SS Alk

History
Name
  • Alk (1924-45)
  • Empire Contest (1945-46)
  • Vereshyagin (1946-60)
Owner
  • Roland Linie AG (1924-26)
  • Norddeutscher Lloyd (1926-33)
  • Argo Reederei AG (1933-37)
  • Argo Reederei Richard Adler & Co (1937-45)
  • Ministry of War Transport (1945)
  • Ministry of Transport (1945-46)
  • Soviet Government (1946-60)
Operator
  • Roland Linie AG (1924-26)
  • Norddeutscher Lloyd (1926-33)
  • Argo Reederei AG (1933-37)
  • Argo Reederei Richard Adler & Co (1937-45)
  • W A Wilson Ltd (1945-46)
  • Soviet Government (1946-60)
Port of registry
  • Bremen (1924-33)
  • Bremen (1938-45)
  • London (1945-46)
  • Archangelsk (1946-60)
BuilderNeptun AG
Launched1924
Identification
  • Code Letters QLWM (1924-34)
  • Code Letters DOMF (1934-45)
  • Code Letters GQXW (1945-46)
  • United Kingdom Official Number 180727 (1945-46)
FateScrapped
General characteristics
TypeCargo ship
Tonnage
Length221 ft 4 in (67.46 m)
Beam34 ft 9 in (10.59 m)
Depth11 ft 2 in (3.40 m)
Installed powerTriple expansion steam engine
PropulsionScrew propeller

Alk was a 1,175 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1924 by Neptun AG, Rostock, Germany for German owners. She was seized by the Allies in May 1945, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and was renamed Empire Contest. In 1946, she was allocated to the Soviet Union and renamed Vereshyagin (Верещагин). She served until about 1960, being deleted from Lloyd's Register in that year.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.