SS Pickhuben (1923)

History
Name
  • Pickhuben (1923–45)
  • Empire Condicote (1945–46)
  • Grimsnes (1946–47)
  • Tungenes (1947–61)
Owner
  • HM Gehrckens (1923–45)
  • Ministry of War Transport (1945)
  • Ministry of Transport (1945–46)
  • Norwegian Government (1946–47)
  • Det Stavangerske Dampskibsselskab (1947–61)
Operator
  • HM Gehrckens (1923–45)
  • Ministry of War Transport (1945)
  • Walford Lines Ltd (1945–46)
  • Norwegian Government (1946–47)
  • Det Stavangerske Dampskibsselskab (1947–61)
Port of registry
  • Hamburg (1923–33)
  • Hamburg (1933–45)
  • London (1945–46)
  • Oslo (1946–47)
  • Stavanger (1947–61)
BuilderUnion Giesserei
Launched1923
Identification
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Typecargo ship
Tonnage999 GRT, 529 NRT
Length230.7 ft (70.3 m)
Beam35.6 ft (10.9 m)
Depth13.4 ft (4.1 m)
Decks1
Installed power121 NHP
Propulsion

Pickhuben was a cargo steamship that was built in 1923 by Union Giesserei, Königsberg for German owners. She was seized by the Allies in May 1945 at Lübeck, Germany, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed Empire Condicote. She was passed to the Norwegian Government in 1946 and renamed Grimsnes. In 1947 she was sold and renamed Tungenes. She was scrapped in Belgium in 1961.

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