''Alk'' was a

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that was built in 1924 by Neptun AG,

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for German owners. She was seized by the Allies in May 1945, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and was renamed ''Empire Contest''. In 1946, she was allocated to the

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and renamed ''Vereshyagin'' (''Верещагин''). She served until about 1960, being deleted from Lloyd's Register in that year.

Description

The ship was built in 1924 by Neptun AG. The ship was long, with a beam of and a depth of . The ship had a GRT of 1,175 and a NRT of 612. The ship was propelled by a triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of , and diameter by stroke. The engine was built by Neptun.

History

''Alk'' was built for Roland Linie AG, Bremen. Her port of registry was Bremen and she was allocated the Code Letters QLWM. By 1926, Norddeutscher Lloyd had taken over Roland Linie. In 1933, ''Alk'' was transferred to Argo Reederei AG, Bremen. In 1934, her Code Letters were changed to DOMF. In 1936, the company changed its name to Argo Reederei Richard Adler & Co. In May 1945, ''Alk'' was seized by the Allies at Brunsbüttel. She was passed to the MoWT and renamed ''Empire Contest''. Her port of registry was changed to

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. The Code Letters GQXW and United Kingdom

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180747 were allocated. She was placed under the management of W A Wilson Ltd. In 1946, ''Empire Contesnt'' was transferred to the Soviet Government and was renamed ''Vereshyagin''. Her port of registry was changed to Archangelsk. She served until c1960, when she was deleted from shipping registers.

References

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