SS Ragnhild (1941)

SS Penelope
History
Name	Empire Carey (1941–42) Ragnhild (1942–46) Penelope (1946–72) Ingeborg (1972–76)
Owner	Ministry of War Transport (1941–42) Norwegian Government (1942–46) John Wilson's Rederi A/S (1946–50) Rederi A/B Pandia (1950–55) Lundqvist-Rederierna (1955–72) Bröderna Krusell A/N (1972–76)
Operator	J & C Harrison (1941–42) Norwegian Shipping & Trade Mission (1942–46) John Wilson & Son (1946–50) Rederi A/B Pandia (1950–55) Angfartygs A/B Alfa (1955–72) Wackatz & Co (1972–74)
Port of registry	West Hartlepool (1941–42) Oslo (1942–50) Mariehamn (1950–72) Göteborg (1972–76)
Builder	William Gray & Co. Ltd.
Yard number	1125
Launched	20 October 1941
Completed	December 1941
Out of service	1974–76
Identification	Code Letters BCTK (1941–42) Code Letters RNAN (1942–46) Code Letters LLMT (1946–50) United Kingdom Official Number 168931 (1941–42)
Fate	Scrapped 1976.
General characteristics
Tonnage	2,866 GRT (1941–46) 2,833 GRT (1946–76) 1,688 NRT (1941–46) 1,681 NRT (1946–76) 4,670 DWT (1941–46)
Length	315 ft 4 in (96.11 m)
Beam	46 ft 5 in (14.15 m)
Depth	23 ft 0 in (7.01 m) (1941–46) 22 ft 9 in (6.93 m) (1946–76)
Installed power	Triple expansion steam engine
Propulsion	Screw propellor
Speed	10 knots (19 km/h)
Armament	1 x 3" gun, 1 x 4" gun, 5 machine guns (Ragnhild during the Second World War)

Ragnhild was a 2,866 GRT cargo ship which was built in 1941 for the British Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) as Empire Carey. In 1942 she was transferred to the Norwegian Government in exile and renamed Ragnhild. Her war service is very well documented, and serves to illustrate a typical tramp ship's service life during the Second World War.

She was sold out of government service in 1946 and renamed Penelope. She was sold to Finland in 1950 and served until 1972 when she was sold to Sweden, renamed Ingeborg and hulked. Laid up in 1974, she was scrapped in Denmark in 1976.