SS Empire Conrad

History
Name
  • Empire Conrad (1942-52)
  • Franta (1952)
  • Nia (1952-54)
  • Eugenia (1954-67)
Owner
  • Ministry of War Transport (1942-45)
  • Ministry of Transport (1945-52)
  • P Atychiades (1952)
  • Refast Steamship Co (1952-54)
  • Ocean Tramp Tankers Corporation (1954-67)
Operator
  • Glen & Co Ltd (1942-52)
  • P Atychiades (1952)
  • Refast Steamship Co (1952-54)
  • Ocean Tramp Tankers Corporation (1954-67)
Port of registry
  • Greenock (1942-52)
  • Marseille (1952-54)
  • Monrovia (1954-67)
BuilderLithgows Ltd
Yard number963
Launched23 March 1942
CompletedMay 1942
Out of serviceApril 1967
Identification
  • Code Letters BDTJ (1942-54)
  • United Kingdom Official Number 168983 (1942-54)
FateScrapped
General characteristics
TypeCargo ship
Tonnage
Length434 ft 0 in (132.28 m)
Beam56 ft 2 in (17.12 m)
Draught26 ft 3 in (8.00 m)
Depth34 ft 2 in (10.41 m)
Installed powerTriple expansion steam engine
PropulsionScrew propeller

Empire Conrad was a 7,009 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1942 by Charles Connell & Co Ltd, Clydebank for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). She was sold to a French company in 1952 and renamed Franta and then resold later that year and renamed Nia. In 1954, she was sold to a Panamanian company and renamed Eugenia. She served until 1967, when she was scrapped.