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{{Short description|1943 merchant ship}}
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| Ship name                = *''Tiefland'' (1943-45)
*''Empire Gatehouse'' (1945-47)
*''Gulfport'' (1947-64)
*''Stefani'' (1964-66)
*''Agia Marina'' (1966-67)
*''Bright'' (1967-69)
*''Khalda'' (1969-82)
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| Ship owner               = *Hamburg Südamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft A/S & Co KG (1943-45)
*Ministry of War Transport (1945-46)
*Ministry of Transport (1946-47)
*Gulfport Steamship Co (1947-64)
*Alma Shipping Co (1964-66)
*M N Arcadis (1966-67)
*Bright Shipping Co (1967-69)
*Khalda Shipping Co (1969-77)
*A W & Y F Obeid (1977-82)
| Ship operator            = *Hamburg Südamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft A/S & Co KG (1943-45)
*Brown, Atkinson & Co (1945-47)
*Gulfport Steamship Co (1947-64)
*Alma Shipping Co (1964-66)
*M N Arcadis (1966-67)
*Bright Shipping Co (1967-69)
*Khalda Shipping Co (1969-77)
*A W & Y F Obeid (1977-82)
| Ship registry            = *{{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} [[Hamburg]], [[Nazi Germany|Germany]] (1944-45)
*{{flagicon|United Kingdom|civil}} [[London]], [[United Kingdom]] (1945-47)
*{{flagicon|Canada|1921}} [[Montreal]], [[Canada]] (1947-64)
*{{flagicon|Liberia}} [[Monrovia]], [[Liberia]] (1964-67)
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Piraeus]], [[Greece]] (1967-69)
*{{flag|Panama}} (1969-77)
*{{flagicon|Ethiopia|1975}} [[Massawa]], [[Ethiopia]] (1977-82)
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| Ship builder             = Lübecker Flenderwerke AG
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| Ship yard number         = 344
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| Ship launched            = 10 July 1943
| Ship completed           = 26 October 1943
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| Ship out of service      = 1974
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*United Kingdom [[Official Number]] 180737 (1945-47)
*Code Letters GSPL (1945-67)
*{{ICS|Golf}}{{ICS|Sierra}}{{ICS|Papa}}{{ICS|Lima}}
*Code Letters VYDR (1946-64)
*{{ICS|Victor}}{{ICS|Yankee}}{{ICS|Delta}}{{ICS|Romeo}}
*Lloyd's Register Number 5137846 ( –1982)
| Ship fate                = Scrapped
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| Ship class               = Hansa A type [[Cargo ship]]
| Ship tonnage             = *{{GRT|1,924}}, {{NRT|936}}, {{DWT|3,400}} 
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| Ship length              = {{convert|85.22|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| Ship beam                = {{convert|13.51|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
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| Ship draught             = {{convert|5.59|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| Ship depth               = {{convert|4.78|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
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| Ship power               = Compound steam engine, 1,200IHP
| Ship propulsion          = Single screw propeller
| Ship speed               = {{convert|10.5|kn|km/h}}
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'''''Khalda'''''<!-- ({{lang-ru|Рыбинск}})--> was a Hansa A Type cargo ship which was built as '''''Tiefland''''' in 1943 by Lübecker Flenderwerke AG, [[Lübeck]], [[Nazi Germany|Germany]] for [[Hamburg Süd|Hamburg Südamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft A/S & Co K]], [[Hamburg]] . She was seized as a [[prize (law)|prize of war]] in 1945, passing to the British [[Ministry of War Transport]] and renamed '''''Empire Gatehouse'''''. She was sold to Canada in 1947 and was renamed '''''Gulfport'''''. She was sold to Liberia in 1964 and was renamed '''''Stefani''''', then '''''Agia Marina''''' in 1966. She was sold to Greece in 1967 and renamed '''''Bright'''''. Sold in 1969 to Panama and renamed ''Khalda'', she was [[Ship arrest|arrested]] in 1974. Sold to Ethiopia in 1977, she was scrapped in 1982.

