SS Saar

History
Name	Saar (1937-1945); Empire Congleton (1945-46); Donetz (1946- );
Owner	R C Gribel (1937-45); Ministry of War Transport (1945); Ministry of Transport (1945-46); Soviet Government (1946- );
Operator	R C Gribel (1937-45); T H Donking & Sons Ltd (1945-46); Soviet Government (1946- );
Port of registry	Stettin (1937-45); London (1945-46); Soviet Union (1946- );
Builder	Stettiner Oderwerke AG
Launched	1937
Identification	Code Letters DAYW (1937-45); ; Code Letters GNML (1945-46); ; United Kingdom Official Number 180703 (1945-46);
Status	In active service as of 1946
General characteristics
Type	Cargo ship
Tonnage	1,026 GRT; 560 NRT;
Length	208 ft 9 in (63.63 m)
Beam	32 ft 5 in (9.88 m)
Depth	17 ft 2 in (5.23 m)
Installed power	Compound steam engine
Propulsion	Screw propeller

Saar was a 1,026 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1937 by Stettiner Oderwerke AG, Stettin for German owners. She was seized by the Allies at Kolding, Denmark in May 1945, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed Empire Congleton. In 1946, she was passed to the Soviet Union and renamed Donetz (Донец).

History

Name	Saar (1937-1945) Empire Congleton (1945-46) Donetz (1946- )
Owner	R C Gribel (1937-45) Ministry of War Transport (1945) Ministry of Transport (1945-46) Soviet Government (1946- )
Operator	R C Gribel (1937-45) T H Donking & Sons Ltd (1945-46) Soviet Government (1946- )
Port of registry	Stettin (1937-45) London (1945-46) Soviet Union (1946- )
Builder	Stettiner Oderwerke AG
Launched	1937
Identification	Code Letters DAYW (1937-45) Code Letters GNML (1945-46) United Kingdom Official Number 180703 (1945-46)
Status	In active service as of 1946
General characteristics
Type	Cargo ship
Tonnage	1,026 GRT 560 NRT
Length	208 ft 9 in (63.63 m)
Beam	32 ft 5 in (9.88 m)
Depth	17 ft 2 in (5.23 m)
Installed power	Compound steam engine
Propulsion	Screw propeller