SS Saar
{{distinguish|German submarine tender Saar}}
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{{Infobox ship image | Ship image = | Ship caption = }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header = | Ship name =*Saar (1937-1945)
| Ship owner =*R C Gribel (1937-45)
| Ship operator =*R C Gribel (1937-45)
| Ship registry =*{{Flagicon|Nazi Germany}} Stettin (1937-45)
| Ship route = | Ship ordered = | Ship builder = Stettiner Oderwerke AG | Ship original cost = | Ship yard number = | Ship way number = | Ship laid down = | Ship launched = 1937 | Ship completed = | Ship commissioned = | Ship decommissioned = | Ship christened = | Ship acquired = | Ship maiden voyage = | Ship in service = | Ship out of service = | Ship identification =*Code Letters DAYW (1937-45)
| Ship fate = | Ship status = In active service as of 1946 | Ship notes = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = | Ship type = Cargo ship | Ship tonnage =*{{GRT|1,026}}
| Ship displacement = | Ship length = {{convert|208|ft|9|in|m|2|abbr=on}} | Ship beam = {{convert|32|ft|5|in|m|2|abbr=on}} | Ship height = | Ship draught = | Ship depth = {{convert|17|ft|2|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 = | Ship notes = | Ship armament = }} |
Saar was a {{GRT|1026|link=off}} cargo ship that was built in 1937 by Stettiner Oderwerke AG, Stettin for German owners. She was seized by the Allies at Kolding, Denmark in May 1945, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed Empire Congleton. In 1946, she was passed to the Soviet Union and renamed Donetz (Донец).
Description
The ship was built in 1937 by Stettiner Oderwerke AG, Stettin.{{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}}
The ship was {{convert|208|ft|9|in|m|2}} long, with a beam of {{convert|32|ft|5|in|m|2}} a depth of {{convert|17|ft|2|in|m|2}}. She had a GRT of 1,026 and a NRT of 560.{{cite web|url=https://plimsoll.southampton.gov.uk/shipdata/pdfs/38/38b0764.pdf|title=Lloyd's Register, Steamers & Motorships |publisher=Plimsoll Ship Data |access-date=14 June 2010}}
The ship was propelled by a compound steam engine which had two cylinders of {{convert|13+2/8|in|cm}} and two cylinders of {{convert|28+3/4|in|cm}} diameter by {{convert|28+3/4|in|cm}} stroke. The engine was built by Ottensener Maschinenbau GmbH, Altona.
History
Saar was built for R C Gribel. Her port of registry was Stettin and she used the Code Letters DAYW. In February 1945, Saar was one of the ship involved in the transportation of refugees from Pillau, East Prussia to Swinemünde, Germany.{{cite web|url=http://www.webarchiv-server.de/pin/archiv99/4999o03.htm |title=Die Ostpreußische Familie |first=Ruth |last=Geede |publisher=Das Ostpreußenblatt |language=de |date=11 December 1999 |access-date=14 June 2010}} In May 1945, Saar was seized by the Allies at Kolding, Denmark. She was passed to the MoWT and renamed Empire Congleton. Her port of registry was changed to London. She was allocated the Code Letters GNML and the United Kingdom Official Number 180703.{{cite web|url=https://plimsoll.southampton.gov.uk/shipdata/pdfs/45/45a1191.pdf |title=LLOYD'S REGISTER, STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS |publisher=Plimsoll Ship Data |access-date=14 June 2010}} In 1946 she was passed to the Soviet Union and renamed Donetz.
References
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External links
- [http://www.photoship.co.uk/JAlbum%20Ships/Old%20Ships%20D/slides/Donetz-01.html Photo of Donetz]
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Category:Ships built in Stettin
Category:Steamships of Germany
Category:Merchant ships 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:Steamships of the Soviet Union
Category:Merchant ships of the Soviet Union