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Several steamships have borne the name ''Westfalen'', after the Westphalia region in Germany: *SS ''Westfalen'' (1894) was a 1,227 ton cargo ship launched on 20 March 1894, by Grangemouth Dockyard Company, Grangemouth, Scotland. Renamed ''Nestor'' in 1898 and ''Vladimir'' in 1912. Wrecked off Cape Serrat, French protectorate of Tunisia, on 31 March 1933. *SS ''Westfalen'' (1900) was a ton cargo ship completed in March 1901, by Neptun Werft in Rostock, Germany. Renamed ''Spessart'', ''Kemi'' (1941), ''Olivia'' (1942), among nine Finnish vessels that were in U.S. ports and seized by United States Coast Guard at Boston then taken over by War Shipping Administration 27 December 1941 registered in Panama, renamed ''San Jorge'' then ''Isolator''. Served in Southwest Pacific command's permanent local fleet 29 September 1943 – 1945 until returned to enter reserve fleet 24 November 1945 and re purchase by Finnish owners as ''Olivia'' 26 March 1947 under Executive Order 9822.〔 Broken up as ''Olivia'' in 1957 at Rosyth, Scotland. *SS ''Westfalen'' (1905) was a 5,098 ton cargo ship launched on 14 November 1905, by J.C. Tecklenborg in Geestemünde, Germany. Rebuilt as seaplane tender in 1933. Mined and sunk off Marstrand, Sweden, on 7 September 1944. *SS ''Westfalen'' (1907) was a 385 ton passenger ship built in 1907 by Jos. L. Meyer in Papenburg, Germany. Converted to minesweeper in 1942 and renamed ''M.3802''. Bombed and sunk by Royal Air Force aircraft off Saint-Nazaire, France, on 15 June 1944. *SS ''Westfalen'' (1912) was built as the 170 ton minesweeper ''FM-29'' in 1919, by Nobiskrug in Rendsburg, Germany. Converted to cargo ship and renamed ''Westfalen'' in 1925. Renamed ''Montijense'' in 1932. Wrecked at some point after 1958. ==References== 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 Westfalen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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