SS Deneb

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Düsseldorf (1923-24) * Köln (1924-26) * Åbo (1926-37) * Hamburg (1937-38) * Emden (1938-45) * London (1945-47) * Newcastle upon Tyne (1947–51) * Italy (1951-66) | Ship route = | Ship ordered = | Ship builder = Nüscke & Co | Ship original cost = | Ship yard number = | Ship way number = | Ship laid down = | Ship launched = 1923 | Ship completed = | Ship commissioned = | Ship decommissioned = | Ship christened = | Ship acquired = | Ship maiden voyage = | Ship in service = | Ship out of service = | Ship identification =*Code Letters THFJ (1926–34) * *Code Letters OHGQ (1934–37) * *Code Letters DJTY (1937–45) * *Code Letters GKRQ (1945–51) * *Finnish Official Number 981 (1926–37) *United Kingdom Official Number 180607 (1945–51) | Ship fate = Scrapped | Ship notes = }}

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''Deneb'' was a cargo ship that was built in 1923 as ''Rhenania'' by Nüscke & Co, Stettin for German owners. She was sold in 1924 and renamed ''Marth Halm'' In 1927, she was sold to Finnish owners and renamed ''Bore VII''. She ran aground in 1936 and was declared a total loss. In 1937, she was sold to Germany, repaired and renamed ''Götaälv''. In 1938 she was sold and renamed ''Bernhard Schulte''. In 1941, she sank off the Lofoten Islands but was salvaged and repaired.

''Bernhard Schulte'' was seized by the Allies at Flensburg, Germany in May 1945, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed ''Empire Congo''. In 1947, she was sold into merchant service and renamed ''Coquetside''. In 1951, she was sold to Italy and renamed ''Deneb''. She served until 1966 when she was scrapped at La Spezia, Italy. Provided by Wikipedia