ROPNER & SON., STOCKTON-ON-TEES
| Name | CARPERBY |
| Type | Cargo |
| Yard Number | 301 |
| Launched | 25/02/1895 |
| Completed | 02/1895 |
| Off. Number | 99724 |
| Engine builder | Blair & Co., Stockton-on-Tees |
| Engine type | T. 3 cyl. |
| GRT | 2104 |
| Length (feet) | 275.1 |
| Beam (feet) | 39.5 |
| First owner | R. Ropner & Co., West Hartlepool |
| History | 1916 Sir R. Ropner & Co. Ltd., Stockton-on-Tees |
| 1919 Ropner Shipping Co. Ltd., Stockton-on-Tees | |
| 1926 JUPITER, Red. A/B Iris (C. Abrahamsen), Stockholm | |
| 23/10/1939 captured by German naval forces in 57.55N 06.42E on passage Karlskrona for Rochester and London | |
| 12/1939 SCHIFF I, intended for conversion to minelayer | |
| 1940 Kriegsmarine as an accommodation ship | |
| 12/1945 Deutsches Hydrographisches Institut, accommodation ship | |
| Fate | 01/09/1949 arrived at Stockton-on-Tees for breaking. |
Photo from collection of Harold Appleyard
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