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History
Name
  • 1938: Süderau
  • 1945: Empire Content
  • 1946: Svartnes
  • 1947: Barlind
  • 1971: Ikaria
Namesake
Owner
Operator
Port of registry
BuilderDeSchiMAG Seebeck, Wesermünde
Launched1938
CompletedJanuary 1939
Identification
FateScrapped, 1972
General characteristics
Typecoastal steamship
Tonnage1,453 GRT; 713 NRT; 2,110 DWT
Length
  • 274 ft 3 in (83.59 m) overall
  • 260.7 ft (79.5 m) registered
Beam41.5 ft (12.6 m)
Depth14.3 ft (4.4 m)
Decks1
Installed power1 × compound engine + exhaust steam turbine; 209 NHP
Propulsion1 × screw
Sensors and
processing systems
Notessister ship: Norderau

SS Barlind was a steam coaster. She was built in Germany in 1938 for a German shipowner, who named her Süderau. In 1945 the Allies seized her; the UK Ministry of War Transport took possession of her; and she was renamed Empire Content. In 1946 she was transferred the Norwegian Directorate for Enemy Property, and renamed Svartnes. In 1947 she joined the fleet of Fred. Olsen & Co. and was renamed Barlind. In 1971 a Greek owner bought her and renamed her Ikaria. She was bought by Italian ship breakers in 1972.

Building

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In 1938, Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau's Seebeck shipyard in Wesermünde, Bremerhaven, built a pair of identical sister ships named Norderau and Süderau for Bugsier-, Reederei- und Bergungsgesellschaft.[1] Süderau was completed in January 1939.[2] Her lengths were 274 ft 3 in (83.59 m) overall[3] and 260.7 ft (79.5 m) registered. Her beam was 41.5 ft (12.6 m) and her depth was 14.3 ft (4.4 m). Her tonnages were 1,453 GRT; 713 NRT;[4] and 2,110 DWT.[2]

She had a single screw, and her main propulsion was a two-cylinder compound engine, made by DeSchiMAG Seebeck at Wesermünde. It was augmented by a exhaust steam turbine, which drove the same propeller shaft via double-reduction gearing and a Föttinger fluid coupling. The combined power of her reciprocating engine plus turbine was rated at 209 NHP. As built, she was equipped with wireless direction finding.[4] Her stokehold; engine room; superstructure; bridge; and single funnel were all aft. She had a raked stem; cruiser stern; two masts; and a short well deck forward of her mainmast.

Süderau's sister ship Norderau in Bugsier-, Reederei- und Bergungsgesellschaft colours

Career

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Bugsier registered Süderau at Hamburg. Her wireless telegraph call sign was DJYQ.[4] In May 1945 the Allies seized her at Bremerhaven.[5] The UK Ministry of War Transport took ownership of her; renamed her Empire Content; and registered her in London. Her UK official number was 180645, and her call sign was GJBK. Gillespie and Nichol Ltd managed her for the MoWT, and for the Ministry of Transport which succeeded the MoWT.[6]

In 1946 the ship was transferred to the Norwegian Direktoratet for fiendtlig eiendom ("Directorate for Enemy Property"), who renamed her Svartnes. She was registered in Oslo, and her call sign was LLTZ.[7] In 1947 A/S Ganger Rolf acquired her; renamed her Barlind, and Fred. Olsen & Co. became her managers.[8] By 1951, radar had been added to her navigating equipment.[9] By 1954, she was equipped to burn bunker oil.[10] By 1959, she was equipped with an echo sounding device; gyrocompass; and radiotelephone.[3]

In April 1971, Pokat Compania Nav SA bought the ship and renamed her Ikaria. She was registered in Piraeus, and Leonidas N Pothas managed her. In 1972 she was sold to ship breakers in Italy.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Lloyd's Register 1939, NOR.
  2. ^ a b c "D/S Barlind" (in Norwegian). Sjøhistorie. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  3. ^ a b Lloyd's Register 1959, BARFONN
  4. ^ a b c Lloyd's Register 1940, STU–SUD
  5. ^ Mitchell & Sawyer 1995[page needed]
  6. ^ Lloyd's Register 1945, Supplement: E.
  7. ^ Lloyd's Register 1947, SUV–SVE.
  8. ^ Lloyd's Register 1948, BAR.
  9. ^ Lloyd's Register 1951, BAR.
  10. ^ Lloyd's Register 1954, BAR.

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