''Clary'' was a coaster that was built in 1939 by Van Diepen Scheepswerf Gebroeders NV, Waterhuizen,

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, for German owners. She was seized by the Allies in May 1945 at

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and passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed ''Empire Condee''. In 1947, she was sold into merchant service and was renamed ''Condee''. In 1950, a further sale saw her renamed ''Aisne''. In 1960, she was sold to

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and renamed ''Clary''. In 1975, she was sold to

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n owners and renamed ''Marie Elizabeth'' but on 20 February 1976 she caught fire and was declared a constructive total loss.

Description

The ship was built in 1938 by Van Diepen Scheepswerf Gebroeders NV, Waterhuizen, Netherlands, as yard number 834. The ship was long, with a beam of a depth of . She had a GRT of 215 and a NRT of 96, with a DWT of 305. The ship was propelled by a 4-stroke Single Cycle Single Acting

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, which had 4 cylinders of diameter by 17 (45 cm) stroke. The engine was built by Humboldt-Deutzmotoren AG, Köln-Deutz. The engine could propel her at .

History

''Herman Litmeyer'' was built for Gebr. Elfring. She entered service on 20 June 1939. Her port of registry was Haren a/d Ems. She was placed under the management of Maria Litmeyer. In May 1945, ''Herman Litmeyer'' was seized by the Allies at Nyborg, Denmark. She was passed to the MoWT and was renamed ''Empire Condee''. In 1947, she was allocated to the

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and was renamed ''Condee''. In 1950, she was sold to Wm H Muller & Co Ltd,

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and was renamed ''Aisne''. She was operated by the Vianda Steamship Co Ltd, London. The Code Letters GSKB were allocated. In 1960, she was sold to Shipping & Trading Co Ltd,

and was renamed ''Clary''. With the introduction on

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s, ''Clary'' was allocated 5075608. In 1975, she was sold to Manuel Garcon,

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and renamed ''Marie Elizabeth''. She was placed under the Panamanian flag. On 20 February 1976, a fire broke out while ''Marie Elizabeth'' was moored at

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. She was declared a total loss.

References

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