SS Palmyra (1944)

History
Name
  • Fangturm (1944–45)
  • Empire Gallop (1945–47)
  • Baltonia (1947–53)
  • Baltic Oak (1953–57)
  • Palmyra (1957–62)
Owner
Operator
  • DDG Hansa (1944–45)
  • PD Hendry & Sons (1945–46)
  • United Baltic Corporation (1946–57)
  • Deutsche Levant Linie (1957–62)
Port of registry
BuilderDeutsche Werft
Yard number448
Launched23 October 1944
Completed29 December 1944
Out of service1962
Identification
  • call sign DOYT (1944–45)
  • UK official number 180674 (1945–57)
  • call sign GJKM (1945–57)
  • call sign DIQF (1957–62)
FateSunk in a collision
General characteristics
Class & typeHansa A type cargo ship
Tonnage1,944 GRT, 985 NRT, 3,200 DWT
Length87.68 m (287 ft 8 in)
Beam13.51 m (44 ft 4 in)
Draught5.59 m (18 ft 4 in)
Depth4.80 m (15 ft 9 in)
Installed powerCompound steam engine, 1,200IHP
PropulsionSingle screw propeller
Speed10.5 knots (19.4 km/h)

Palmyra was a Hansa A Type cargo ship which was built as Fangturm in 1944 by Deutsche Werft, Hamburg, Germany for Hansa Line, Bremen, Germany. She was seized as a prize of war in 1945, passing to the Ministry of War Transport and renamed Empire Gallop. She was sold in 1947 and renamed Baltonia, the Baltic Oak in 1953. She was sold to West Germany in 1957 and renamed Palmyra. She served until 1962, when she was sunk in a collision with another ship.

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