SS Elbe (1921)

History
Name	Elbe (1921-45); Empire Confederation (1945-46); José Dias (1946-66);
Owner	Bugsier Reederei & Bergungs AG (1921-45); Ministry of War Transport (1945); Ministry of Transport (1945-46); Russian Government (1946-66);
Operator	Bugsier Reederei & Bergungs AG (1921-45); Buchan & Hogg Ltd (1945-46); Russian Government (1946-66);
Port of registry	Hamburg (1921-33); Hamburg (1933-45); London (1945-46); Soviet Union (1946-66);
Builder	Nobiskrug Werft GmbH
Launched	1921
Identification	Code Letters RBVM (1912-34); ; Code Letters DHGB (1934-45); ; Code Letters GKRD (1945-46); ; United Kingdom Official Number 180614 (1945-46);
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Type	Cargo ship
Tonnage	1,197 GRT (1921-45); 1,199 GRT (1945-66); 641 NRT (1921-45); 642 NRT (1945-66);
Length	250 ft 0 in (76.20 m)
Beam	37 ft 5 in (11.40 m)
Depth	12 ft 8 in (3.86 m)
Installed power	Triple expansion steam engine
Propulsion	Screw propeller

Elbe was a 1,197 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1921 by Nobiskrug Werft, Rendsburg for German owners. She was seized by the Allies at Copenhagen, Denmark in May 1945, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed Empire Confederation. In 1946, she was transferred to the Soviet Union and renamed José Dias (Хозе Диас). She served until she was scrapped in 1966.