SS I P Suhr
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{{Infobox ship image | Ship image = IP Suhr Sjöhistorisk museet Fo8289A 2.jpg | Ship caption = I.P. Suhr }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header = | Ship name =*Siegmund (1926-29)
| Ship owner =*Emil R Retzlaff (1926-26)
| Ship operator =*Emil R Retzlaff (1926-26)
| Ship registry =*{{flagicon|Weimar Republic|civil}} Stettin (1926-26)
| Ship route = | Ship ordered = | Ship builder = Ostseewerft AG, | Ship original cost = | Ship yard number = | Ship way number = | Ship laid down = | Ship launched = 1926 | Ship completed = | Ship commissioned = | Ship decommissioned = | Ship christened = | Ship acquired = | Ship maiden voyage = | Ship in service = | Ship out of service = 1 December 1950 | Ship identification =*Code Letters JBNG (1927-34)
| Ship fate = Wrecked | Ship notes = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = | Ship type = Cargo ship | Ship tonnage =*{{GRT|1,883}} (1926-48)
| Ship displacement = | Ship length = {{convert|266|ft|9|in|m|2|abbr=on}} | Ship beam = {{convert|41|ft|1|in|m|2|abbr=on}} | Ship height = | Ship draught = | Ship depth = {{convert|18|ft|6|in|m|2|abbr=on}} | Ship decks = | Ship deck clearance = | Ship ramps = | Ship ice class = | Ship sail plan = | Ship power = Compound steam engine | Ship propulsion = Screw propeller | Ship speed = | Ship capacity = | Ship crew = 21 (I.P. Suhr) | Ship notes = | Ship armament = }} |
I.P. Suhr was a {{GRT|1649|link=off}} cargo ship that was built in 1926 by Ostseewerft AG, Stettin as Siegmund for German owners. After a sale in 1929 she was renamed Thielbek. A further sale in 1939 saw her renamed Ingrid Traber. She was seized by the Allies in May 1945, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed Empire Condover. In 1946, she was passed to the Norwegian Government and renamed Fornes. She was sold into merchant service in 1948 and renamed I.P. Suhr, serving until December 1950 when she capsized and sank.
Description
The ship was launched on 18 Dezember 1926 at Ostseewerft AG, Stettin, completed in March 1927 and put into service on 21 March 1927.{{cite book | first = and Sawyer, L A| last = Mitchell, W H | year = 1995| title = The Empire Ships| publisher = Lloyd's of London Press Ltd| location = London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong|isbn=1-85044-275-4}}[https://www.miramarshipindex.nz/ship/1180720 Miramar Ship Index, Siegmund][http://www.luftwaffe-zur-see.de/Kdo.Schiff/DatenVersorgung/I.Traber.htm Luftwaffe zur See, Ingrid Traber]
The ship was {{convert|266|ft|9|in|m|2}} long, with a beam of {{convert|41|ft|1|in|m|2}} a depth of {{convert|18|ft|6|in|m|2}}. She had a GRT of 1,883. and a NRT of 1,084.{{cite web|url=https://plimsoll.southampton.gov.uk/shipdata/pdfs/30/30b1188.pdf|title=LLOYD'S REGISTER, STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS|publisher=Plimsoll Ship Data|access-date=8 June 2010|archive-date=29 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629134820/https://plimsoll.southampton.gov.uk/shipdata/pdfs/30/30b1188.pdf|url-status=live}}
The ship was propelled by a compound steam engine which had two cylinders of {{convert|16+1/2|in|cm}} and two cylinders of {{convert|35+7/16|in|cm}} diameter by {{convert|35+7/16|in|cm}} stroke. The engine was built by Ostsee Werft.
