SS Deneb

History
Name	Rhenania (1923–24); Marth Halm (1924–26); Bore VII (1926–37); Götaälv (1937–38); Bernhard Schulte (1938–45); Empire Congo (1945–47); Coquetside (1947–51); Deneb (1951–66);
Owner	Westdeutsche Schiffahrts AG (1923–34); E Halm & Co (1924–26); Ångfartyg Ab Bore (1926–37); August Bolten Wm. Miller's Nachfolger (1937–38); Schulte & Bruns (1938–45); Ministry of War Transport (1945); Ministry of Transport (1945–46); Coquet Shipping Co (1947–51); C Cosulich (1951–58); Nautica SpA (1958–66);
Operator	Westdeutsche Schiffahrts AG (1923–34); Kölner Reederei AG (1924–26); Thr. Kramer (1926–37); August Bolten Wm. Miller's Nachfolger (1937–38); Schulte & Bruns (1938–45); Monroe Bros Ltd (1945–47); Anthony & Bainbridge (1947–51); C Cosulich (1951–58); Nautica SpA (1958–66);
Port of registry	Düsseldorf (1923-24); Köln (1924-26); Turku (1926-37); Hamburg (1937-38); Emden (1938-45); London (1945-47); Newcastle upon Tyne (1947–51); Italy (1951-66);
Builder	Nüscke & Co
Launched	1923
Identification	Code Letters THFJ (1926–34); ; Code Letters OHGQ (1934–37); ; Code Letters DJTY (1937–45); ; Code Letters GKRQ (1945–51); ; Finnish Official Number 981 (1926–37); United Kingdom Official Number 180607 (1945–51);
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Type	Cargo ship
Tonnage	1,080 GRT; 654 NRT; 1,700 DWT;
Length	223 ft 9 in (68.20 m)
Beam	34 ft 9 in (10.59 m)
Depth	14 ft 7 in (4.45 m)
Installed power	Triple expansion steam engine
Propulsion	Screw propeller

Deneb was a 1,080 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1923 as Rhenania by Nüscke & Co, Stettin for German owners. She was sold in 1924 and renamed Marth Halm In 1927, she was sold to Finnish owners and renamed Bore VII. She ran aground in 1936 and was declared a total loss. In 1937, she was sold to Germany, repaired and renamed Götaälv. In 1938 she was sold and renamed Bernhard Schulte. In 1941, she sank off the Lofoten Islands but was salvaged and repaired.

Bernhard Schulte was seized by the Allies at Flensburg, Germany in May 1945, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed Empire Congo. In 1947, she was sold into merchant service and renamed Coquetside. In 1951, she was sold to Italy and renamed Deneb. She served until 1966 when she was scrapped at La Spezia, Italy.

History

Name	Rhenania (1923–24) Marth Halm (1924–26) Bore VII (1926–37) Götaälv (1937–38) Bernhard Schulte (1938–45) Empire Congo (1945–47) Coquetside (1947–51) Deneb (1951–66)
Owner	Westdeutsche Schiffahrts AG (1923–34) E Halm & Co (1924–26) Ångfartyg Ab Bore (1926–37) August Bolten Wm. Miller's Nachfolger (1937–38) Schulte & Bruns (1938–45) Ministry of War Transport (1945) Ministry of Transport (1945–46) Coquet Shipping Co (1947–51) C Cosulich (1951–58) Nautica SpA (1958–66)
Operator	Westdeutsche Schiffahrts AG (1923–34) Kölner Reederei AG (1924–26) Thr. Kramer (1926–37) August Bolten Wm. Miller's Nachfolger (1937–38) Schulte & Bruns (1938–45) Monroe Bros Ltd (1945–47) Anthony & Bainbridge (1947–51) C Cosulich (1951–58) Nautica SpA (1958–66)
Port of registry	Düsseldorf (1923-24) Köln (1924-26) Turku (1926-37) Hamburg (1937-38) Emden (1938-45) London (1945-47) Newcastle upon Tyne (1947–51) Italy (1951-66)
Builder	Nüscke & Co
Launched	1923
Identification	Code Letters THFJ (1926–34) Code Letters OHGQ (1934–37) Code Letters DJTY (1937–45) Code Letters GKRQ (1945–51) Finnish Official Number 981 (1926–37) United Kingdom Official Number 180607 (1945–51)
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Type	Cargo ship
Tonnage	1,080 GRT 654 NRT 1,700 DWT
Length	223 ft 9 in (68.20 m)
Beam	34 ft 9 in (10.59 m)
Depth	14 ft 7 in (4.45 m)
Installed power	Triple expansion steam engine
Propulsion	Screw propeller