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| Ship name                = *''Brünhilde'' (1943-45)
*''Empire Game'' (1945-47)
*''Canford'' (1947-56)
*''Fangturm'' (1956-61)
*''Panaghia Lourion'' (1961-67)
*''Aghia Thalassini'' (1967-73)
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| Ship owner               = *Hamburg-Südamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft, (1944-45)
*Ministry of War Transport (1945-46)
*Ministry of Transport (1946-47)
*Mundus Export & Shipping Co. Ltd (1947-56)
*Partenreederei D. "Fangturm" (1956-59)
*Deutsche Dampfschifffarts-Gesellschaft Hansa (1959-61)
*Rio Pardo (1961-67)
*Tamara Compagnia Naviera (1967-70)
*Aldebaran Shipping Co (1970-73)
| Ship operator            = *Hamburg-Südamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft, (1944-45)
*Mundus Export & Shipping Co. Ltd (1945-56)
*Partenreederei D. "Fangturm" (1956-59)
*Deutsche Dampfschifffarts-Gesellschaft Hansa (1959-61)
*Rio Pardo (1961-67)
*Tamara Compagnia Naviera (1967-70)
*Aldebaran Shipping Co (1970-73)
| Ship registry            = *{{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} [[Hamburg]], [[Nazi Germany|Germany]] (1944-45)
*{{flagicon|United Kingdom|civil}} [[London]], [[United Kingdom]] (1945-56)
*{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[Bremen]], [[West Germany]] (1956-61)
*{{flagicon|Lebanon}} [[Beirut]], [[Lebanon]] (1961-67)
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Piraeus]], [[Greece]] (1967-70)
*{{flagicon|Cyprus}} [[Famagusta]], Cyprus (1970-73)
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| Ship builder             =  C. Van der Giessen & Zonen's Scheepswerfen NV
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| Ship yard number         = 726
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| Ship laid down           = 17 April 1943
| Ship launched            = 20 October 1943
| Ship completed           = 31 May 1944
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| Ship out of service      = 1973
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*Code Letters DKKS (1943-45)
*{{ICS|Delta}}{{ICS|Kilo}}{{ICS|Kilo}}{{ICS|Sierra}}
*Code Letters GTJN (1945-56)
*{{ICS|Golf}}{{ICS|Tango}}{{ICS|Juliet}}{{ICS|November}}
*Code Letters DLCG (1956-61)
*{{ICS|Delta}}{{ICS|Lima}}{{ICS|Charlie}}{{ICS|Golf}}
*Code Letters ODHH (1961-67)
*{{ICS|Oscar}}{{ICS|India}}{{ICS|Hotel}}{{ICS|Hotel}}
*Code Letters SXMI (1957-70)
*{{ICS|Sierra}}{{ICS|X-ray}}{{ICS|Mike}}{{ICS|India}}
*Code Letters 5BMX (1970-73)
*{{ICS|Five}}{{ICS|Bravo}}{{ICS|Mike}}{{ICS|X-ray}}
*{{IMO Number|5269522}} ( –1974)
| Ship fate                = Scrapped 1974
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| Ship class               = Hansa A type [[Cargo ship]]
| Ship tonnage             = *{{GRT|1,925}}, {{NRT|935}}, {{DWT|3,120}} (1944-56)
*{{GRT|2,742}}, {{NRT|1,511}}, {{DWT|3,582}} (1956-74)
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| Ship length              = {{convert|85.30|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| Ship beam                = {{convert|13.60|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
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| Ship draught             = {{convert|6.08|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| Ship depth               = {{convert|4.84|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
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| Ship power               = Compound steam engine, 1,200IHP
| Ship propulsion          = Single screw propeller
| Ship speed               = {{convert|10.5|kn|km/h}}
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| Ship crew                = 37
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'''''Aghia Thallassini''''' was a Hansa A Type cargo ship which was built as '''''Brünhilde''''' in 1943 by  [[Van der Giessen de Noord|C. Van der Giessen & Zonen's Scheepswerfen NV]], [[Krimpen aan den IJssel]], Netherlands for [[Hamburg Süd|Hamburg-Südamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft]], [[Hamburg]], [[Nazi Germany|Germany]]. She was seized as a [[prize (law)|prize of war]] in 1945, passing to the [[Ministry of War Transport]] and renamed '''''Empire Game'''''. She was sold in 1947 and was renamed '''''Canford'''''. Sold to [[West Germany]] in 1956, she was rebuilt and renamed '''''Fangturm'''''.  She was sold to  the Lebanon in 1961 and was renamed '''''Panaghia Lourion'''''. She was sold in 1967 to Greece and was renamed ''Aghia Thassalini''. Sold to Cyprus in 1970, she served until 1973, when she was scrapped.

