SS Edenhurst

Edenhurst was a cargo ship that was built in 1930 by Furness Shipbuilding Ltd, Haverton Hill-on-Tees for British owners. She was sold in 1937 to Finnish owners and renamed Ilves. In 1939, she was sold to German owners and renamed Glückauf. In 1940 she was sold and renamded Warnow and was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine in that year. She was seized by the Allies in Rendsburg in May 1945, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed Empire Conleven. In 1946, she was allocated to the Soviet Government and renamed Alexandr Parkhomenko (Александр Пархоменко). The ship was deleted from Lloyd's Register in 1960.

Description
The ship was built in 1930 as yard number 179 by Furness Shipbuilding Co, Haverton Hill-on-Tees.

The ship was 245 ft long, with a beam of 39 ft. She had a depth of 19 ft. The ship had a GRT of 1,596 and a NRT of 934. Her DWT was 2,743.

The ship was propelled by a triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of 18 in, 30 in and 50 in diameter by 33 in stroke. The engine was built by Blair & Co 91926) Ltd, Stockton on Tees.

History
Edenhurst was built for Hartlepool Steamship Co Ltd, Hartlepool. Her port of registry was West Hartlepool. The Code Letters LGDP and United Kingdom Official Number 160766 were allocated. She was placed under the management of Magee, Son & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool. On 21 January 1932, Edenhurst was in collision with the Dutch motor vessel MV Catharina in the River Thames at Greenwich. In 1934, her Code letters were changed to MPVQ.

In 1937, Edenhurst was sold to Fartygs AB Ilves Laiva OY, Finland and was renamed Ilves. She was placed under the management of AB John Dahlberg. Her port of registry was changed to Helsingfors and the Code Letters OFBY were allocated. Ilves was allocated the Finnish Official Number 836. In 1939, Ilves was sold to Glückauf Kohlenhandels GmbH, Rostock and was renamed Glückauf. Her port of registry was change to Rostock and the Code Letters DMDR were allocated.

In 1940, Glückauf was sold to Warnow Reederei GmbH, Rostock and was renamed Warnow. In 1940, she was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine. Warnow was seized by the Allies in May 1945 at Rendsburg. She was passed to the MoWT and renamed Empire Conleven. Her port of registry was changed to London and the Code Letters GSNF were allocated. The ship regained her Official Number of 160766.

In 1946, Empire Conleven was allocated to the Soviet Government and was renamed Alexandr Parkhomenko. The ship was deleted from Lloyds Register in 1960.