SS Thuringia (1922)

History
Name	Thuringia (1922–30); General San Martin (1930–46); Empire Deben (1946–49);
Owner	Hamburg Amerikanische Paketfahrt AG (1922–36); Hamburg-Südamerikanische Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft (1936–40); Kriegsmarine (1940–45); Ministry of War Transport (1945); Ministry of Transport (1945–49);
Operator	Hamburg Amerikanische Packetfahrt AG (1923–34); Hamburg-Südamerikanische Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft (1934–40); Kriegsmarine (1940–45); Shaw, Savill & Albion Line (1945–49);
Port of registry	Hamburg, Germany (1922–33); Hamburg (1933–45); Kriegsmarine (1940–45); London, United Kingdom (1945–49);
Builder	Howaldtswerke
Launched	12 August 1922
Completed	10 January 1923
Commissioned	20 January 1940
Decommissioned	26 June 1945
Maiden voyage	22 January 1923
Out of service	March 1949
Identification	Code Letters RDFC (1922–34); ; Code Letters DHIR (1934–45); ; Code Letters GQXY (1945–49); ;
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Type	Ocean liner (1922–40); Barracks ship (1940–45); Tender (1945); Hospital ship (1945); Troopship (1945–49);
Tonnage	11,251 GRT; 6,579 NRT;
Length	150.90 m (495 ft 1 in)
Beam	18.50 m (60 ft 8 in)
Depth	8.50 m (27 ft 11 in)
Installed power	5,300 shp (4.0 MW)
Propulsion	Steam turbine
Speed	13.5 kn (25.0 km/h)
Range	13,500 nmi (25,000 km)
Capacity	158 Cabin class passengers and 380 3rd class passengers (Thuringia)
Complement	164

Thuringia was an 11,251 GRT ocean liner that was built in 1922 by Howaldtswerke, Kiel, Germany for the Hamburg Amerikanische Paketfahrt AG, Hamburg. In 1930, she was renamed General San Martin. In 1934, she was chartered by Hamburg-Südamerikanische Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft and sold to them in 1936. She was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine in 1940 and served until 1945 as a barracks ship, and then as passenger ship during the evacuation of civilians from the Baltic.

She was seized in May 1945 by the British at Copenhagen, Denmark, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed Empire Deben. She served as a troopship until 1949, when she was scrapped.

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