SS Justinian
Justinian was a  cargo ship that was built in 1940 by Nobiskrug Werft, Rendsburg for a Norwegian owner. She was seized on completion, renamed Karl Christian Lohse and used by a German company. She was seized by the Allies in May 1945 at Flensburg, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed Empire Conningbeg.

In 1946, she was transferred to the Norwegian Government and renamed Fuglenes. In 1947, she was transferred to her original owner and renamed Justinian. She was sold to a West German owner in 1954 and renamed Inge R Christophersen. She served until 1965, when she was scrapped.

Description
The ship was built by Nobiskrug Werft, Rendsburg. She was launched in 1940. Completion was in May 1942.

The ship was  long, with a beam of  and had a depth of . As built, he ship had a GRT of 1,875 and a NRT of 1,006.

The ship was propelled by a compound steam engine which had two cylinders of  and two cylinders of  diameter by  stroke. It could propel the ship at .

History
Justinian was built for Hilmar Reksten, Bergen. On completion in May 1942, she was seized by the German authorities. She was passed to H P Vith, Hamburg and renamed Karl Christian Lohse. In May 1945, she was seized by the Allies at Flensburg, passed to the MoWT and renamed Empire Conningbeg. She was placed under the management of Currie Line Ltd, Leith. Her port of registry was changed to London. The Code Letters GLFT and United Kingdom Official Number 180647 were allocated.

In 1946, Empire Conningbeg was transferred to the Norwegian Government and renamed Fuglenes. She was placed under the control of the Sjøfartsdirektortet. The Code Letters LLTU were allocated and her port of registry was changed to Oslo. She was recorded as being ,  and 2,845 DWT. In November 1946, Fuglenes was transferred to AS Rederi Julian, Bergen. She was renamed Justinian and placed under the management of Hilmar Reksten, Bergen. In 1954, Justinian was sold to H W Christophersen, Hamburg, West Germany and was renamed Inge R Christophersen. She was sold for scrap in May 1965, arriving at Hamburg on 9 May for scrapping.

References

External links
Photo of Justinian

1940 ships
Ships built in Rendsburg
Steamships of Germany
World War II merchant ships of Germany
Ministry of War Transport ships
Empire ships
Steamships of the United Kingdom
Merchant ships of the United Kingdom
Steamships of Norway
Merchant ships of Norway
Steamships of West Germany
Merchant ships of West Germany