The SS Aghios Nectarios was a Hansa A Type cargo ship measuring 85.27 meters (279 feet 9 inches) in length, with a beam of 13.51 meters (44 feet 4 inches) and a depth of 4.80 meters (15 feet 9 inches). Her gross register tonnage was 1,923 GRT, with a net tonnage of 804 NRT, and a deadweight tonnage of 3,200 DWT. The vessel was powered by a compound steam engine, built by NV Koninklijk Maatschappij de Schelde, which featured two cylinders of 42 cm (16+9/16 in) and two cylinders of 90 cm (35+7/16 in) diameter by 90 cm stroke. This engine was rated at 1,200 indicated horsepower (IHP) and drove a single screw propeller, enabling the ship to reach a speed of approximately 10.5 knots. Constructed in 1944 as Kalliope (yard number 249) by NV Koninklijk Maatschappij de Schelde in Vlissingen, Netherlands, she was originally built for the Neptun Line in Bremen, Germany. Launched on April 15, 1944, and delivered in August of the same year, her port of registry was Bremen. During World War II, she was seized as a prize of war in May 1945 at Kiel and transferred to the British Ministry of War Transport, being renamed Empire Garrison. Managed under the code letters GMRP and UK Official Number 180668, her port of registry was London. In 1947, she was sold to the Ulster Steamship Co. and renamed Bengore Head, operating under the management of G Heyn & Sons Ltd. During the 1960s, she was assigned the IMO number 5040988. Her ownership changed again in 1967 when she was sold to Kyrle Compagnia Naviera SA in Piraeus, Greece, and renamed Aghios Nectarios, managed by Canopus Shipping SA. In 1971, she was sold to Cyprus-based Aldebaran Shipping Co. and continued service until January 1974, when she was scrapped in Spain. Her operational history reflects her role as a versatile cargo vessel through the post-war period, exemplifying the typical design and service life of Hansa A Type ships.

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