MV Bessel

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Hamburg (1925–26) * Bremen (1926–33) * Bremen (1933–40) * Kriegsmarine (1940–45) * London (1945–47) * København (1947–59) * Genoa (1959–73) | Ship route = | Ship ordered = | Ship builder = AG Weser | Ship original cost = | Ship yard number = 395 | Ship way number = | Ship laid down = | Ship launched = 1925 | Ship completed = | Ship commissioned = | Ship decommissioned = | Ship christened = | Ship acquired = | Ship maiden voyage = | Ship in service = | Ship out of service =*April 1958 – September 1959 *April 1972 – October 1973 | Ship identification =*Code Letters RFLM (1925–34) * *Code Letters DOIE (1934–45) * *Code Letters GTFY (1945–46) * *Code Letters OXZI (1946–59) * *United Kingdom Official Number 180717 (1945–47) * ( -1973) | Ship fate = Scrapped | Ship notes = }}

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''Bessel'' was a cargo ship that was built in 1925 as ''Sorrento'' by AG Weser, Bremen for German owners. She was sold in 1926 and renamed ''Bessel''. She was seized by the Allies in Vigo, Spain, in May 1945, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed ''Empire Coniston''. In 1946, she was lent to the Danish Government and was allocated to them in 1947. She was sold into Danish merchant service and renamed ''Birgitte Skou''. In 1959, she was sold to Italy and renamed ''N Martini''. She was renamed ''Nicolo Martini'' in 1961, serving until 1972 when she ran aground at Portoscuso, Sardinia. Although refloated she was declared a total loss and was scrapped in 1973. Provided by Wikipedia