History
Name
  • Brazil Guararema (1939-1949)
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Sound Fisher (1929-1939)
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Mavis (1921-1929)
  • Belgium Independance (1919-1921)
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland War Avon (1919-1919)
OwnerEmpreza Internacional de Transportes Ltd.
Port of registryBrazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
BuilderUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Ardrossan Dockyard & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.
Yard number302
LaunchedOctober 1918
Completed27 January 1919
Identification
  • Official Number:774
  • Callsign:PVAD
FateSank after a collision 4 March 1949
General characteristics
Class and typeWWI C1-class standard coastal cargo ship
TypeCargo ship
Tonnage548 GRT
Length47.2 metres (154 ft 10 in)
Beam8 metres (26 ft 3 in)
Depth3.3 metres (10 ft 10 in)
Installed power1 x 2 cyl compound engines
PropulsionScrew propeller
Speed9 knots

SS Guararema was a Brazilian Cargo ship that collided with SS Britannia on the Santos bar off Ilha Des Palmas, Brazil while departing Santos in ballast.

Construction

Guararema was constructed at the Ardrossan Dockyard & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. shipyard in Ardrossan, United Kingdom. She was completed in 1919 and was named War Avon initially. She served for different countries and companies under different names; until 1939 in which she was sold to Brazilian transport company Empreza Internacional De Transportes, who operated her as Guararema.

The ship was 47.2 metres (154 ft 10 in) long, with a beam of 8 metres (26 ft 3 in) and a depth of 3.3 metres (10 ft 10 in). The ship was assessed at 548 GRT. She had a 1 x 2 cyl compound engines driving a single screw propeller. The engine was rated at 91 nhp.

Sinking

On 4 March 1949, Guararema was en route from Santos when she collided with SS Britannia and sank on the Santos bar off Ilha Des Palmas, Brazil. There were no casualties.[1]

References

  1. "Guararema". Wrecksite. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.

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