''Lowland'' was a

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that was built in 1944 as ''Kattenturm'' by

Deutsche Werft Deutsche Werft (English: German Shipyard) was a shipbuilding company in Finkenwerder Rüschpark, Hamburg, Germany. It was founded in 1918 by Albert Ballin and with Gutehoffnungshütte (GHH), ''Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft'' ( AEG) and ' ...

, Hamburg, Germany for Deutsche Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft Hansa,

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(DDG Hansa). She was seized as a prize of war in 1945, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed ''Empire Eden''. In 1947, she was sold into merchant service and renamed ''Lowland''. A sale to a Bermudan owner in 1959 saw her renamed ''Mary Enid''. She was sold to a Greek owner in 1963 and renamed ''Stelianos'' and then ''Marynik'' following another sale in 1964. In 1967, she was sold to Hong Kong and renamed ''Euphipides'', serving until she was scrapped in 1969.

Description

The ship was built in 1944 by

, Hamburg. The ship was long, with a beam of . She had a depth of and a draught of . She was assessed at , , 3,800 DWT. The ship was propelled by a Type LES 9 compound steam engine. The engine was built by

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AG, Berlin. It drove a single screw propeller and could propel the ship at . The ship was equipped with a 30-ton, a 10-ton and ten 5-ton derricks.

History

''Kattenturms'' keel was laid down on 2 October 1943. She was launched on 18 January 1944 and delivered to DDG Hansa on 16 March. The

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DOXZ were allocated. She carried a crew of 25, plus eight or ten gunners. On 1 May 1945, she was seized by British forces at

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, Germany as a prize of war, notification of which was given on 18 March 1946. She was passed to the MoWT, which later became the Ministry of Transport. On 5 June 1945, she was delivered to

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. ''Kattenturm'' was initially operated under the management of the China Navigation Co Ltd. She was later placed under the management of Currie Line Ltd, Leith,

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. In 1946, she was renamed ''Empire Eden''. The United Kingdom

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180640 and

GMJG were allocated. Her port of registry was London. (Enter GMJG or Empire Eden in relevant search box) On 8 December, ''Empire Eden'' ran aground at Spurn Head, Yorkshire in a gale, but was refloated. In 1947, ''Empire Eden'' was sold to her managers and was renamed ''Lowland''. In 1959, ''Lowland'' was sold to the Poseidon Shipping Co,

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and was renamed ''Mary Enid'', remaining under the British flag. In 1963, she was sold to the Delphic Shipping Co, Piraeus, Greece and renamed ''Stelianos''. A sale in 1964 to Marynik Compagnia Navigazione, Monrovia, Liberia saw her renamed ''Marynik''. In 1967, she was sold to P D Marchessini (Far East) Ltd, Hong Kong and renamed ''Euripides''. She was operated under the management of the Euripides Shipping Co, Hong Kong. She served until July 1969, when she was scrapped arrived on 8 February at Hong Kong for scrapping by Ming, Kee & Co.

References

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