MV Clio
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{{Infobox ship image | Ship image = | Ship caption = }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header = | Ship name =*Bukarest (1939–45)
| Ship owner =*Deutsche Levant Line (1939–45)
| Ship operator =*Luftwaffe (1940–45)
| Ship registry =*{{flagicon|Germany|Nazi}} Hamburg, Germany (1939–45)
| Ship route = | Ship ordered = | Ship builder = Deutsche Werft | Ship original cost = | Ship yard number = 226 | Ship way number = | Ship laid down = | Ship launched = 1939 | Ship completed = June 1940 | Ship commissioned = | Ship decommissioned = | Ship christened = | Ship acquired = | Ship maiden voyage = | Ship in service = | Ship out of service = | Ship identification =*United Kingdom Official Number 180678 (1945–46)
| Ship fate = Scrapped | Ship notes = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = | Ship type = Cargo ship | Ship tonnage =*{{GRT|4,558}}
| Ship displacement = | Ship length = {{convert|401|ft|9|in|m|2|abbr=on}} | Ship beam = {{convert|55|ft|7|in|m|2|abbr=on}} | Ship height = | Ship draught = | Ship depth = {{convert|21|ft|3|in|m|2|abbr=on}} | Ship decks = | Ship deck clearance = | Ship ramps = | Ship ice class = | Ship range = | Ship power = 885 nhp | Ship propulsion = 2 x 2SCSA diesel engines | Ship speed = {{convert|14|kn|km/h}} | Ship capacity = {{convert|409004|cuft|m3}} cargo space | Ship crew = | Ship notes = | Ship armament = }} |
For the cruise ship of the same name see MS Clio
Clio was a {{GRT|4,558}} cargo ship that was built in 1939 as Bukarest by Deutsche Werft, Hamburg, Germany for Deutsche Levant Line. She was seized by Allied forces in 1945, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed Empire Ettrick. She was passed to the Norwegian Government in 1940s and renamed Bremnes. In 1947, she was sold to a Norwegian company and renamed Clio. A sale to a Greek company in 1963 saw her renamed Panorea. She served until 1972, when she was renamed Charity and sold for scrapping, which occurred in 1974.
Description
The ship was built in 1939 by Deutsche Werft, Hamburg.{{cite book |last1= Mitchell |first1=W.H. |last2=Sawyer |first2=L.A. |year=1995 |title=The Empire Ships |page=not cited |publisher= Lloyd's of London Press Ltd |location= London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong |isbn=1-85044-275-4}} She was yard number 226.{{cite web |url=http://www.skipet.no/fleetlister/lister/055.doc |title=055 Den Norske Syd-Amerikalinje |first1=Morten |last1=Bjørndalen |first2=H |last2=Kjærvik |publisher=Skipet |accessdate=8 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327022045/http://www.skipet.no/fleetlister/lister/055.doc |archivedate=27 March 2012 |df=dmy-all }} She had {{convert|409004|cuft|m3}} cargo space.
The ship was {{convert|409|ft|9|in|m|2}} long, with a beam of {{convert|55|ft|7|in|m|2}}. She had a depth of {{convert|21|ft|3|in|m|2}}.{{cite web|url=https://plimsoll.southampton.gov.uk/shipdata/pdfs/40/40a0181.pdf |title=LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS |publisher=Plimsoll Ship Data |accessdate=8 September 2011}} She was assessed at {{GRT|4,558}},{{cite web |url=http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/deutschelev.html |title=Deutsche Levante Line |publisher=The Ships List |accessdate=8 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001070005/http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/deutschelev.html |archivedate=1 October 2011 |df=dmy-all }} {{NRT|2,661}}, 6,988 DWT.{{cite web |url=http://www.skipsrevyen.no/artikler/ved_roret_av_steinar_oppedal/135815.html |title=En saga om skiber og sjøens menn |publisher=Skipsrevyen |language=Norwegian |accessdate=8 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322142926/http://www.skipsrevyen.no/artikler/ved_roret_av_steinar_oppedal/135815.html |archivedate=22 March 2012 |df=dmy-all }}
The ship was propelled by two two-stroke Single Cycle, Single Action diesel engines, which had six cylinders of {{convert|20+1/2|in|cm}} diameter by {{convert|27+9/16|in|cm}} stroke driving twin screw propellers. The engines were built by Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg, Augsburg. They were rated at 885 nhp, 3,860 bhp. They could propel her at {{convert|14|kn|km/h}}.{{cite web |url=http://www.sjohistorie.no/portal/skip/c/Clio%20%201939 |title=M/S Clio |publisher=Sjøhistorie |language=Norwegian |accessdate=8 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151107010538/http://www.sjohistorie.no/portal/skip/c/Clio%20%201939 |archivedate=7 November 2015 |df=dmy-all }}
History
Bukarest was launched in 1939. Delivered in June, 1940, she was used by the Luftwaffe during World War II as an aircraft maintenance ship. In May 1945, she was seized at Kiel, Germany, as a war prize. She was passed to the MoWT and renamed Empire Ettrick. She was placed under the management of the Cunard Steamship Co Ltd. Her port of registry was London. The United Kingdom Official Number 180678 and Code Letters GNLR were allocated.{{cite web |url=http://convoyweb.org.uk/signal/index.html?search_all.php~signalmain |title=Signal Letters Database |publisher=Convoyweb |accessdate=6 September 2011}} (Enter GNLR or Empire Ettrick in relevant search box) In July 1946, she was transferred to the Norwegian Government and renamed Bremnes. The Code Letters LLTN were allocated.
In December 1946, Bremnes was sold to the Bergen Steamship Co, Bergen. She was renamed Clio in March 1947. On 28 March, she collided with the Norwegian cargo ship {{MV|Sevilla||2}} west of Bloksen. Sevilla sank with the loss of ten crew.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/docBrowser.aspx?1257?1?1 |title=Norske losses 1946-68 |publisher=Wrecksite |language=Norwegian |accessdate=21 September 2011}} In 1953, there was a fire on board. In August 1963, Clio was sold to Compania Panorea SA, Piraeus, Greece and was renamed Panorea. She was operated under the management of M A Karageorgis. Her owners became Panorea Compania Naviera SA in 1969. Management was transferred to E T Kolintzas & Maltakis following this change. With the introduction of IMO Numbers in the late 1960s, Panorea was allocated IMO 5076078. In September 1972, Panorea was sold to United Shipowners Ltd, Famagusta, Cyprus and renamed Charity. She arrived on 22 September at Kaohsiung, Taiwan for scrapping. She was scrapped in 1974.
References
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Category:Ships built in Hamburg
Category:World War II merchant ships of Germany
Category:Ministry of War Transport ships
Category:Merchant ships of the United Kingdom
Category:Merchant ships of Norway
Category:Maritime incidents in 1947