Builder Helsingborgs Varfs AB Length 85 m | Launched 1943 | |
Name Heidberg (1943-45)
Empire Convention (1945-46)
Ernst Thaelmann (1946-) Owner August Bolten Wm Müllers Nachtfolger (1943-45)
Ministry of War Transport (1945)
Ministry of Transport (1945-46)
Soviet Government (1946- ) Operator August Bolten Wm Müllers Nachtfolger (1943-45)
Ellerman's Wilson Line Ltd (1945-46)
Soviet Government (1946- ) Port of registry Hamburg (1943-45)
London (1945-46)
Soviet Union (1946- ) Identification Code Letters GMFM (1945-46)
United Kingdom Official Number 180342 (1945-46) | ||
Heidberg was a 1,714 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1943 by Helsingborgs Varfs AB, Helsingborg, Sweden. In 1945, she was seized by the Allies at Stettin, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and was renamed Empire Convention. She was allocated to the Soviet Union in 1946 and renamed Ernst Thaelmann.
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Description
The ship was built in 1943 by Helsingborgs Varfs AB, Helsingborg.
The ship was 277 feet 6 inches (84.58 m) long, with a beam of 41 feet 4 inches (12.60 m) and had a depth of 16 feet 2 inches (4.93 m).
The ship was propelled by a triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of 20 1⁄16 inches (51.0 cm), 29 1⁄2 inches (75 cm) and 52 3⁄5 inches (134 cm) diameter by 35 7⁄16 inches (90.0 cm) stroke. The engine was built by Helsingborgs Varfs.
History
Heidberg was built for August Bolten Wm Müllers Nachfolger, Hamburg. She was seized in May 1945 at Stettin, passed to the MoWT and renamed Empire Convention. Her port of registry was changed to London. She was placed under the management of Ellerman's Wilson Line Ltd. The Code Letters GMFM and United Kingdom Official Number 180342 were allocated. In February 1946, Empire Douglas was transferred to the Soviet Union under the Potsdam Agreement. She was renamed Ernst Thaelmann and worked in Sakhalin Shipping Company.