==Description==
The ship was {{convert|85.30|m|ftin|abbr=on}} long, with a beam of {{convert|13.60|m|ftin|abbr=on}}.<ref name=Marcussen/> She had a depth of {{convert|4.84|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, and a draught of {{convert|6.08|m|ftin|abbr=on}}.<ref name=DDG/> She was assessed as {{GRT|1,925}},<ref name=Ships/> {{NRT|965}},<ref name=DDG/> {{DWT|3,120}}.<ref name=Marcussen>{{cite web |url=http://www.jmarcussen.dk/maritim/skibsliste/side.php?id=12116 |title=Brünhilde (Ty.) |language=da |publisher=J Marcussen |accessdate=14 June 2020}}</ref>

The ship was propelled by a [[compound steam engine]]. The engine was built by [[werkspoor]], [[Amsterdam]], Netherlands.<ref name=DDG/> Rated at 1,200[[indicated horsepower|IHP]], it drove a single screw propeller and could propel the ship at {{convert|10.5|kn|km/h}}.<ref name=Marcussen/>

The ship had a complement of 37. She was equipped with 1×30-tonne, 1×10-tonne and 10×5-tonne cranes.<ref name=DDG/>

==History==
''Brünhilde'' was a Hansa A Type cargo ship built in 1943 as [[yard number]] 726 by [[Van der Giessen de Noord|C. Van der Giessen & Zonen's Scheepswerfen NV]], [[Krimpen aan den IJssel]], Netherlands for [[Hamburg Süd|Hamburg-Südamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft]], [[Hamburg]], [[Nazi Germany|Germany]].<ref name=Marcussen/><ref name=Ships>{{cite book | first = and Sawyer, L A| last = Mitchell, W H | year = 1995| title = The Empire Ships| page =not cited  | publisher = Lloyd's of London Press Ltd| location = London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong|isbn=1-85044-275-4 }}</ref> Her keel was laid on 17 April, She was launched on 20 October and completed on 31 May 1944.<ref name=DDG/> Her port of registry was Hamburg,<ref name=Ships/> and the [[Code Letters]] DKKS were allocated.<ref name=DDG>{{cite web |url=http://ddghansa-shipsphotos.de/fangturm300.htm |title=D/S Brunhilde (DKS) 1944-1945 |language=de |publisher=DDG Hansa |accessdate=14 June 2020}}</ref>

On 18 March 1945, ''Brünhilde'' was severely damaged by the explosion of two [[naval mine|mines]] off [[Warnemünde]].<ref name=DDG/> In May 1945, ''Brünhilde'' was seized as a [[prize (law)|prize of war]] at [[Kiel]], Germany. She was passed to the [[Ministry of War Transport]] and  was renamed ''Empire Game''.<ref name=Ships/> The [[Code Letters]] GTJN were allocated. Her port of registry was [[London]] and she was operated under the management of Mundus Export & Shipping Co. Ltd.<ref name=DDG/> In December 1946, the [[Ministry of Transport (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Transport]] offered ''Empire Game'' for sale.<ref name=Times161246>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Public Notices |date=16 December 1946 |page=10 |issue=50635 |column=C }}</ref>

On 5 March 1947,<ref name=DDG/> ''Empire Game '' was sold to Mundus Export & Shipping Co. Ltd. and was renamed ''Canford''.<ref name=Ships/>

On 16 March 1956, ''Canford'' was sold to Partenreederei D. "Fangturm"[[Bremen]], [[West Germany]], which was 95% owned by Bohlen & Behn, Hamburg and 5% owned by the [[Hansa Line|Deutsche Dampfschifffarts-Gesellschaft Hansa]], Hamburg.<ref name=DDG/> She was rebuilt and renamed ''Fangturm''.<ref name=Ships/> She was assessed at {{GRT|2,742}}, {{NRT|1,511}}, {{DWT|3,582}}. Her port of registry was Bremen and the Code Letters DLCG were allocated. In May 1959, she was sold to Deutsche Dampfschifffarts-Gesellschaft Hansa.<ref name=DDG/>

on 23 November 1961,<ref name=DDG/> ''Fangturm'' was sold to Rio Pardo Naviera SA, [[Beirut]], Lebanon and was renamed ''Panaghia Lourion''.<ref name=Ships/> The Code Letterf ODHH were allocated.<ref name=DDG/> With their introduction in the 1960s, ''Panaghia Lourion'' was allocated the [[IMO Number]] 5269522.<ref name=Marcussen/>

In 1967, ''Panaghia Lourion'' was sold to Tamara Compagnia Naviera, [[Piraeus]], Greece and was renamed ''Aghia Thalassini''. The Code Letters SXMI were allocated.<ref name=DDG/> She was sold in 1970 to Aldebaran Shipping Co., [[Famagusta]], Cyprus.<ref name=Ships/> The Code Letters 5BMX were allocated.<ref name=DDG/> She arrived at [[Perama]], Greece on 15 June 1973 for scrapping by I. Katimertzoglou.<ref name=Marcussen/> ''Aghia Thalassini'' was scrapped in May 1974.<ref name=DDG/>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.shipspotting.com/photos/middle/8/5/0/2917058.jpg Monochrome photograph of ''Fangturm''.]

{{Hansa A type ships}}
{{March 1945 shipwrecks}}
{{Empire ships}}

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