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Winnie - a general history

Completed June 1889; Official No. 88907: Code Letters LFPM: Code Letters JQMC.

Owners: 1889 Jens Christian Nielson & Son, West Hartlepool; 1907 Rederi AB Malmo, Malmo Sweden–renamed Nils; 1916 B. Sederholm, Malmo; 1917 Svenska Lloyd, Gothenburg, Sweden–renamed Industria; 1935 Ado Laane & Fr. Baltser, Parnu–renamed Elise; 1941 Dominion Shipping Co. Halifax, Canada–renamed Evelyn B.; 1945 Cia de Vapores Mediterranea SA (C. Gratsos) Panama–renamed Anna; 1946 Cia Maritima Ecuatorial SA (E Fostinis) Panama–renamed Lochita; 1949 Cia Maritima Ecuatorial SA, Panama –renamed Knesseth Israel.

Masters: 1891 J Robinson; 1892 MF Hansen; 1893-99 G Norby; 1909 CE Grauers.

Sailing between the UK & Canada in 1940 Elise was damaged by grounding. In the same month she was arrested at the port of St John, New Brunswick for non payment of crew wages & breach of charterparty. She was then sold at auction by Order of the District Judge in Admiralty.

1942 Evelyn B. was carrying coal for Newfoundland; 1946 illegal Jewish immigrants were caught landing at Haifa from the passenger ship Lochita.

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