SS Corona
Corona was a cargo ship that was built in 1922 by Lübecker Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft, Lübeck, Germany as Ingrid Horn for German owners. She was sold in 1926 to Danish owners and renamed Nelly. In 1936, she was sold to Finnish owners and renamed "Corona". In 1944, she was seized by Germany, and then by the Allies in 1945. She was passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed Empire Concerto. In 1946, she was returned to her Finnish owners and renamed "Corona", serving until 1960 when she was scrapped. Description. The ship was built in 1922  by Lübecker Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft, Lübeck. The ship was long, with a beam of and a depth of . She had a GRT of 1,549 and a NRT of 896. The ship was propelled by a triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of , and diameter by stroke. The engine was built by Lübecker Maschinenbau-Gesellschaftt. The engine could propel her at . History. "Ingrid Horn" was built for H C Horn, Flensburg. In 1926, she was sold to Dampskip Thorunn A/S, Bergen, Norway and renamed "Margret". She was placed under the management of S Sturlung. In 1926, she was sold to  A/S Dampskibs Selskab Vesterhavet, Copenhagen, Denmark and renamed "Nelly", operating under the management of J. Lauritzen A/S. Her port of registry was Esbjerg and the Code Letters NGVS were allocated. Her Code Letters were changed to OYYD in 1934. In 1936, "Nelly" was sold to Finska Angfartyges Ab, Helsinki and was renamed "Corona". Her port of registry was Helsingfors and the Code Letters OFAG were allocated. The Finnish Official Number 790 was allocated. In October 1944, "Corona" was detained in port at Holtenau, Germany. In March 1945, she was seized by Germany. In May 1945, "Corona" was seized  by the Allies at Kiel. She was passed to the MoWT and renamed "Empire Concerto". She was placed under the management of A F Henry & MacGregor Ltd. Her port of registry was London and the Code Letters GFLK were allocated. She was returned to Finska Angfartyges Ab in 1946 and renamed "Corona". Her former Code Letters OFAG and Finnish Official Number 790 were reallocated. She served until 1960, when she was scrapped at Tyko Brok, Finland.