SS Auriga (1944)

History
Name	Adamsturm (1944-45); Empire Ganymede (1945-47); Baltanglia (1947-52); Baltic Pine (1952-54); Germania (1954-55); Auriga (1955-65);
Owner	Deutsche Dampfschifffarts-Gesellschaft Hansa (1944-45); Ministry of War Transport (1945-46); Ministry of Transport (1946-47); United Baltic Corporation (1947-54); Hellenic Lines (1954-55); Crainer Kinsley Freight Co. Ltd (1955-56); Partrederi Auriga ved Adler & Söhne (1956-65);
Operator	Deutsche Dampfschifffarts-Gesellschaft Hansa (1944-45); Glen & Co Ltd (1945-47); United Baltic Corporation (1947-54); Hellenic Lines (1954-55); Argo Line (1956-65);
Port of registry	Bremen, Germany (1944-45); London , United Kingdom (1945-54); Piraeus, Greece (1954-56); Bremen, West Germany (1956-65);
Builder	Deutsche Werft
Yard number	433
Laid down	16 March 1944
Launched	16 June 1944
Completed	29 August 1944
Out of service	1965
Identification	Code Letters DOYS (1944-45); ; United Kingdom Official Number 180612 (1945-55); Code Letters GKWX (1945-54); ; Code Letters DLCM (1955-65); ; IMO number: 5503090 ( –1965);
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type	Hansa A type Cargo ship
Tonnage	1,923 GRT, 935 NRT, 3,000 DWT
Length	85.22 m (279 ft 7 in)
Beam	13.51 m (44 ft 4 in)
Depth	4.80 m (15 ft 9 in)
Installed power	Compound steam engine, 1,200IHP
Propulsion	Single screw propeller
Speed	10.5 knots (19.4 km/h)
Crew	25, plus 8-10 gunners (during wartime)

Auriga was a Hansa A Type cargo ship which was built as Adamsturm in 1944 by Deutsche Werft, Hamburg, Germany for Deutsche Dampfschifffarts-Gesellschaft Hansa, Bremen Germany. She was seized as a prize of war in 1945, passing to the Ministry of War Transport and renamed Empire Gantry. She was sold in 1947 and was renamed Baltanglia. She was renamed Baltic Pine in 1952. Sold to Greece in 1954, and renamed Germania, she was declared a constructive total loss following a collision in 1955. Sold to Germany, she was repaired and renamed Auriga. She served until 1965, when she was scrapped.

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