SS Marie Fisser

History
Name	Marie Fisser (1937-1945); Empire Congisborough (1945-46); Stepan Shaumian (1946- );
Owner	Fisser & Van Doornum (1937-45); Ministry of War Transport (1945); Ministry of Transport (1945-46); Soviet Government (1946- );
Operator	Fisser & Van Doornum (1937-45); Dundee, Perth & London Shipping Co Ltd (1945-46); Soviet Government (1946- );
Port of registry	Emden (1937-45); London (1945-46); Soviet Union (1946- );
Builder	Lübecker Flender-Werke AG
Launched	1937
Identification	Code Letters DGLG (1937-45); ; Code Letters GMXM (1945-46); ; United Kingdom Official Number 180713 (1945-46);
Status	In active service as of 1946
General characteristics
Type	Cargo ship
Tonnage	1,235 GRT; 685 NRT;
Length	222 ft 4 in (67.77 m)
Beam	34 ft 8 in (10.57 m)
Depth	13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
Installed power	Compound steam engine
Propulsion	Screw propellor

Marie Fisser was a 1,235 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1937 by Lübecker Flender-Werke AG, Lübeck for German owners. She was seized by the Allies at Emden in May 1945, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed Empire Conisborough. In 1946, she was passed to the Soviet Union and renamed Stepan Shaumian.

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