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''Wahehe'' was a cargo ship which was built in 1922 as ''Wadigo'' by Reiherstieg Schiffswerfte und Maschinenfabrik, Hamburg for Woermann Linie AG. She was converted to a refrigerated cargo liner in about 1934. At sea when war was declared in 1939, she sought refuge at Vigo, Spain. ''Wahehe'' sailed from Vigo in February 1940 in an attempt to reach Germany but was captured by the Royal Navy. She was declared a war prize and handed over to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT), being renamed ''Empire Citizen''. On 3 February 1941, she was torpedoed and sunk by . ==Description== The ship was built by Reiherstieg Schiffswerfte und Maschinenfabrik, Hamburg. She was laid down as ''Wadigo'' and completed in August 1922 as ''Wahehe''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=SS Empire Citizen (+1941) )〕 She was named after first the Digo people and then the Hehe people. Both are tribes in Tanganyika Territory, which until 1918 was German East Africa and with which Woermann Linie still traded. The ship was long, with a beam of and a depth of . She had a GRT of 4,690 and a NRT of 2,686.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lloyd's Register, Steamers & Motorships )〕 The ship was propelled by a quadruple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of , , and diameter by stroke.〔 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 Wahehe (1922)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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