History
Siegmund was built for Emil R. Retzlaff, Stettin.{{cite web |url=http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/EmpireC.html |title=Empire C |publisher=Mariners |access-date=8 June 2010 |archive-date=3 July 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090703235240/http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/EmpireC.html |url-status=live }} She was sold in 1929 to Knohr & Burchard, Hamburg and renamed Thielbek. The Code Letters JBNG were allocated. On 9 December 1934, Thielbek ran aground at Befanaes, Denmark.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Casualty reports |date=10 December 1934 |page=25 |issue=46933 |column=B }} She was later refloated and arrived at Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany on 16 December.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Casualty reports |date=18 December 1934 |page=27 |issue=46940 |column=D }}
In 1934, her Code Letters were changed to DHXP.{{cite web |url=https://plimsoll.southampton.gov.uk/shipdata/pdfs/34/34b0836.pdf |title=LLOYD'S REGISTER, STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS |publisher=Plimsoll Ship Data |access-date=8 June 2010 |archive-date=29 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629134819/https://plimsoll.southampton.gov.uk/shipdata/pdfs/34/34b0836.pdf |url-status=live }} In 1939, she was sold to Traber & Co, Hamburg and renamed Ingrid Traber. This change was not recorded by Lloyds Register, she continued to be listed as Thielbek.{{cite web |url=http://www.plimsollshipdata.org/ship.php?ship_id=36057&name=Thielbek |title=Details of the Ship |publisher=Plimsoll Ship Data |access-date=8 June 2010 |archive-date=12 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512224257/http://www.plimsollshipdata.org/ship.php?ship_id=36057&name=Thielbek |url-status=live }} Ingrid Traber was a member of a convoy which departed Hamburg on 6 March 1942 bound for Norway.{{cite web |url=http://www.ddghansa-shipsphotos.de/lahneck300.htm |title=D/S LAHNECK (3) |publisher=DDG Hansa Ships Photos |access-date=8 June 2010 |archive-date=18 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718224959/http://www.ddghansa-shipsphotos.de/lahneck300.htm |url-status=live }} On 1 May 1945, Ingrid Traber was in collision with the Hamburg-Südamerikanische Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft steamship {{SS|Brunhilde||2}}.{{cite web |url=http://www.ddghansa-shipsphotos.de/fangturm300.htm |title=D/S BRUNHILDE |publisher=DDG Hansa Ships Photos |access-date=8 June 2010 |archive-date=18 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718225005/http://www.ddghansa-shipsphotos.de/fangturm300.htm |url-status=live }}
In May 1945, Ingrid Traber was seized by the Allies. She was passed to the MoWT and renamed Empire Condover. Her port of registry was changed to London. The United Kingdom Official Number 180720 and Code Letters GMWZ were allocated. She was placed under the management of E R Newbigin Ltd.{{cite web |url=https://plimsoll.southampton.gov.uk/shipdata/pdfs/45/45a1193.pdf |title=LLOYD'S REGISTER, STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS |publisher=Plimsoll Ship Data |access-date=8 June 2010 |archive-date=29 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629134824/https://plimsoll.southampton.gov.uk/shipdata/pdfs/45/45a1193.pdf |url-status=live }} In 1946, she was allocated to the Norwegian Government and renamed Fornes. In 1948, she was sold to Aktieselskabet Det Danske Kulkompagni and renamed I.P. Suhr. Her port of registry was København and the Code Letters OYFJ were allocated. She was placed under the management of A Møller and N Westergaard. I.P. Suhr was recorded as {{GRT|1999|link=off}}, {{NRT|1132|link=off}}, 2,820 DWT.{{cite web |url=http://www.sbib.dk/documents/Skibslister/1950.pdf |title=Danmarks Skibsliste 1950 |publisher=Sjofartens Bibliotek |language=da |access-date=8 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121119002709/http://www.sbib.dk/documents/Skibslister/1950.pdf |archive-date=19 November 2012 |df=dmy-all }} On 1 December 1950, I.P. Suhr was on a voyage from Gdańsk, Poland to Aarhus, Denmark when she capsized and sank {{convert|5|nmi|km}} off Sandhammaren, Sweden with the loss of 20 of her 21 crew. The wreck was blown up in 1952 and salvaged as scrap.{{cite web|url=http://www.schiffe-info.de/katastrophe.htm|title=Einige Zivile Schiffskatastrophen von 1900 - 2009 |publisher=Schiffe |language=de |access-date=8 June 2010}}
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