SS Justinian
{{Short description|Cargo ship}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2017}}
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{{Infobox ship image | Ship image = Karl Christian Lohse Sjöhistorisk museet Fo214019.jpg | Ship caption = }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header = | Ship name =*Justinian (1940-42)
| Ship owner =*Hilmar Reksten (1940-42)
| Ship operator =*Reederei H P Vith (1942-45)
| Ship registry =*{{Flagicon|Nazi Germany}} Hamburg (1940-45)
| Ship route = | Ship ordered = | Ship builder = Nobiskrug Werft | Ship original cost = | Ship yard number = | Ship way number = | Ship laid down = | Ship launched = 1940 | Ship completed = May 1942 | Ship commissioned = | Ship decommissioned = | Ship christened = | Ship acquired = | Ship maiden voyage = | Ship in service = | Ship out of service = | Ship identification =*Code Letters GLFT (1945-46)
| Ship fate = Scrapped | Ship notes = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = | Ship type = Cargo ship | Ship tonnage =*{{GRT|1,875}} (1942-46) {{GRT|1894|link=off}} (1946-65)
| Ship displacement = | Ship length = {{convert|263|ft|9|in|m|2|abbr=on}} | Ship beam = {{convert|42|ft|1|in|m|2|abbr=on}} | Ship height = | Ship draught = | Ship depth = {{convert|16|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 = {{convert|10.5|kn|km/h}} | Ship capacity = | Ship crew = | Ship notes = | Ship armament = }} |
Justinian was a {{GRT|1875|link=off}} cargo ship that was built in 1940 by Nobiskrug Werft, Rendsburg for a Norwegian owner. She was seized on completion, renamed Karl Christian Lohse and used by a German company. She was seized by the Allies in May 1945 at Flensburg, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed Empire Conningbeg.
In 1946, she was transferred to the Norwegian Government and renamed Fuglenes. In 1947, she was transferred to her original owner and renamed Justinian. She was sold to a West German owner in 1954 and renamed Inge R Christophersen. She served until 1965, when she was scrapped.
Description
The ship was built by Nobiskrug Werft, Rendsburg. She was launched in 1940.{{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}} Completion was in May 1942.{{cite web|url=http://www.sjohistorie.no/skip/j/Justinian%201942?distrikt=None |title=D/S Justinian |publisher=Sjøhistorie |language=no |access-date=14 July 2010}}
The ship was {{convert|263|ft|9|in|m|2}} long, with a beam of {{convert|42|ft|1|in|m|2}} and had a depth of {{convert|16|ft|6|in|m|2}}. As built, he ship had a GRT of 1,875 and a NRT of 1,006.{{cite web|url=https://plimsoll.southampton.gov.uk/shipdata/pdfs/45/45a1187.pdf|title=LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS |publisher=Plimsoll Ship Data |access-date=14 July 2010}}
The ship was propelled by a compound steam engine which had two cylinders of {{convert|14+9/16|in|cm}} and two cylinders of {{convert|31+1/2|in|cm}} diameter by {{convert|31+1/2|in|cm}} stroke. It could propel the ship at {{convert|10.5|kn|km/h}}.
History
Justinian was built for Hilmar Reksten, Bergen. On completion in May 1942, she was seized by the German authorities. She was passed to H P Vith, Hamburg and renamed Karl Christian Lohse. In May 1945, she was seized by the Allies at Flensburg, passed to the MoWT and renamed Empire Conningbeg. She was placed under the management of Currie Line Ltd, Leith. Her port of registry was changed to London. The Code Letters GLFT and United Kingdom Official Number 180647 were allocated.
In 1946, Empire Conningbeg was transferred to the Norwegian Government and renamed Fuglenes. She was placed under the control of the Sjøfartsdirektortet. The Code Letters LLTU were allocated and her port of registry was changed to Oslo. She was recorded as being {{GRT|1894|link=off}}, {{NRT|1,033|link=off}} and 2,845 DWT. In November 1946, Fuglenes was transferred to AS Rederi Julian, Bergen. She was renamed Justinian and placed under the management of Hilmar Reksten, Bergen. In 1954, Justinian was sold to H W Christophersen, Hamburg, West Germany and was renamed Inge R Christophersen. She was sold for scrap in May 1965, arriving at Hamburg on 9 May for scrapping.
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External links
- [http://www.sjohistorie.no/imagearchive/Justinian_1942.jpg Photo of Justinian]
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Category:Ships built in Rendsburg
Category:Steamships of Germany
Category:World War II merchant ships of Germany
Category:Ministry of War Transport ships
Category:Steamships of the United Kingdom
Category:Merchant ships of the United Kingdom
Category:Merchant ships of Norway