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''Dorothea Weber'' was a three-masted Schooner that was built in 1922 as the barge ''Lucy'' by J Oelkers, Hamburg. She was later renamed ''Midgard I'', ''Midgard IV'' and then ''Elisabeth'' before a sale in 1935 saw her fitted with a diesel engine and renamed ''Dorothea Weber''. She was seized by the Allies in May 1945 at Guernsey, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed ''Empire Cononley''. In 1947, she was sold into merchant service and renamed ''Coverack''. A further sale in 1953 saw her renamed ''River Witham''. She served until 1959 when she ran aground off Lowestoft. Although she was refloated, she capsized and sank off the Inner Dowsing Light Vessel. ==Description== The ship was built by J Oelkers, Hamburg. She was launched in 1922. The ship was long, with a beam of and a depth of . The ship had a GRT of 190 and a NRT of 100.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=LLOYD'S REGISTER, STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS UNDER 300 TONS, TRAWLERS &c. )〕 As built, the ship was propelled by sails alone. A diesel engine was fitted in 1935 and this was replaced by another engine in 1951.〔 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「Dorothea Weber」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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