SS ' was a cargo steamship that was launched in Germany in 1923 for . In 1945 she was sunk by Allied bombing in Norway; raised; repaired; and seized as a prize ship. The UK Ministry of War Transport took ownership of her, and renamed her Empire Carron. In 1947 she was sold and renamed Andrian. In 1949 she was sold again, renamed ', and registered in Panama. She was scrapped in Italy in 1964.
In 1921, took delivery of a new cargo steamship, R. C. Rickmers, from the Rickmers-owned Norddeutsche Werft in , Bremerhaven. In 1923, the same shipyard built a sister ship as yard number 193. She was launched on 23 November 1923 as , and completed on 22 February 1924.
' registered length was ; her beam was ; and her depth was . Her tonnages were , , and . She had a single screw, driven by a three-cylinder triple-expansion engine built by AG "Weser" in Bremen that was rated at 400 NHP. As built, was equipped with submarine signalling. registered her in Hamburg. Her code letters were RDVL.
==== On 13 September 1928, was involved in a collision with the Italian cargo ship at Glückstadt and was beached. By 1934, ' call sign was DHEE, and this had superseded her code letters. By 1938, wireless direction finding had been added to her navigation equipment.
On 4 May 1940, the Kriegsmarine requisitioned as a troopship. Her pennant number was A 10. She was returned to her owners on 20 October 1940. On 26 June 1941, she was sunk at Ventspils in Latvia. She was refloated and repaired. On 21 October 1944 the German cargo ship struck a mine off the Swedish islet of in the Kattegat, and sank in eight minutes. rescued her entire crew, and returned them to Germany.
On 9 January 1945, an Allied air raid on Lervik in Norway damaged . On 15 January 1945, a formation of sixteen Mosquito aircraft of the Banff Strike Wing, comprising aircraft from 143, 235, 248 and 333 Squadrons, Royal Air Force, led by Wing Commander Max Guedj, attacked the damaged ; the flak ships and ; and the R boat R 34. was towed to Bergen for repairs.
In May 1945, the Allies seized as a war prize, and passed her to the UK Ministry of War Transport. By 1946 she was renamed Empire Carron. Her repairs were completed in 1947. In 1947, SG Embiricos bought her, renamed her Andrian, and registered her in London. By 1948, her UK official number was 181642, her call sign was GCPB, and her registered length had been revised to .
In 1949, bought Andrian, renamed her , and registered her under the Panamanian flag of convenience. Her call sign was HORD. By 1951, an echo sounding device and radar had been added to her navigation equipment. By 1957, her length overall was , and her summer draught was .
In December 1964, arrived in La Spezia in Italy to be scrapped.