==Description==
The ship was {{convert|85.22|m|ftin|abbr=on}} long, with a beam of {{convert|13.51|m|ftin|abbr=on}}. She had a depth of {{convert|4.78|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, and a draught of {{convert|5.59|m|ftin|abbr=on}}. She was assessed as {{GRT|1,924}}, {{NRT|936}},<ref name=Gatehouse45/> {{DWT|3,400}}.<ref name=Marcussen>{{cite web |url=http://www.jmarcussen.dk/maritim/skibsliste/side.php?id=12270 |title=Tiefland (Ty.) |language=Danish |publisher=J Marcussen |accessdate=25 June 2020}}</ref>

The ship was propelled by a [[compound steam engine]], which had two cylinders of {{Convert|42|cm|in|frac=16|abbr=on}} and two cylinders of {{Convert|90|cm|in|frac=16|abbr=on}} diameter by {{Convert|90|cm|in|frac=16|abbr=on}} inches stroke. The engine was built by Ottensener Eisenwerke AG, Hamburg.<ref name=Gatehouse45/> Rated at 1,200[[indicated horsepower|IHP]], it drove a single screw propeller and could propel the ship at {{convert|10.5|kn|km/h}}.<ref name=Marcussen/>

==History==
''Tiefland'' was a Hansa A Type cargo ship built in 1943 as [[yard number]] 344 by Lübecker Flenderwerke AG, [[Lübeck]], [[Nazi Germany|Germany]] for [[Hamburg Süd|Hamburg Südamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft A/S & Co K]], [[Hamburg]].<ref name=Marcussen/><ref name=Ships>{{cite book | first = and Sawyer, L A| last = Mitchell, W H | year = 1995| title = The Empire Ships| page =not cited  | publisher = Lloyd's of London Press Ltd| location = London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong|isbn=1-85044-275-4 }}</ref> She was launched on 15 July and completed on 26 October.<ref name=Marcussen/> Her port of registry was Hamburg.<ref name=Ships/>

In May 1945, ''Tiefland'' was seized as a [[prize (law)|prize of war]] at [[Brunsbüttel]]. She was passed to the [[Ministry of War Transport]] and  was renamed ''Empire Gatehouse''.<ref name=Ships/> The [[Code Letters]] GSPL and United Kingdom [[Official Number]] 180737 were allocated. Her port of registry was [[London]] and she was operated under the management of Brown,  Atkinson & Co. Ltd.,<ref name=Gatehouse45>{{cite journal |url=https://plimsoll.southampton.gov.uk/shipdata/pdfs/45/45a1198.pdf |title=Lloyd's Register, Steamers and Motorships |journal=Lloyd's Register |publisher=Lloyd's |year=1945 |accessdate=25 June 2020}}</ref> [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]].<ref name=Marcussen/>

In 1947, ''Empire Gatehouse'' was sold to the Gulfport Steamship Co., [[Montreal]], Canada and was renamed ''Gulfport''.<ref name=Ships/> The Code Letters VYDR were allocated. With their introduction in the 1960s, ''Gulfport'' was allocated the Lloyd's Register Number 5137846.<ref name=Marcussen/>

In 1964, ''Gulfport'' was sold to the Alma Shipping Co., Liberia and was renamed ''Stefani''. She was sold to M N Arcadis, Liberia in 1966 and was renamed ''Agia Marina''. In 1967, ''Agia Marina'' was sold to the Bright Shipping Co., Greece and was renamed ''Bright''.<ref name=Ships/>

In 1969, ''Bright'' was sold to the Khalda Shipping Co., Panama and was renamed ''Khalda''. She ran aground in the [[Gulf of Suez]] in December 1970 and was refloated on 1 January 1971. [[Arrest]]ed at [[Massawa]], Ethiopia in 1974, she was sold by Court Order in 1977 to A W & Y F Obeid. Reported to be in a damaged condition at the time of sale, she was scrapped in 1982.<ref name=Ships/>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.shipspotting.com/photos/middle/4/2/6/1870624.jpg Colour photograph of ''Gulfport''.]

{{Hansa A type ships}}
{{Empire ships}}
{{1970 shipwrecks}}

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[[Category:1943 ships]]
[[Category:Ships built in Germany]]
[[Category:World War II merchant ships of Germany]]
[[Category:Steamships of Germany]]
[[Category:Empire ships]]
[[Category:Ministry of War Transport ships]]
[[Category:Merchant ships of the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Steamships of the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Merchant ships of Canada]]
[[Category:Steamships of Canada]]
[[Category:Merchant ships of Liberia]]
[[Category:Steamships of Liberia]]
[[Category:Merchant ships of Greece]]
[[Category:Steamships of Greece]]
[[Category:Merchant ships of Panama]]
[[Category:Steamships of Panama]]
[[Category:Merchant ships of Ethiopia]]
[[Category:Steamships of Ethiopia]]