SS Klio (1924)

History
Name
  • Klio (1924-45)
  • Empire Conclyde (1945-46)
  • Shota Rustavelli (1946-1963 or 1964)
Owner
  • Neptun Line (1924-45)
  • Ministry of War Transport (1945)
  • Ministry of Transport (1945-46)
  • Soviet Government (1946-1963 or 1964)
Operator
Port of registry
  • Bremen (1927-33)
  • Bremen (1933-45)
  • London (1945-50)
  • Kholmsk (1946-1963 or 1964)
BuilderAG Weser
Yard number394
LaunchedDecember, 1924
Commissioned7 January 1925
Decommissionedend of 1963
Identification
  • Code Letters QLWR (1924-34)
  • Code Letters DONP (1934-45)
  • Code Letters GSPZ (1945-46)
  • German Official Number 2467 (1927-45)
  • United Kingdom Official Number 180740 (1945-46)
  • Code Letters UKID (1946-63)
General characteristics
Tonnage
Length
  • laength overall 251 ft 0 in (76.50 m)
  • between perpendiculars 240 ft 8 in (73.36 m)
Beam38 ft 7 in (11.76 m)
Draught15 ft 1 in (4.60 m)
Depth15 ft 2 in (4.62 m)
Installed powerTriple expansion steam engine
PropulsionScrew propeller
Speed10.0 knots (18.5 km/h)
Crew20 crew members and 24 passengers

Klio was a 1,403 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1924 by AG Weser, Bremen, Germany for Neptun Line. In 1945, she was seized by the Allies and passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT), renamed Empire Conclyde. In 1946, she was passed to the Soviet Union and renamed Shota Rustavelli.

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