SS Lina Fisser

As Luis Pidal on the River Avon
History
Name
  • 1912: Thyra Menier
  • 1918: Luis Pidal
  • 1925: Bellini
  • 1928: Bollan
  • 1936: Lina Fisser
  • 1945: Empire Conderton
  • 1947: Marchmont
  • 1952: Irene M
Owner
  • 1912: Donald Steamship Co Ltd
  • 1918: F Lecoeuvre
  • 1925: Puglisi & Tomasini
  • 1928: August Bolten
  • 1936: Reunert & Co GmbH
  • 1945: Ministry of War Transport
  • 1945: Ministry of Transport
  • 1947: J P Hadoulis Ltd
  • 1952: A Moschakis Ltd
  • 1952: Tampa Shipping Ltd
  • 1957: Marine Industries Ltd
Operator
  • 1936: Fisser & Van Doornum
  • 1945: Alliance Marine Transport Co Ltd
Port of registry
  • 1912: Bristol
  • 1918: Antwerp
  • 1925: Catania
  • 1928: Hamburg
  • 1936: Emden
  • 1945: London
  • 1955: Halifax
  • 1957: Montreal
BuilderBlyth Shipbuilding and Drydock Co Ltd
Launched13 August 1912
CompletedSeptember 1912
Identification
  • UK official number 127100 (1912–18, 1945–55)
  • Code letters HWRG (1912–18)
  • Code letters MLPX (by 1923)
  • Code letters RHCT (1928–34)
  • Call sign DHCR (by 1934)
  • Call sign GMWD (1945-55)
FateScrapped in Sorel, 1957
General characteristics
Typecargo steamship
Tonnage
  • 1,497 GRT (1912-45)
  • 1,558 GRT (1945-57)
  • 838 NRT (1912-45)
  • 847 NRT (1945-57)
Length240.0 ft (73.2 m)
Beam36.1 ft (11.0 m)
Draught16 ft 1 in (4.90 m)
Depth20.1 ft (6.1 m)
Decks1
Installed power1 × Triple expansion engine, 146 NHP
Propulsion1 × screw

Lina Fisser was a 1,497 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1912 by Blyth Shipbuilding and Drydock Co Ltd, Blyth as Thyra Menier for British owners. In 1918, it was sold to Belgian owners and renamed Luis Pidal. In 1925, it was sold to Italian owners and renamed Bellini. A further sale in 1928 to German owners saw it renamed Bollan and then Lina Fisser in 1936.

It was seized by the Allies in May 1945 at Kiel, Germany and passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed Empire Conderton. In 1947, it was sold into merchant service and was renamed Marchmont. In 1952, a further sale saw her renamed Irene M. In 1955, it was sold to Canada, serving until 1957 when it was scrapped.