SS Aghios Nectarios

	SS Aghios Nectarios in the port of Rovinj, Croatia, after 1967
History
Name	Kalliope (1944-45); Empire Garrison (1945-47); Bengore Head (1947-67); Aghios Nectarios (1967-74);
Owner	Neptun Line (1944-45); Ministry of War Transport (1945-46); Ministry of Transport (1946-47); Ulster Steamship Co (1947-67); Kyrle Compagnia Naviera SA (1967-71); Aldebaran Shipping (1971-74);
Operator	Neptun Line (1944-45); G Heyn & Sons Ltd (1945-67); Canopus Shipping SA (1967-71); Aldebaran Shipping (1971-74);
Port of registry	Bremen, Germany (1944-45); London , United Kingdom (1945-67); Piraeus, Greece (1967-71); Famagusta, Cyprus (1971-74);
Builder	NV Koninklijk Maatschappij de Schelde
Yard number	249
Launched	15 April 1944
Completed	August 1944
Out of service	1974
Identification	United Kingdom Official Number 180668 (1945-67); Code Letters GMRP (1945-67); ; IMO number: 5040998 ( –1971);
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type	Hansa A type Cargo ship
Tonnage	1,925 GRT, 804 NRT, 3,200 DWT
Length	85.27 m (279 ft 9 in)
Beam	13.51 m (44 ft 4 in)
Draught	5.59 m (18 ft 4 in)
Depth	4.80 m (15 ft 9 in)
Installed power	Compound steam engine, 1,200IHP
Propulsion	Single screw propeller
Speed	10.5 knots (19.4 km/h)

Aghios Nectarios was a Hansa A Type cargo ship which was built as Kalliope in 1944 by NV Koninklijk Maatschappij de Schelde, Vlissingen, Netherlands for Neptun Line, Bremen, Germany. She was seized as a prize of war in 1945, passing to the Ministry of War Transport and renamed Empire Garrison. She was sold in 1947 and was renamed Bengore Head. She was sold to Greece in 1967 and renamed Aghios Nectarios. Following a sale to Cyprus in 1971, she served until 1974, when she was scrapped.

Description

The ship was 85.27 m (279 ft 9 in) long, with a beam of 13.51 m (44 ft 4 in). She had a depth of 4.80 m (15 ft 9 in). She was assessed as 1,923 GRT, 804 NRT,^[1] 3,200 DWT.^[2]

The ship was propelled by a compound steam engine, which had two cylinders of 42 cm (16+9⁄16 in) and two cylinders of 90 cm (35+7⁄16 in) diameter by 90 cm (35+7⁄16 in) inches stroke. The engine was built by NV Koninklijk Maatschappij de Schelde.^[1] Rated at 1,200IHP, it drove a single screw propeller and could propel the ship at 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h).^[2]

History

Kalliope was a Hansa A Type cargo ship built in 1944 as yard number 249 by NV Koninklijk Maatschappij de Schelde, Vlissingen, Netherlands for Neptun Line, Bremen, Germany.^[2]^[3] She was launched in on 15 April and delivered in August.^[2] Her port of registry was Bremen.^[3]

In May 1945, Kalliope was seized as a prize of war at Kiel. She was passed to the British Ministry of War Transport and was renamed Empire Garrison.^[3] The Code Letters GMRP and United Kingdom Official Number 180668 were allocated. Her port of registry was London and she was operated under the management of G Heyn & Sons Ltd.^[1]

In 1947, Empire Garrison was sold to the Ulster Steamship Co. and was renamed Bengore Head. She was operated under the management of G Heyn & Sons.^[3] With their introduction in the 1960s, Bengore Head was allocated the IMO Number 5040988.^[2]

In 1967, Bengore Head was sold to Kyrle Compagnia Naviera SA, Piraeus, Greece and was renamed Aghios Nektarios. She was operated under the management of Canopus Shipping SA. She was sold to Aldebaran Shipping Co., Famagusta, Cyprus in 1971. She served until January 1974, when she was scrapped in Spain.^[2]^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Lloyd's Register, Steamers and Motorships" (PDF). Lloyd's Register. Lloyd's of London. 1945. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Kalliope (Ty.)" (in Danish). J Marcussen. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Mitchell, W H, and Sawyer, L A (1995). The Empire Ships. London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. p. not cited. ISBN 1-85044-275-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)