SS Ilse L M Russ
Ilse L.-M. Russ | |
| History | |
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| Owner |
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| Operator |
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| Port of registry | |
| Builder | Flensburger Schiffbau Gesellschaft |
| Yard number | 403 |
| Launched | 1926 |
| Completed | August 1926 |
| Out of service | 9 December 1959 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sank |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cargo ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 263 ft 1 in (80.19 m) |
| Beam | 41 ft 9 in (12.73 m) |
| Depth | 18 ft 6 in (5.64 m) |
| Installed power | Triple expansion steam engine |
| Propulsion | Screw propeller |
| Speed | 9 knots (17 km/h) |
| Crew | 20 |
Ilse L.-M. Russ was a 1,600 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1926 by Flensburger Schiffbau Gesellschaft, Flensburg. She was seized by the Allies in May 1945 at Kiel, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed Empire Conqueror. In 1946, she was allocated to the Norwegian Government and renamed Ekornes. She was sold into merchant service in 1947 and renamed Elfrida. She served until December 1959 when she sprang a leak and sank off the coast of Norway.