SS Klio (1924)

Klio was a 1,403 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1924 by AG Weser, Bremen, Germany for Neptun Line. In 1945, she was seized by the Allies and passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT), renamed Empire Conclyde. In 1946, she was passed to the Soviet Union and renamed Shota Rustavelli.

For other ships with the same name, see SS Klio.
For other ships with the same name, see MS Shota Rustaveli.

History
Name
  • Klio (1924-45)
  • Empire Conclyde (1945-46)
  • Shota Rustavelli (1946-1963 or 1964)
Owner
  • Neptun Line (1924-45)
  • Ministry of War Transport (1945)
  • Ministry of Transport (1945-46)
  • Soviet Government (1946-1963 or 1964)
Operator
Port of registry
  • Weimar Republic Bremen (1927-33)
  • Nazi Germany Bremen (1933-45)
  • United Kingdom London (1945-50)
  • Soviet Union Kholmsk (1946-1963 or 1964)[1]
BuilderAG Weser
Yard number394[1]
LaunchedDecember, 1924
Commissioned7 January 1925
Decommissionedend of 1963
Identification
  • Code Letters QLWR (1924-34)
  • Code Letters DONP (1934-45)
  • Code Letters GSPZ (1945-46)
  • German Official Number 2467 (1927-45)
  • United Kingdom Official Number 180740 (1945-46)[1]
  • Code Letters UKID (1946-63)[1]
General characteristics
Tonnage
Length
  • laength overall 251 ft 0 in (76.50 m)
  • between perpendiculars 240 ft 8 in (73.36 m)
Beam38 ft 7 in (11.76 m)
Draught15 ft 1 in (4.60 m)[1]
Depth15 ft 2 in (4.62 m)
Installed powerTriple expansion steam engine
PropulsionScrew propellor
Speed10.0 knots (18.5 km/h)[1]
Crew20 crew members and 24 passengers[1]

Description

The ship was built in 1924 by AG Weser, Bremen.[2]

The ship was a tweendecker (two cargo decks) 240 feet 8 inches (73.36 m) long, with a beam of 38 feet 7 inches (11.76 m) a depth of 15 feet 2 inches (4.62 m). She had a GRT of 1,403 and a NRT of 635.[3]

The ship was propelled by a triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of 19+5⁄8 inches (50 cm), 31+1⁄2 inches (80 cm) and 53+1⁄2 inches (136 cm) diameter by 35+7⁄16 inches (90.0 cm) stroke. The engine was built by AG Weser.[3]

History

Klio

Klio was built for «Dampfschiffahrts Gesellschaft "Neptun"» AG (Neptun Line), Bremen.[2] Her port of registry was Bremen. The Code Letters QLWR and German Official Number 2467 were allocated.[3]

On 18 September 1925, the steamer пароход was transferred under the management of the combined German-Dutch company «Deutsch-Niederlandische Finanzabkommen GmbH», Berlin. However, she returned to the company «Dampfschifffahrts Gesellschaft "Neptun"», Bremen, on 7 March 1930.[1]

In 1934, the ship's Code Letters were changed to DONP.[4]

At the beginning of World War II the ship Klio based at the Spanish ports of Bilbao and Muzel (Russian: Музел). The steamer delivered goods to the southern ports of France from 18 September 1940.[1]

Empire Conclyde

In May 1945, Klio was seized by the Allies at Rendsburg. She was passed to the MoWT and renamed Empire Conclyde.[2] She was placed under the management of William Robertson & Co Ltd, Glasgow. Her port of registry was changed to London and the Code Letters GSPZ, and United Kingdom Official Number BR № 180740.[1][5]

Шота Руставели

In March 1946, as per repatriation, Empire Conclyde was transferred to the Soviet Union, renamed Shota Rustavelli (Russian: Шота Руставели) signed on to Sakhalin Shipping Company. The ship sailed from London on 19 March 1946. Destination port was Odessa, for repair. The ship visited Gibraltar during 27–29 March 1946. She passed Istanbul, Bosphorus Strait, on 8 April 1946.[1][2]

After repair Шота Руставели sailed from Odessa to Far East and passed Istanbul, Bosphorus Strait, on 2 August and passed Suez Canal during 8–11 August 1946. The ship visited:

After regular repair in Vladivostok the ship arrived in own home port Kholmsk, Sakhalin Shipping Company. The ship Шота Руставели Call sign was UKID (Russian: УКИД).[1][6]

The cargo ship Shota Rustavelli was decommissioned and withdrawn from the ship's list of the Sakhalin Shipping Company in the end of 1963.[1]

Other ships Шота Руставели.

New Soviet passenger sip Shota Rustaveli (Russian: Шота Руставели) was built for the Soviet Union in 1968.

Pay attention please that cargo ship Шота Руставели (1925) was named in English Shota Rustavelli (double L), and passenger ship Шота Руставели (1968) had English name Shota Rustaveli (single L).

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References
  1. Морской флот СССР. Суда ММФ СССР. » Список форумов ‹ Портал » Галерея ‹ Портал » Сахалинское Морское Пароходство » пх Шота Руставели.
  2. Mitchell, W H, and Sawyer, L A (1995). The Empire Ships. London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. ISBN 1-85044-275-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. "LLOYD'S REGISTER, STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  4. "LLOYD'S REGISTER, STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  5. "LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  6. МОРФЛОТ » Морской флот СССР. Суда ММФ СССЗ. » Морские Пароходства » Портал: Сахалинское Морское Пароходство
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