SS Pickhuben (1923)

Pickhuben was a 999 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1923 by Union Giesserei, Königsberg for German owners. She was seized by the Allies in May 1945 at Lübeck, Germany, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed Empire Condicote. She was passed to the Norwegian Government in 1946 and renamed Grimsnes. In 1947, she was sold into merchant service and was renamed Tungenes, serving until 1961 when she was scrapped.

Description
The ship was built in 1923 by Union Giesserei, Königsberg.

The ship was 230 ft long, with a beam of 35 ft a depth of 13 ft. She had a GRT of 999 and a NRT of 529.

The ship was propelled by a triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of 18+1/2 in, 29+1/2 in and 47+1/4 in diameter by 29+1/2 in stroke. The engine was built by Union Giesserei.

History
Pickhuben was built for H M Gehrckens, Hamburg. The Code Letters RFCG were allocated. In 1934, her Code Letters were changed to DHTE. In May 1945, Pickhuben was seized by the Allies at Lübeck. She was passed to the MoWT and renamed Empire Condicote. Her port of registry was changed to London. The Code Letters GNQQ and United Kingdom Official Number 180666 were allocated. She was operated under the management of Walford Lines Ltd. She was assessed as 1,000 GRT, 530 NRT.

In 1946, Empire Condicote was allocated to the Norwegian Government and was renamed Grimsnes. In 1947, she was sold to Det Stavangerske Dampskibsselskab (The Stavanger Steamship Co), Stavanger and renamed Tungenes. She served until 1961, when she was scrapped at Zalzate, Belgium