SS Indus (1945)

History
Name
  • Sasbeck (1945-46)
  • Empire Ardle (1946-47)
  • Lewis Hamilton (1947-50)
  • Indus (1950-68)
  • Falcon (1968)
  • Sea Falcon (1968-71)
Owner
  • Ministry of Transport (1946-47)
  • Rodney Steamship Co Ltd, London (1947-50)
  • C H Abramsen, Stockholm (1950-68)
  • C Hultstrom, Stockholm (1968)
  • Seabird Navigation Incorporated, Liberia (1968-69)
  • Lilly Navigation Corporation, Panama (1969-70)
  • Seabird Navigation Incorporated, Liberia (1970-71)
Port of registry
  • London (1946-50)
  • Stockholm (1950-68)
  • Liberia (1968-69)
  • Panama (1969-70)
  • Liberia (1970-71)
BuilderFlensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft, Flensburg
Yard number506
Launched27 March 1945
CompletedNovember 1946
Out of service1971
Identification
FateScrapped 1971
General characteristics
Tonnage2,834 GRT
Propulsion1 x compound steam engine
Speed11 knots (20 km/h)

Indus was a 2,834 ton cargo ship which was built in Germany in 1945 and launched as Sasbeck. She was seized uncompleted at Lübeck in 1946 and renamed Empire Ardle. In 1947 she was renamed Lewis Hamilton and then in 1950 she was renamed Indus. In 1968 she was renamed Falcon and then Sea Falcon, serving until 1971 when she was scrapped.

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