SS Theresia L M Russ

History
Name	Theresia L M Russ (1927-45); Empire Concrete (1945-46); Velsen (1946-47); Cronenburgh (1947-55); Astor (1955-70);
Owner	Ernst Russ (1927-40); Kriegsmarine (1940); Ernst Russ (1940); Kriegsmarine (1940-42); Ernst Russ (1942-45); Ministry of War Transport (1945); Ministry of Transport (1945-46); Dutch Government (1946-47); Wm Müller & Co (1947-55); U Gennari & Co (1955-70);
Operator	Ernst Russ (1927-40); Kriegsmarine (1940); Ernst Russ (1940); Kriegsmarine (1940-42); Ernst Russ (1942-45); Stockwood, Rees & Co Ltd (1945-46); Wm Müller & Co (1946-55); Compania de Navigation Caribbean Cargo Carriers SA (1955-70);
Port of registry	Hamburg (1927-33); Hamburg (1933-40); Kriegsmarine (1940); Hamburg (1940); Kriegsmarine (1940-42); Hamburg (1942-45); London (1945-46); 's-Gravenhage (1946-47); Rotterdam (1947-55); Panama City (1955-70);
Builder	Neptun AG
Yard number	413
Launched	1927
Maiden voyage	20 December 1927
Identification	Code Letters RGNK (1927-34); ; Code Letters DHXN (1933-45); ; Code Letters GLOL (1945-46); ; Code Letters PDMW (1947-55); ; United Kingdom Official Number 180708 (1945-46); IMO Number 5102755 ( -1970);
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Type	Cargo ship
Tonnage	1,694 GRT; 993 NRT; 2,658 DWT;
Length	257 ft 7 in (78.51 m)
Beam	41 ft 8 in (12.70 m)
Depth	16 ft 3 in (4.95 m)
Installed power	Triple expansion steam engine
Propulsion	Screw propellor
Speed	9.5 knots (17.6 km/h)

Theresia L M Russ was a 1,694 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1927 by Neptun AG, Rostock, Germany for Ernst Russ. She was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine for two years during the Second World War. In 1944, she was sunk by bombing at Gotenhafen, German occupied Poland. The ship was raised and repaired in 1945. She was seized by the Allies at Copenhagen and passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed Empire Concrete.

In 1946, she was passed to the Dutch Government and renamed Velsen. She was sold into merchant service in 1947 and renamed Cronenburgh. In 1955, she was sold to Italy and renamed Astor under Panamanian management. She served until scrapped in 1970.

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