen, Denmark. She was passed to the MoWT and renamed Empire Consequence.^[1] She was placed under the management of Shipping & Coal Co Ltd. Her port of registry was changed to London. The Code Letters GFSX and United Kingdom Official Number 180707 were allocated.^[2] On 7 April 1947, she was allocated to the United States Maritime Commission and laid up in the Hudson River.^[5]

On 8 March 1948,^[5] Empire Consequence was sold to Alaska Transport Corp, Tacoma, Washington.^[4] In 1950, she was sold to Norton Clapp, Seattle, Washington.^[1] In 1951, Empire Consequence was sold to Etelä-Suomen Laiva Oy, Helsinki, Finland and was renamed Kaisaniemi.^[4] The Code Letters OFRB and Finnish Official Number 1098 were allocated and her port of registry was changed to Helsinki. She was operated under the management of Polttoaine Osuuskunta, Helsinki until 1959, and then under the management of K S Laaksonen, Helsinki until 1961, after which Etelä-Suomen Laiva operated the ship themselves. In 1962, Kaisaniemi was classified as ice class 1A, She was transferred from Lloyd's Register to Det Norske Veritas in that year.^[3] She served until 1967, when she was scrapped at Grimstad, Norway.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Mitchell, W.H.; 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c "LLOYD'S REGISTER, STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Ship Card No. 862". Finnish Mercantile Marine Database. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Argo Line, Bremen". The Ships List. Archived from the original on 4 February 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Front of Card 1". Property Management and Archive Record System. Retrieved 4 August 2010.

[Ships-1] Mitchell, W.H.; 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.

[Consequence45-2] "LLOYD'S REGISTER, STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 4 August 2010.

[FMMD-3] "Ship Card No. 862". Finnish Mercantile Marine Database. Retrieved 4 August 2010.

[List-4] "Argo Line, Bremen". The Ships List. Archived from the original on 4 February 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2010.

[PMARS-5] "Front of Card 1". Property Management and Archive Record System. Retrieved 4 August 2010.

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v t e Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in December 1943
Shipwrecks	2 Dec: Fort Athabaska, John Bascom, John Harvey, Norlom, Testbank 4 Dec: Chūyō, Kembu Maru 11 Dec: V 602 Richard C. Krogmann 12 Dec: HMS Holcombe, HMS Tynedale 13 Dec: Friedrich Bischoff, U-172, U-391, U-593 15 Dec: Aquileia, Nevada 16 Dec: U-73 17 Dec: USS APc-21 18 Dec: HMS Felixstowe, Numakaze 20 Dec: German submarine U-850 21 Dec: Norhauk 22 Dec: Niobe 24 Dec: Dumana, USS Leary, U-645, Frederick Bartholdi 25 Dec: HMS Hurricane 26 Dec: USS Brownson, Scharnhorst 28 Dec: Axum, T25, T26, Z27 29 Dec: Protée 31 Dec: HMS Clacton Unknown date: S-55, U-972
Other incidents	13 Dec: Mars 13 Dec: U-345 23 Dec: HMS Worcester
1942 1943 1944 November 1943 January 1944

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