SS Assyrian (1914)

History
Germany, UK
Name	MS Fritz (1914–20); MS Assyrian (1920–25); SS Assyrian (1925–40);
Owner	Woermann-Linie (1914–20) Ellerman & Papayanni Lines (1920–40)
Port of registry	Hamburg (1914–20); Liverpool (1920–40);
Builder	Blohm + Voss, Hamburg
Yard number	207
Launched	24 February 1914
Completed	August 1914
Out of service	19 October 1940
Identification	UK official number 143952; code letters KDGS (until 1933); ; Call sign GCVK (1934–40); ;
Fate	Sunk by torpedo
General characteristics
Type	Cargo ship
Tonnage	2,962 GRT; tonnage under deck 2,717; 1,761 NRT;
Length	332.0 feet (101.2 m)
Beam	44.8 feet (13.7 m)
Draught	22 feet 4 inches (6.81 m)
Depth	23.1 feet (7.0 m)
Installed power	280 NHP (1925–40)
Propulsion	twin screws driven by:; 2 × marine diesel engines (1914–25); 2 × triple-expansion steam engines (1925–40);
Speed	10 knots (19 km/h) full speed
Crew	36 (1940)

SS Assyrian was a cargo ship that was built in Hamburg for German owners in 1914, transferred to British owners in 1920 as war reparations and sunk by a U-boat in 1940. She was launched as MS Fritz, and when she changed owners in 1920 she was renamed MS Assyrian. She had been built as a motor ship but in 1925 she was converted to a steamship and became SS Assyrian.

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