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''Francisco Morazan'' was a cargo ship that was built in 1922 as ''Arcadia'' by Deutsche Werft, Hamburg, for German owners. She was sold in 1924 and renamed ''Elbing''. She was seized by the Allies in the River Elbe, Germany in May 1945, passed to the United Kingdom's Ministry of War Transport and renamed ''Empire Congress''. In 1946, she was allocated to the Norwegian Government and renamed ''Brunes''. ''Brunes'' was sold into merchant service in 1947 and renamed ''Skuld''. In 1948, another sale saw her renamed ''Ringås''. In 1958, she was sold to Liberia and renamed ''Los Mayas'' and then ''Francisco Morazan'' (for Francisco Morazán) the following year. She served until 29 November 1960 when she ran aground in Lake Michigan and was declared a total loss. ==Description== The ship was built in 1922 by Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg, as yard number 19.〔 〕 The ship was long, with a beam of . She had a depth of ,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS )〕 and a draught of .〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS )〕 She had a GRT of 1,141 and a NRT of 747,〔 with a DWT of 2,097.〔 As built, she was propelled by two steam turbines, double reduction geared, driving a single screw propeller. The turbines were built by Allgemeine Elektrizitäts-Gesellschaft, Berlin.〔 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「SS Francisco Morazan (1922)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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