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MV ''Wotan'' was a tanker that was built in 1913 by Reiherstieg Schiffswerft & Maschinenfabrik, Hamburg, Germany. Requistioned by the Imperial German Navy in 1914, she served until 1915 as SMS ''A'' and was then returned to her owners. Ceded to the United States in 1919, she was operated until 1920 then laid up following an engine failure. In 1927, she was sold to Italian owners. Her diesel engine was replaced by a triple expansion steam engine and she was renamed SS ''Gianna M''. In 1941, she was captured by , passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and was renamed SS ''Empire Control''. She was sold into merchant service in 1948 and renamed SS ''Kleinella'', serving as a storage hulk at Gibraltar until 1953, when she was scrapped. ==Description== The ship was built in 1913 by Reiherstieg Schiffswerft und Maschinenfabrik, Hamburg, as yard number 447.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Wotan - (1913-1923) )〕 Completion was in August 1913.〔 The ship was long, with a beam of and a depth of .〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=LLOYD'S REGISTER, STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS )〕 As built, the ship was , 7,970 DWT.〔 Originally, the ship was propelled by diesel engine. In 1927, this was replaced by a triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of , and diameter by stroke. This engine was built by Gutehoffnungshütte, Oberhausen, Germany.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「MV Wotan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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