SS Brita (1908)
Brita was a cargo ship that was built in 1908 by Sunderland Shipbuilding Ltd, Sunderland as Odland for Norwegian owners. A sale in 1922 saw her renamed Odland 1. In 1928, she was sold to Sweden and renamed Brita. She was seized by Germany in 1940 at Bergen, Norway and impressed into service under the name Desiderus Siedler. In May 1945, she was seized by the Allies at Copenhagen, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed Empire Connell. In 1947, she was sold into merchant service and renamed Ballyholme Bay. In 1951, she was sold to Hong Kong and renamed Laure Pattison. She served until 1952, when she was scrapped.
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SS Brita (1908)
Brita was a cargo ship that was built in 1908 by Sunderland Shipbuilding Ltd, Sunderland as Odland for Norwegian owners. A sale in 1922 saw her renamed Odland 1. In 1928, she was sold to Sweden and renamed Brita. She was seized by Germany in 1940 at Bergen, Norway and impressed into service under the name Desiderus Siedler. In May 1945, she was seized by the Allies at Copenhagen, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed Empire Connell. In 1947, she was sold into merchant service and renamed Ballyholme Bay. In 1951, she was sold to Hong Kong and renamed Laure Pattison. She served until 1952, when she was scrapped.
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Brita was a cargo ship that wa ...... l 1952, when she was scrapped.
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6,91896e+1
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1,15824e+1
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27.974.457
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685.347.707
Ship builder
Sunderland Shipbuilding Co Ltd
Ship identification
*Code Letters KGNJ
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*Code Le ...... Kingdom Official Number 180693
Ship launched
Ship operator
*H Fredriksen
*Borre Dampskib ...... n & Sons
*Pattison Orient Lin
Ship owner
*Dampskibsakties Odland
*Borr ...... & Sons
*Pattison Orient Line
Ship propulsion
Screw propellor
Ship registry
* Christiania
* Lerberget
* Danzig
* London
* Belfast
* Hong Kong
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Brita was a cargo ship that wa ...... l 1952, when she was scrapped.
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SS Brita (1908)
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*Ballyholme Bay (1947-51)
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*Brita (1928-40)
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*Desiderus Siedler (1940-45)
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*Empire Connell (1945-47)
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*Laure Pattison (1951-52)
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*Odland (1908-22)
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*Odland 1 (1922-28)
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