SS Guararema
SS Guararema was a Brazilian Cargo ship that collided with SS Britannia on the Santos bar off Ilha Des Palmas, Brazil while departing Santos in ballast.
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Owner: | Empreza Internacional de Transportes Ltd. |
Port of registry: | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Builder: | Ardrossan Dockyard & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. |
Yard number: | 302 |
Launched: | October 1918 |
Completed: | 27 January 1919 |
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Fate: | Sank after a collision 4 March 1949 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type: | WWI C1-class standard coastal cargo ship |
Type: | cargo ship |
Tonnage: | 548 GRT |
Length: | 47.2 metres (154 ft 10 in) |
Beam: | 8 metres (26 ft 3 in) |
Depth: | 3.3 metres (10 ft 10 in) |
Installed power: | 1 x 2 cyl compound engines |
Propulsion: | Screw propeller |
Speed: | 9 knots |
Construction
Guararema was constructed at the Ardrossan Dockyard & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. shipyard in Ardrossan, United Kingdom. She was completed in 1919 and was named War Avon initially. She served for different countries and companies under different names; in 1939 until she was sold to Brazilian transport company Empreza Internacional De Transportes, who operated her as Guararema.
The ship was 47.2 metres (154 ft 10 in) long, with a beam of 8 metres (26 ft 3 in) and a depth of 3.3 metres (10 ft 10 in). The ship was assessed at 548 GRT. She had a 1 x 2 cyl compound engines driving a single screw propeller. The engine was rated at 91 nhp.
Sinking
On 4 March 1949, Guararema was en route from Santos when she collided with SS Britannia and sank on the Santos bar off Ilha Des Palmas, Brazil. There were no casualties.[1]
References
- "Guararema". Wrecksite. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.