SS Guararema

For other ships with the same name, see SS Guararema.

History
Name	Guararema (1939-1949) Sound Fisher (1929-1939) Mavis (1921-1929) Indepedence (1919-1921) War Avon (1919-1919)
Owner	Empreza Internacional de Transportes Ltd.
Port of registry	Rio de Janeiro, Brasilien
Builder	Ardrossan Dockyard & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.
Yard number	302
Way number	PVAD
Completed	1919
Maiden voyage	1919
In service	1919
Out of service	4 March 1949
Identification	774
Fate	Sank after a collision with SS Britannia
General characteristics
Class and type	WWI C1-class standard coastal cargo ship
Typ	cargo ship
Tonnage	548 GRT
Length	47.2 metres (154 ft 10 in)
Beam	8 metres (26 ft 3 in)
Depth	3.3 metres (10 ft 10 in)
Installed power	1 x 2 cyl compound engines
Propulsion	Screw propeller
Speed	9 knots

SS Guararea was a Brazilian Cargo ship that collided with SS Britannia (1909) on the Santos bar off Ilha Des Palmas, Brazil, when on route from Santos in ballast.

Bauwesen

Guararema was constructed in 1919 at the Ardrossan Dockyard & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. shipyard in Ardrossan, United Kingdom. She was completed in 1919 and she was named War Avon first. She served for different countries and companies under different names until she was finally sold to Brazil as Guararema in 1939.

The ship was 47.2 metres (154 ft 10 in) long, with a beam of 8 metres (26 ft 3 in) and a depth of 3.3 metres (10 ft 10 in). The ship was assessed at 548 GRT. She had a 1 x 2 cyl compound engines driving a single screw propeller. The engine was rated at 91 nhp.

Sinking

On 4 March 1949, Guararema was on on route from Santos when she collided with SS Britannia and sank on the Santos bar off Ilha Des Palmas, Brasilien (24°0′N 46°19′W). There were no casualties.

Wreck

The wreck lies at 24°0′N 46°19′W.