Way number PVAD | Yard number 302 Length 47 m | |
Name Guararema (1939-1949) Sound Fisher (1929-1939) Mavis (1921-1929) Independance (1919-1921) War Avon (1919-1919) Owner Empreza Internacional de Transportes Ltd. Builder Ardrossan Dockyard & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. | ||
SS Guararea was a Brazilian Cargo ship that collided with SS Britannia (1909) on the Santos bar off Ilha Des Palmas, Brazil, when on route from Santos in ballast.
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Construction
Guararema was constructed in 1919 at the Ardrossan Dockyard & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. shipyard in Ardrossan, United Kingdom. She was completed in 1919 and she was named War Avon first. She served for different countries and companies under different names; in 1939 until she was sold to Brazilian transport company Empreza Internacional De Transportes, who operated her as Guararema.
The ship was 47.2 metres (154 ft 10 in) long, with a beam of 8 metres (26 ft 3 in) and a depth of 3.3 metres (10 ft 10 in). The ship was assessed at 548 GRT. She had a 1 x 2 cyl compound engines driving a single screw propeller. The engine was rated at 91 nhp.
Sinking
On 4 March 1949, Guararema was en route from Santos when she collided with SS Britannia and sank on the Santos bar off Ilha Des Palmas, Brazil. There were no casualties.