page_title: SS Empire Conyngham
hierarchical_section_title: SS Empire Conyngham
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Physische Positionskarte Europa; Flächentreue Azimutalprojektion English: Physical location map Europe; Lambert azimuthal equal-area projection Projection: LAEA Europe, EPSG:3035 Longitude of projection center: 10° E Latitude of projection center: 52° N Map extent (LAEA Europe) Xmin,Ymin to Xmax, Ymax: 2555000, 1350000 to 7405000, 5500000 Map extent (WGS84) (lon,lat of lower left and upper right corner): -8.9067, 33.2307 to 72.9617, 58.9174
context_page_description: Empire Conyngham was a 1,408 GRT cargo ship that was built as Marie in 1899 by Neptun AG, Rostock, Germany for German owners. A sale in 1923 saw her renamed Norburg. She was sold to Latvia in 1925 and renamed Gauja, serving until 1941 when she was captured by the Kriegsmarine in the Baltic Sea. In 1945, she was seized by the Allies, passed to the Ministry of War Transport and was renamed Empire Conyngham. In 1946, she was scuttled with a cargo of obsolete bombs.
context_section_description: Empire Conyngham was a 1,408 GRT cargo ship that was built as Marie  in 1899 by Neptun AG, Rostock, Germany for German owners. A sale in 1923 saw her renamed Norburg. She was sold to Latvia in 1925 and renamed Gauja, serving until 1941 when she was captured by the Kriegsmarine in the Baltic Sea. In 1945, she was seized by the Allies, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and was renamed Empire Conyngham. In 1946, she was scuttled with a cargo of obsolete bombs.
caption: Location of the scuttling of Empire Conyngham.
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