SS Malmö (1918)

History
Name|

* Malmö (1918–45)
* Empire Contay (1945–47)
* Reykjanes (1947–53)

Owner|

* Bismark Linie GmbH (1918–45)
* Ministry of War Transport (1945)
* Ministry of Transport (1945–47)
* Oddsson & Co (1947–49)
* Endeavour Shipping Co (1949–53)

Operator|

* Bissmark Linie GmbH (1918–45)
* E T Atkinson & Sons Ltd (1945–47)
* Oddsson & Co (1947–49)
* Endeavour Shipping Co (1949–53)

Port of registry|

* Hamburg (1918–19)
* Hamburg (1919–33)
* Hamburg (1933–45)
* London (1945–47)
* Hull (1947–53)

Builder| H C Stülcken Sohn
Launched| 1918
Identification|

* Code Letters RWGC (1918–34)
*   * Code Letters DHQC (1934–45)

Fate| Scrapped 1953
General characteristics
Type| Coaster
Tonnage|

* 981 GRT
* 468 NRT

Length| 217 ft 1 in (66.17 m)
Beam| 32 ft 4 in (9.86 m)
Depth| 12 ft 7 in (3.84 m)
Installed power| Triple expansion steam engine
Propulsion| Screw propeller

Malmö was a 981 GRT coaster that was built in 1918 by HC Stülcken Sohn, Hamburg, Germany for German owners. Although she sank after hitting a mine in 1942, she was salvaged and repaired and then returned to service. She was seized by the Allies in May 1945, passed to the British Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and was renamed Empire Contay. In 1947, she was sold into merchant service and renamed Reykjanes. She served until 1953 when she was scrapped.

## Description

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Malmö was built in 1918 by H C Stülcken Sohn at Hamburg.[1] She was 217 feet 1 inch (66.17 m) long, with a beam of 32 feet 4 inches (9.86 m) and a depth of 12 feet 7 inches (3.84 m). The ship measured 981 gross register tons (GRT) and a 468 net register tons (NRT).[1] It was powered by a triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of 17+7⁄16 inches (44.3 cm), 29+1⁄2 inches (75 cm) and 46+1⁄2 inches (118 cm) diameter by 31+1⁄2 inches (80 cm) stroke. The engine was built by H C Stülcken Sohn.[1]

## History

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Malmö was built for Bissmark Linie GmbH of Hamburg.[2] Her port of registry was Hamburg and she was allocated the code letters RWGC.[1] In 1934, her code Letters were changed to DHQC.[3] On 1 June 1942, Malmö struck a naval mine and sank south west of Malmö, Sweden. She was salvaged, repaired and returned to service. In May 1945, Malmö was seized by the Allies at Schlei. She was passed to the British MoWT and renamed Empire Contay.[2] She was placed under the management of E T Atkinson & Sons Ltd, Hull.[4]

In 1947, Empire Contay was sold to Oddsson & Co Ltd, Hull and was renamed Reykjanes. She was sold in 1949 to Endeavour Shipping Co Ltd, serving until 1953 when she was scrapped in Rosyth, Dunbartonshire.[2]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "Lloyd's Register, Steamers & Motorships" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
2. ^ a b c Mitchell, W.H.; Sawyer, L.A. (1995). The Empire Ships. London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. p. not cited. ISBN 1-85044-275-4.
3. ^ "Lloyd's Register, Navires a vapeur et a moteurs" (PDF) (in French). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
4. ^ "EMPIRE - C". Mariners. Retrieved 16 September 2010.

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Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in June 1942

Shipwrecks|

* 1 Jun: HMAS Kuttabul, Malmö
* 2 Jun: U-652
* 3 Jun: USS Bunting, Iron Chieftain, Northwestern
* 4 Jun: Iron Crown, Kaga, Sōryū
* 5 Jun: Akagi, C.O. Stillman, Hiryū
* 6 Jun: USS Hammann, Mikuma
* 7 Jun: Coast Trader, Edith, USS Gannet, USS Yorktown
* 8 Jun: Agios Georgios IV, Said
* 10 Jun: Abkhazia, Empire Clough
* 12 Jun: HMS Grove
* 13 Jun: Gruziya, Supetar, U-157
* 15 Jun: HMS Airedale, HMS Bedouin, City of Oxford, HMS Hasty, Thurso, Trento
* 16 Jun: Argo, HMS Hermione, ORP Kujawiak, Managua, HMAS Nestor, Port Nicholson
* 17 Jun: HMS Wild Swan
* 18 Jun: Macdhui
* 19 Jun: USS S-27, Shch-214, USS YP-389, Nissan Maru
* 20 Jun: Fort Camosun
* 21 Jun: HMS P514, HMSAS Parktown
* 22 Jun: Rio Tercero
* 23 Jun: USAT Major General Henry Gibbins, Resolute
* 25 Jun: Yamakaze
* 26 Jun: Putney Hill
* 27 Jun: Las Choapas, Tuxpam
* 29 Jun: Diana, Everalda, Thomas McKean, William Rockefeller
* 30 Jun: Express, USS Hornbill, HMS Medway, U-158

Other incidents|

* 3 Jun: Luigi Torelli
* 6 Jun: Luigi Torelli
* 7 Jun: USS Grayling
* 9 Jun: Kronprinsen
* 11 Jun: USS S-28
* 14 Jun: HMS Liverpool
* 15 Jun: HMS Newcastle
* 21 Jun: Strale
* 26 Jun: Matagalpa

1941 1942 1943
May 1942 July 1942

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Empire ships

By suffix, Empire x

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* B
* Ca–Cl
* Co–Cy
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I–J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* R
* Sa–Sh
* Si–Sy
* Ta–Te
* Th–Ty
* U–Z

See also: Fort ship, Liberty ship, Park ship, Ocean ship, Victory ship.
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