SS Mechelin (1895)

History
Name	Skinningrove (1895–1919); Hailsham (1919–23); Skinningrove (1923–36); Stangrove (1936–41); Castilla del Oro (1941–44); Condestable (1944–54); Sotileza (1954–55); Mechelin (1955–71);
Owner	Skinningrove Iron Co. Ltd. (1895–1915); August Reichwald Ltd. (1915–19); John Harrison Ltd. (1919–23); Pease Partners Ltd. (1923–33); Skinningrove Iron Co. Ltd. (1933–36); Stanhope Steamship Co. Ltd. (1936–41); Benjamin Fernandez y Medina (1941–43); Francosco y José María Condeminas (1943–54); Compania Naviera Sotileza SA (1954–71);
Operator	Owner operated except –; T. C. Hutchinson (1895–1915); R. Hutchinson (1923–33); A. Hutchinson (1933–36); J. A. Billmeir & Co. (1936–41);
Port of registry	Middlesbrough, United Kingdom (1895–1919); London, United Kingdom(1919–23); Middlesbrough, United Kingdom (1923–36); London, United Kingdom (1936–41); Barcelona, Spain (1941–45); Barcelona (1945–71);
Builder	J. L. Thompson & Sons
Way number	332
Launched	5 June 1895
Completed	2 July 1895
Out of service	1939–41
Identification	United Kingdom Official Number 98787 (1895–1941); Code Letters NWDF (1895–1934); ; Code Letters MQSL (1934–41); ; Code Letters EAEL (1941–71); ; IMO number: 5230454 ( –1971);
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Type	Cargo ship
Tonnage	516 GRT, 165 NRT
Length	155 feet 0 inches (47.24 m)
Beam	26 feet 8 inches (8.13 m)
Depth	11 feet 7 inches (3.53 m)
Installed power	Triple expansion steam engine, 60nhp
Propulsion	Single screw propeller

Mechelin was a cargo ship built in 1895 by J. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd., Sunderland, County Durham as Skinningrove. She was renamed Hailsham in 1919, Skinningrove in 1923, and Stangrove in 1936, all under the British flag. She was sold to Spain in 1941 and renamed Castillo del Oro. She was sold in 1944 and renamed Condestable. She was renamed Sotileza in 1954 and Mechelin in 1955, serving until 1971, when she was scrapped