SS Tilburg |
| History |
|---|
| Name |
- Tilburg (1917-22)
- Ljusneälf (1922-38)
- Hubert Schröder (1938-45)
- Empire Conquest (1945-47)
- Southern Island (1947-51)
- Verax (1951-60)
- Costance (1960-66)
|
| Owner |
- NV Nederlandsche Scheepvaart Maatschappij Transatlanta (1917-22)
- Baltische Reederei (1922-27)
- August Bolten Wm. Miller's Nachfolger (1927-34)
- China Rhederi AG (1934-38)
- Richard Schroder (1938-45)
- Ministry of War Transport (1945)
- Ministry of Transport (1945-47)
- Southern Shipping & Finance Co Ltd (1947-51)
- Ubaldo Gennari fu Torquato (1951-60)
- Compagnia de Navigazione Caribbean Cargo Carriers (1960-62)
- Compagnia de Navigazione Costance (1962-66)
|
| Operator |
- B de Booy & L Arij Jansen (1918-20)
- P W K van den Rope (1920-22)
- Baltische Reederi (1922-27)
- August Bolten Wm. Miller's Nachfolger (1927-38)
- Richard Schroder (1938-45)
- M Taylor & Co Ltd (1945-47)
- British & Overseas Minerals Ltd (1947- )
- M Kissa (-1951)
- Ubaldo Gennari fu Torquato (1951-62)
- Vittorio Morace (1962-66)
|
| Port of registry |
- Rotterdam (1917-22)
- Hamburg (1922-33)
- Hamburg (1933-38)
- Rostock (1938-45)
- London (1945-51)
- Rimini (1951-60)
- Panama City (1960-66)
|
| Builder | L Smit & Zoon |
| Yard number | 794 |
| Launched | 1917 |
| Completed | February 1918 |
| Out of service | 21 April 1966 |
| Identification |
- Code Letters PTNR (1918-22)
- Code Letters RCNJ (1922-34)
- Code Letters DHPJ (1934-45)
- Code Letters GLGC (1945-51)
- United Kingdom Official Number 180764 (1945-51)
|
| Fate | Sank |
| General characteristics |
|---|
| Type | Cargo ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 239 ft 1 in (72.87 m) |
| Beam | 36 ft 3 in (11.05 m) |
| Depth | 16 ft 6 in (5.03 m) |
| Installed power | Triple expansion steam engine |
| Propulsion | Screw propeller |
| Speed | 8 knots (15 km/h) |
Ljusneälf was a 1,391 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1917 as Tilburg by L Smit & Zoon, Kinderdijk for Dutch owners. She was sold to German owners in 1922 and renamed Ljusneälf. A sale in 1938 saw her renamed Hubert Schröder. She was seized by the Allies in April 1945, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed Empire Conquest.
In 1947, Empire Conquest was sold into merchant service and renamed Southern Island. In 1951, she was sold to Italian owners and renamed Verax. In 1960, she was sold to Panamanian owners and renamed Costance, serving until 1966 when she ran aground at Lampedusa Island, Italy and was declared a total loss.
