SS Barlind
Barlind was a cargo ship that was built in 1938 as Süderau by Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG, Bremen, Germany for German owners. She was seized by the Allies in May 1945, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and was renamed Empire Content. In 1946, she was allocated to Norway and renamed Svartnes. She was sold into merchant service in 1947 and renamed Barlind. In 1971, she was sold to Greece and renamed Ikaria. She served until 1972 when she was scrapped. Description The ship was built as yard number 596 in 1938 by Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG. The ship was long, with a beam of and a depth of . The ship had a GRT of 1,453 and a NRT of 713, with a DWT of 2,120. The ship was propelled by a 4-stroke Single Cycle Single Acting diesel engine, which had 12 cylinders of diameter by stroke. The engines were built by Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel. The ship was propelled by a triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of , and diameter by stroke. The engine was built by H C Stülcken Sohn. The ship was propelled by a compound steam engine which