SS Friedrich Bischoff

History
Name	Friedrich Bischoff (1940–45); Empire Consequence (1945–51); Kaisaniemi (1951–67);
Owner	Argo Reederei Richard Adler & Co (1940–45); Ministry of War Transport (1945); Ministry of Transport (1945–47); United States Maritime Commission (1947–48); Alaska Transport Corp (1948–50); Norton Clapp (1950–51); Etela Suomen Laiva OY (1951–67);
Operator	Argo Reederei Richard Adler & Co (1940–45); Shipping & Coal Ltd (1945–47); United States Maritime Commission (1947–48); Alaska Transport Corp (1948–50); Norton Clapp (1950–51); Polttoaine Osuuskunta (1951–59); K S Laaksonen (1959–61); Etela Suomen Laiva OY (1961–67);
Port of registry	Hamburg (1940–45); London (1945–47); New York (1947–48); Tacoma (1948–50); Seattle (1950–51); Helsinki (1951–67);
Builder	Lübecker Maschinenbau Gesellschaft
Launched	1940
Identification	Code Letters GFSX (1945–47); ; Code Letters OFRB (1951–67); ; United Kingdom Official Number 180707 (1945–47); Finnish Official Number 1098 (1951–67);
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Type	Cargo ship
Tonnage	1,998 GRT; 1,065 NRT;
Length	303 ft 7 in (92.53 m)
Beam	43 ft 4 in (13.21 m)
Draught	17 ft 8 in (5.38 m)
Depth	14 ft 9 in (4.50 m)
Ice class	1A (1962–67)
Installed power	Compound steam engine
Propulsion	Screw propellor
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h)

Friedrich Bischoff was a 1,998 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1940 by Lübecker Maschinenbau Gesellschaft, Lübeck, Germany for German owners. She was sunk in an air raid in 1943, but later salvaged and returned to service. She was seized by the Allies in April 1945, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed Empire Consequence. In 1947, she was transferred to the United States, and was sold into merchant service the following year. In 1951, she was sold to Finnish owners and renamed Kaisaniemi, serving until 1967 when she was scrapped.

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