SS Guararema

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.

History
Name:
  • Guararema (1939-1949)
  • Sound Fisher (1929-1939)
  • Mavis (1921-1929)
  • Independance (1919-1921)
  • War Avon (1919-1919)
Owner: Empreza Internacional de Transportes Ltd.
Port of registry: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Builder: Ardrossan Dockyard & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.
Yard number: 302
Launched: October 1918
Completed: 27 January 1919
Identification:
  • Official Number:774
  • Callsign:PVAD
Fate: Sank after a collision 4 March 1949
General characteristics
Class and type: WWI C1-class standard coastal cargo ship
Type: cargo ship
Tonnage: 548 GRT
Length: 47.2 metres (154 ft 10 in)
Beam: 8 metres (26 ft 3 in)
Depth: 3.3 metres (10 ft 10 in)
Installed power: 1 x 2 cyl compound engines
Propulsion: Screw propeller
Speed: 9 knots

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; in 1939 until 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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