Dorothea Weber

History
Name	Lucy (1922- ); Midgard I; Midgard IV; Elisabeth (-1935); Dorothea Weber (1935-45); Empire Cononley (1945-47); Coverack (1947-53); River Witham (1953-55); Rivergate (1955-59);
Owner	H J G Weber (1935-45); Ministry of War Transport (1945); Ministry of Transport (1945-47); R Hunt & Son (1947-53); Hull Gates Shipping Co (1953-59);
Operator	H J G Weber (1935-45); Combern, Longstaff & Co Ltd (1945-47); R Hunt & Son (1947-53); Hull Gates Shipping Co (1953-59);
Port of registry	Hamburg (1935-45); London (1945-53); Hull (1953-59);
Builder	J Oelkers
Launched	1922
Out of service	28 July 1953
Identification	Code Letters DNMO (1935-45); ; Code Letters GLKY (1945-59); ; United Kingdom Official Number 180671 (1945-59);
Fate	Capsized and sank
General characteristics
Tonnage	190 GRT; 100 NRT;
Length	105 ft 6 in (32.16 m)
Beam	24 ft 9 in (7.54 m)
Depth	8 ft 1 in (2.46 m)
Propulsion	Sails (1922-35); Sails + 4SCSA diesel engine (1935-51); Sails + engine (1951-59);
Sail plan	Barge (1922- ); Schooner (1935-59);

Dorothea Weber was a 190 GRT three-masted Schooner that was built in 1922 as the barge Lucy by J Oelkers, Hamburg. She was later renamed Midgard I, Midgard IV and then Elisabeth before a sale in 1935 saw her fitted with a diesel engine and renamed Dorothea Weber. She was seized by the Allies in May 1945 at Guernsey, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed Empire Cononley.

In 1947, she was sold into merchant service and renamed Coverack. A further sale in 1953 saw her renamed River Witham. She served until 1959 when she ran aground off Lowestoft. Although she was refloated, she capsized and sank off the Inner Dowsing Light Vessel.

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