SS Söderhamn

SS Söderhamn
History
Name
  • Söderhamn (1899-1945)
  • Empire Congham (1945-47)
  • Söderhamn (1947-58)
Owner
  • H M Gehrckens (1899- )
  • Nautik GmbH (-1937)
  • H M Gehrkens (1937-45)
  • Ministry of War Transport (1945)
  • Ministry of Transport (1945-47)
  • H M Gehrkens (1947-58)
Operator
  • H M Gehrckens (1899- )
  • Nautik GmbH (-1937)
  • H M Gehrkens (1937-45)
  • William Robertson Ltd (1945-47)
  • H M Gehrkens (1947-58)
Port of registry
  • Hamburg(1899-1919)
  • Hamburg (1919-33)
  • Hamburg (1933-45)
  • London (1945-47)
  • Hamburg (1947-49)
  • Hamburg (1949-58)
BuilderHelsingørs Jernskib-og Maskinbyggeri A/S
Launched1899
Identification
  • Code Letters RBSP (1930-34)
  • Code Letters DHVW (1934-45)
  • Code Letters GTFX (1945-47)
  • United Kingdom Official Number 180762 (1945-47)
FateScrapped
General characteristics
TypeCargo ship
Tonnage
Length240 ft 8 in (73.36 m)
Beam34 ft 1 in (10.39 m)
Depth15 ft 1 in (4.60 m)
Installed powerTriple expansion steam engine
PropulsionScrew propeller

Söderhamn was a 1,499 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1899 by Helsingørs Jernskib-og Maskinbyggeri A/S, Denmark for German owners. She was seized by the Allies at Kiel in May 1945, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed Empire Congham. In 1947, she was returned to her previous owners and renamed Söderhamn. She served until 1958 when she was scrapped in Hamburg, Germany.

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