MS Milwaukee (1929)

MS Milwaukee was a German diesel-powered, passenger ship built by Blohm & Voss and launched in February 1929 for the Hamburg-America Line. She was used on the transatlantic service from Hamburg to New York and made cruises to the Canary Islands, Madeira and Spain sharing the same route as her sister ship MS St. Louis. During the Second World War the ship was used as a barracks ship by the Kriegsmarine. In 1945, the ship was handed to the British government under the name Empire Waveney and was used to carry troops. On 1 March 1946, she was badly damaged by fire at dock in Liverpool.

MS Milwaukee's sister ship MS St. Louis
History
Germany
NameMilwaukee
OwnerHamburg-America Line
Operator
Port of registryHamburg
Launched20 February 1929
Maiden voyage28 March 1929
FateGiven to British government in 1945
NotesSister ship to MS St. Louis
United Kingdom
NameEmpire Waveney
Acquired1945
In service1945
Out of serviceJune 1947
FateScrapped in 1947
General characteristics
TypePassenger liner
Tonnage16,699 gross register tons (GRT)
Length575.85 ft (175.52 m)
Beam72.44 ft (22.08 m)
Propulsion4 double acting MAN, six-cylinder two-stroke diesel engines
Speed16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Capacity703 passengers

She was scrapped in Scotland in 1947.[1][2]

References
  1. "M/S Milwaukee, Hamburg America Line".
  2. "On this date in 1929: the S.S. Milwaukee was launched". 20 February 2021.
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