SS Rodopi

History
Name
  • Setubal (1944–45)
  • Empire Gavel (1945)
  • Rodopi (1945–74)
Owner
  • Oldenburg Portugiesische Dampschiffs Rhederei (1944-45)
  • Ministry of War Transport (1945–46)
  • Greek Government (1946–49)
  • Hellenic Lines (1949–74)
Operator
  • Oldenburg Portugiesische Dampschiffs Rhederei (1945)
  • John Bruce & Co. Ltd (1945–46)
  • Greek Government (1946–49)
  • Hellenic Lines (1949–74)
Port of registry
BuilderLübecker Flenderwerke AG
Yard number404
Launched1944
CompletedJanuary 1945
Out of service1974
Identification
  • United Kingdom Official Number 180646 (1945–46)
  • Code Letters GJLZ (1945–46)
  • Lloyd's Register Number 5298444 ( –1974)
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class & typeHansa A type Cargo ship
Tonnage1,923 GRT, 935 NRT, 3,400 DWT
Length85.22 m (279 ft 7 in)
Beam13.49 m (44 ft 3 in)
Draught2.62 m (8 ft 7 in)
Depth4.78 m (15 ft 8 in)
Installed powerCompound steam engine, 1,200IHP
PropulsionSingle screw propeller
Speed10.5 knots (19.4 km/h)

Rodopi was a Hansa A Type cargo ship which was built as Setubal in 1944 by Lübecker Flenderwerke AG, Lübeck, Germany for Oldenburg Portugiesische Dampschiffs Rhederei, Hamburg . She was seized as a prize of war in 1945, passing to the Ministry of War Transport and renamed Empire Gavel. She was allocated to Greece in 1945 and was renamed Rodopi. She was sold to Hellenic Lines in 1949. She was scrapped in 1974.

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