SS Aenos (1944)

History
Name	Rodenbek (1944-45); Empire Contyne (1945-52); Aenos (1955-63); Marlin (1963-65);
Owner	Knohr & Burchard (1944-45); Ministry of War Transport (1945-46); United States Maritime Commission (1946-48); Smith-Johnson Steamship Corporation (1948-51); Compagnia Maritime Estrella (1951-63); Southern Star Shipping Co Ltd (1963-65);
Operator	Knohr & Burchard (1944-45); W A Souter & Co Ltd (1945-46); United States Maritime Commission (1946-48); Smith-Johnson Steamship Corporation (1948-51); P D Marchessini & Co (1951-63); Southern Star Shipping Co Ltd (1963-65);
Port of registry	Hamburg (1944-45); London (1945-46); New York (1945-51); Panama City (1951-63); Monrovia (1963-65);
Builder	Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft
Launched	1944
Out of service	18 October 1965
Identification	Code Letters GSNY (1945-46); ; United Kingdom Official Number 180739 (1945-46);
Fate	Sunk 1965
General characteristics
Type	Cargo ship
Tonnage	1,935 GRT(1913-27); 948 NRT;
Length	279 ft 8 in (85.24 m)
Beam	44 ft 4 in (13.51 m)
Depth	15 ft 9 in (4.80 m)
Installed power	Compound steam engine
Propulsion	Screw propellor
Complement	23 (Marlin)

Aenos was a 1,935-gross register ton cargo ship that was built in 1944 as Rodenbek by Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft, Flensburg, Germany. In 1945, she was seized by the Allies at Flensburg, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and was renamed Empire Contyne. She was allocated to the United States in 1946 and sold into merchant service in 1948. In 1952, she was sold to Panama and renamed Aenos. In 1963, she was sold to Liberia and renamed Marlin, serving until 1965 when she foundered after her cargo shifted off North Carolina.

Location of the sinking of Marlin off North Carolina.

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