SS Possehl
Possehl was a cargo ship that was built in 1921 by Howaldtswerke, Kiel, Germany for a German shipping line. She was seized by the British in May 1945, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed Empire Exe. In 1947, she was transferred to the Greek Government and renamed Hermoupolis. She was sold into merchant service in 1948 and used as a depôt ship. Following a sale in 1966, she was renamed Pilion. In 1967, she was sold to a Cypriot company and renamed Nigma. Laid up in November 1967 following boiler damage, she was scrapped  in 1969. Description. The ship was built in 1921 by Howaldtswerke, Kiel. The ship was long, with a beam of . She had a depth of . She was assessed at , . The ship was propelled by a 155 nhp triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of 20 inches (51 cm), 32 inches (82 cm) and 51 inches (130 cm) diameter by 35 inches (90 cm) stroke. The engine was built by Howaldtswerke and drove a single screw propeller. History. "Possehl" was built for Possehl's Eisen-und Kohlenhandel GmbH, Lübeck. The Code Letters PBVC were allocated and her port of registry  was Lübeck. In 1934 the Code Letters DRAQ were allocated. In 1935 Possehl's shipping fleet including the "Possehl" was transferred to Lübeck Line, Lübeck. In May 1945, "Possehl" was seized by the British at Lübeck. Declared a prize of war, she was passed to the MoWT and renamed "Empire Exe". The United Kingdom Official Number 180637 and Code Letters GLTV were allocated. Her port of registry was London. In 1947, "Empire Exe" was transferred to the Greek Government and renamed "Hermoupolis". She was sold to T J Lavrangas & Co in 1948 and used as a depôt ship. In 1966 , "Hermoupolis" was sold to P Perdikis and renamed "Pilion". She was sold to Tina Shipping Co, Cyprus in 1967 and renamed "Nigma". In November 1967, she was laid up at Aden, South Yemen with boiler damage. "Nigma" arrived under tow at Karachi, Pakistan in November 1969 for scrapping.