For other ships named Amrum, see Amrum (disambiguation). For other ships named Empire Condor, see SS Empire Condor.
History
Name
Amrum (1926-31)
Quersee (1931-45)
Empire Condor (1945-47)
Mediterranean Trader (1947-49)
Maharashmi (1949-51)
Owner
Schröder, Hölken & Fischer (1926-31)
W Schuchmann (1931-45)
Ministry of War Transport (1945)
Ministry of Transport (1945-46)
Akritas Navigation Co (1946-49)
Det South East Asia Shipping Co (1949-51)
Operator
Schröder, Hölken & Fischer (1926-31)
W Schuchmann (1931-45)
Ministry of War Transport (1945)
Ministry of Transport (1945-46)
Akritas Navigation Co (1946-49)
Det South East Asia Shipping Co (1949-51)
Port of registry
Hamburg (1923-31)
Bremerhaven (1931-33)
Bremerhaven (1933-45)
London (1945-47)
Bombay (1949-51)
Builder
Nordseewerke
Launched
1926
Out of service
10 June 1951
Identification
Code Letters RFSM (1926-34)
Code Letters DHTQ (1934-45)
Code Letters GFQV (1945-47)
United Kingdom Official Number 180781 (1945-49)
Fate
Wrecked
General characteristics
Type
Cargo ship
Tonnage
998 GRT
560 NRT
Length
219 ft 6 in (66.90 m)
Beam
34 ft 9 in (10.59 m)
Depth
13 ft 1 in (3.99 m)
Installed power
Triple expansion steam engine
Propulsion
Screw propellor
Quersee was a 999 GRT coaster that was built in 1926 as Amrum by Nordseewerke, Emden for German owners. She was sold in 1931, and renamed Quersee. She was seized by the Allies in May 1945 at Brunsbüttel, Germany, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT), and renamed Empire Condor. She was sold into merchant service in 1947, and renamed Mediterranean Trader. In 1949, she was sold to India and renamed Maharashmi, serving until 1951, when she ran aground and was wrecked.
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