SS Gisela L M Russ

History
Name
  • Gisela L M Russ (1922-45)
  • Empire Consort (1945-46)
  • Volos (1946-48)
  • Marios II (1948-59)
Owner
  • Ernst Russ (1922-45)
  • Ministry of War Transport (1945)
  • Ministry of Transport (1945-46)
  • Greek Government (1946-48)
  • M A Karageorgis (1948-59)
Operator
  • Ernst Russ (1922-45)
  • Springwell Steamship Co Ltd (1945-46)
  • Antonaropulo Bros (1946-48)
  • M A Karageorgis (1948-59)
Port of registry
  • Hamburg (1922-33)
  • Hamburg (1933-45)
  • London (1945-46)
  • Greece (1946-59)
BuilderStettiner Oderwerke AG
Launched1922
Out of service19 February 1959
Identification
  • Code Letters RDHJ (1922-34)
  • Code Letters DHJB (1934-45)
  • Code Letters GFVC (1945-46)
  • United Kingdom Official Number 180605 (1945-46)
FateSank
General characteristics
TypeCargo ship
Tonnage
Length230 ft 9 in (70.33 m)
Beam36 ft 4 in (11.07 m)
Depth14 ft 6 in (4.42 m)
Installed powerTriple expansion steam engine
PropulsionScrew propeller
Speed9 knots (17 km/h)
Location of the sinking of Marios II.

Gisela L M Russ was a 1,175 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1922 by Stettiner Oderwerke AG, Stettin, 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 Consort. In 1946, she was sold to the Greek Government and renamed Volos and then sold and renamed Marios II in 1948. She served until she sank in 1959 following a boiler explosion.

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