SS Rio de Janeiro (1914)
Rio de Janeiro | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name |
|
| Namesake | 1921: Rio de Janeiro |
| Owner | Hamburg Südamerikanische DG |
| Operator |
|
| Port of registry | Hamburg |
| Builder | Bremer Vulkan, Vegesack |
| Launched | 3 April 1914 |
| Completed | 1914 |
| Out of service | 8 April 1940 |
| Identification |
|
| Fate | Sunk by torpedo, 8 April 1940 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Santa-class cargo and passenger ship |
| Tonnage | 5,261 GRT, 3,194 NRT |
| Length | 401.9 ft (122.5 m) |
| Beam | 55.0 ft (16.8 m) |
| Depth | 27.8 ft (8.5 m) |
| Decks | 3 |
| Installed power | 380 NHP |
| Propulsion | Triple-expansion engine, single screw |
| Speed | 10 kn (19 km/h) |
| Crew | 50 |
_River_Scheldt_AS.1968.001.0469.jpg){kind=link}
SS Rio de Janeiro was a German cargo steamship owned by the Hamburg Südamerikanische shipping company and registered in Hamburg. She was built as Santa Ines in 1914 and renamed Rio de Janeiro in 1921. Until World War II she carried passengers and freight between Germany and South America.
On 7 March 1940 Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine requisitioned her to carry troops and equipment before Operation Weserübung, the invasion of Norway and Denmark, began on 9 April 1940.