''Cap Tafelneh'' was a

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which was built in 1920 by Burntisland Shipbuilding Company Ltd,

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, Scotland. She was built for Joseph Lasry as ''Sydney Lasry''. In 1931, she was sold to

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and renamed ''Ariège''. In 1938 she was sold to Société Anonyme de Gerance D'Armement and renamed ''Cap Tafelneh''. She was bombed and sunk at

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in 1940. Salvaged by Germany, she was renamed after Carl Arp, a German landscape painter and representative of the

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(Grossherzoglich-Sächsische Kunstschule Weimar). She was seized as a

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in May 1945, passed to the

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(MoWT) and renamed ''Empire Chelmer''. She was returned to Société Anonyme de Gerance D'Armement in 1946 and regained her former name ''Cap Tafelneh''. In 1950, she was sold to Mustafa Nuri Andak,

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and renamed ''Kandilli''. In 1957, she was sold to Nejat Doğan & Co and renamed ''Kahraman Doğan''. She served until 1975, when she was sold for scrapping.

Description

The ship was built by Burntisland Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Burntisland, as yard number 105. She was launched on 3 March 1920, and completed in September 1920. As built, the ship was long, with a beam of and a depth of . She had a GRT of 2,266 and a NRT of 1,410. Her DWT was 3,870. The ship was propelled by a

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which had cylinders of diameter by stroke. The engine was built by Cooper & Greig Ltd,

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. It could propel the ship at .

History

''Sydney Lasry'' built for the Compagnie Lasry,

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. She was registered on 23 May 1920. She was completed in September 1920. Her port of registry was Oran, under the

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and the

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OUAG were allocated. ''Sydney Lasry'' was renamed ''Ariège'' in 1933. She was sold to the

in December 1934. Her code letters were changed to FNUA in 1934. On 5 December 1934, ''Ariège'' was the first ship to enter port at Safi, Morocco. In March 1938, ''Ariège'' was sold to

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and renamed ''Cap Tafelneh''. Her port of registry was changed to

. In 1938, ''Cap Tafelneh's'' GRT was recorded as 2,299 and her NRT as 1,399. ''Cap Tafelneh'' was to have been a member of Convoy FS 5, but the convoy was cancelled on 15 May 1940. On 27 May 1940, ''Cap Tafelneh'' was sunk in a

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air raid on Dunkirk. She was refloated on 13 May 1941. Salvaged by Germany, after repairs she was placed under the management of Heinrich F C Arp,

. She was renamed after Carl Arp, a German landscape painter and representative of the

(Grossherzoglich-Sächsische Kunstschule Weimar). In May 1945, ''Carl Arp'' was seized as a war prize at Hamburg. Ownership was passed to the MoWT and she was renamed ''Empire Chelmer''. In 1946, she was returned to Société Anonyme de Gerance et d'Armement and regained her former name ''Cap Tafelneh''. In 1950, she was sold to Mustafa Andi Nurak,

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and renamed ''Kandilli''. In 1957, she was sold to Nejat Doğan & Co, Istanbul and renamed ''Kahraman Doğan''. She served until 1972. ''Kahraman Doğan'' was sold for scrap, arriving at

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on 24 April for demolition.

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