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SS Badenia (1912)

921 GRT coaster

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Overview

Badenia was a coaster that was built in 1912 by F Schichau GmbH, Elbing for German owners. She was renamed Titania in 1939. She was seized by the Allies at Rendsburg in May 1945, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed Empire Conexe. In 1947, she was sold into merchant service and renamed Ringdove, serving until 1950 when she was scrapped.

Description

The ship was built in 1912 by F Schichau GmbH, Elbing. The ship was long, with a beam of a depth of . She had a GRT of 921 and a NRT of 510. The ship was propelled by a six-cylinder triple expansion steam engine, which had two cylinders each of , and diameter by . The engine was built by F Schichau.

History

Badenia was built for A Kirsten, Hamburg. In 1934, her Code Letters were changed to DGWA. In 1939, Badenia was renamed Titania. In May 1945, Titania was seized by the Allies at Rendsburg. She was passed to the MoWT and renamed Empire Conexe. In 1947, she was sold to the General Steam Navigation Co Ltd and renamed Ringdove.

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