''Stettin'' was a cargo ship which was built in 1923 for the Stettiner Dampfer Compagnie. In 1930 she was sold to

Norddeutscher Lloyd Norddeutscher Lloyd (NDL; North German Lloyd) was a German shipping company. It was founded by Hermann Henrich Meier and Eduard Crüsemann in Bremen on 20 February 1857. It developed into one of the most important German shipping companies of t ...

and renamed ''Akka''. She was requisitioned by the

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in 1940. ''Akka'' was seized as a

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in 1945, passing to the

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(MoWT) and being renamed ''Empire Calder''. She was sold in 1947 to the Near East Shipping Co and renamed ''Israel Gotesman'' and then ''Isgo''. In 1950 she was sold to Karl Gross,

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and renamed ''Erich''. In 1960, she was sold to Palomba & Salvatori,

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and renamed ''Pantera'', serving until she was scrapped in 1970.

Description

The ship was built by Stettiner Oderwerke AG,

Stettin Szczecin (, , german: Stettin ; sv, Stettin ; Latin: ''Sedinum'' or ''Stetinum'') is the capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. Located near the Baltic Sea and the German border, it is a major s ...

for Stettiner Dampfer Compagnie AG. She was launched in 1923, and completed in 1924. The ship was long, with a beam of and a depth of . She had a GRT of 2,646 and a NRT of 1,511. She was propelled by a

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which had cylinders of , and diameter by 39 (100 cm) stroke. The engine was built by Stettiner Oderwerke AG.

History

''Stettin'' was built for Stettiner Dampfer Compagnie AG, Stettin. She was operated under the management of Deutsche Levante Linie. Her

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were JBGK and her port of registry was Stettin. In 1930, she was sold to

and renamed ''Akka''. Her port of registry was changed to

and she remained under the management of Deutsche Levant Linie AG. In 1934, her Code Letters were changed to DOCW. In 1935, she was sold to Atlas Levant Linie AG. She was requisitioned by the

in 1940. In 1942, ''Akka'' was allocated the German

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8535 and her Code Letters were changed to SFMN. she was damaged by mine and beached off Varangerfjord, Norway, 29 November 1942. Later refloated, repaired, returned to service. In 1945, ''Akka'' was seized as a war prize and passed to the MoWT. She was renamed ''Empire Calder'' and placed under the management of Whimster & Co Ltd. Her port of registry was changed to London. She was allocated the United Kingdom

180787 and the Code Letters GFDY. In 1947, she was sold to the Near East Shipping Co Ltd, London. She was renamed ''Israel Gotesman'', which was later shortened to ''Isgo''. In 1950, she was sold to Karl Gross, Bremen and renamed ''Erich''. In 1960, she was sold to Palomba & Salvatori, Italy and renamed ''Pantera'', serving until she was scrapped in Italy in October 1970. With the introduction of

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s, ''Pantera'' was allocated the IMO Number 5270090.

References

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