SS Ceuta (1929)
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For other ships with the same name, see SS Ceuta.
Ceuta was a 2,719 GRT cargo ship which was built in 1929 for the Oldenburg-Portugiesische Dampfschiffs-Reederei. She was sunk during an air raid in 1943, but later raised, repaired and returned to service. She was seized as a war prize in 1945, passed to the British Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed Empire Camel.
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Builder | Deutsche Werft |
Launched | 1929 |
Completed | 1929 |
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Fate | Scrapped 1960. |
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Tonnage | |
Length | 283 ft 3 in (86.33 m) |
Beam | 45 ft 9 in (13.94 m) |
Depth | 22 ft 9 in (6.93 m) |
Installed power | Compound steam engine |
Propulsion | Screw propellor |
Speed | 9.5 knots (17.6 km/h) |
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In 1946 she was passed to the Danish Government and renamed Rinkenæs. In 1947 she was sold to the Faroe Islands and renamed Oyrnafjall. In 1956 she was sold back to the Oldenburg-Portugiesische Dampfschiffs-Reederei and renamed Safi, serving until scrapped in January 1960.