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SS Guararema

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Coordinates: 23°59′54″S 46°19′30″W / 23.99833°S 46.32500°W / -23.99833; -46.32500
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History
Name
  • 1918 War Avon
  • 1919 Independance
  • 1921 Mavis
  • 1929 Sound Fisher
  • 1939 Guararema
Owner
  • 1919: Neptunus Soc D'Armement
  • 1921: General Steam Nav Co
  • 1929: J Fisher & Sons
  • 1939: Emp Intl de Transportes
Operator1919: M Smits & Co
Port of registry
BuilderArdrossan DD and Sb Co, Ardrossan
Yard number302
LaunchedOctober 1918
Completed27 January 1919
Refit1937
Identification
Fatesunk by collision, 1949
General characteristics
Class & typeWar Standard C1 coaster
Tonnage
  • 1919: 501 GRT, 226 NRT
  • 1937: 548 GRT, 274 NRT
Length
  • 1919: 142.4 ft (43.4 m)
  • 1937: 154.8 ft (47.2 m)
Beam26.1 ft (8.0 m)
Draught12 ft 3 in (3.73 m)
Depth10.9 ft (3.3 m)
Decks1
Installed power
Propulsion1 × screw
Speed9 knots (17 km/h)

SS Guararema was a coastal steamship, built in Scotland as a member of the United Kingdom's War Standard Class C1.[1] She was launched in 1918 as War Avon; but completed in 1919 for a Belgian shipowner as Independance.

In 1921 the General Steam Navigation Company bought her, and renamed her Mavis. In 1929 a shipowner in Barrow-in-Furness bought her, and renamed her Sound Fisher. In 1937 her hull was lengthened.

In 1939 a Brazilian shipowner bought her, and renamed her Guararema. She was sunk in a collision off the coast of Brazil in 1949.

Building and registration

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The Ardrossan Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company in Ardrossan, Ayrshire, built the ship as yard number 302. She was launched for the Shipping Controller in October 1918 as War Avon.[2] Her registered length was 142.4 ft (43.4 m); her beam was 26.1 ft (8.0 m); her depth was 10.9 ft (3.3 m); and her draught was 12 ft 3 in (3.73 m). Her tonnages were 501 GRT and 226 NRT.[3]

She had a single screw, driven by a two-cylinder compound engine that was rated at 59 RHP;[3] 91 NHP;[4] or 500 ihp,[2] and gave her a speed of 9 knots (17 km/h).[5] Her engine room and single funnel were aft.[3]

On 27 January 1919 she was completed as Independance for the Neptunus Societé D'Armement, who registered her in Antwerp.[3]

British service

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In 1921, the General Steam Navigation Company bought Independance and renamed her Mavis. She was registered in London, and her UK official number was 142774.[6]

In 1929, James Fisher and Sons bought her; renamed her Sound Fisher; and registered her in Barrow. Her code letters were KJMH.[7] By 1934, her call sign was MKSN, and this had superseded her code letters.[8] In 1937, Fisher had Sound Fisher lengthened by 12.4 feet (3.8 m). This increased her tonnages to 548 GRT and 274 NRT.[9]

Brazilian service and loss

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In 1939, the Empresa Internacional de Transportes bought Sound Fisher and renamed her Guararema. She was registered in Rio de Janeiro; her Brazilian official number was 774, and her call sign was PVAB.[4]

On 4 March 1949, Guararema was en route from Santos when she was involved in a collision with a steamship called Britannia.[a] She sank at position 23°59′54″S 46°19′30″W / 23.99833°S 46.32500°W / -23.99833; -46.32500, on the Santos bar off the Ilha des Palmas. There were no casualties.[5]

Note

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  1. ^ The 1949 edition of Lloyd's Register lists six ships called Britannia. Wrecksite fails to identify which Britannia collided with Guararema.

References

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  1. ^ "War A – War B". WWI Standard Ships. Mariners. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  2. ^ a b "War Avon". Scottish Built Ships. Caledonian Maritime Research Trust. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d Lloyd's Register 1919, INC–IND
  4. ^ a b Lloyd's Register 1940, GUA–GUD.
  5. ^ a b "SS Guararema (+1949)". Wrecksite. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  6. ^ Lloyd's Register 1922, MAU–MAY.
  7. ^ Mercantile Navy List 1930, p. 511.
  8. ^ Lloyd's Register 1934, SOS–SOU.
  9. ^ Lloyd's Register 1937, SOR–SOU.

Bibliography

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  • Lloyd's Register of Shipping. Vol. II.–Steamers. London: Lloyd's Register of Shipping. 1919 – via Internet Archive.
  • Lloyd's Register of Shipping. Vol. II.–Steamers and Motor Vessels. London: Lloyd's Register of Shipping. 1922 – via Internet Archive.
  • Lloyd's Register of Shipping (PDF). Vol. II.–Steamers and Motorships of 300 tons gross and over. London: Lloyd's Register of Shipping. 1934 – via Southampton City Council.
  • Lloyd's Register of Shipping (PDF). Vol. II.–Steamers and Motorships of 300 tons gross and over. London: Lloyd's Register of Shipping. 1937 – via Southampton City Council.
  • Lloyd's Register of Shipping (PDF). Vol. II.–Steamers and Motorships of 300 tons gross and over. London: Lloyd's Register of Shipping. 1940 – via Southampton City Council.
  • Mercantile Navy List. London: Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen. 1930 – via Crew List Index Project.
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