SS Talthybius (1911)

History
Name:	Talthybius (1911–42) Taruyasu Maru (1942–45) Empire Evenlode (1945–49)
Owner:	Ocean Steamship Co Ltd (1911–42) Japanese Government (1942–45) Ministry of War Transport (1945) Ministry of Transport (1945–49)
Operator:	A Holt & Co Ltd (1912–42) Imperial Japanese Navy (1942–45) A Holt & Co Ltd (1945–49)
Port of registry:	Liverpool, United Kingdom (1911–42) Japan (1942–45) United Kingdom (1945–49)
Builder:	Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd
Launched:	7 November 1911
Completed:	February 1912
Maiden voyage:	4 February 1912
Identification:	United Kingdom Official Number 131411 (1911–42, 1945–49) Code Letters HVDQ (1912–34)
Fate:	Scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type:	Cargo liner
Tonnage:	10,224 GRT (1911–34) 10,245 GRT (1934–49) 6,514 NRT (1911–34) 6,492 NRT (1934–49)
Length:	506 ft 0 in (154.23 m)
Beam:	60 ft 3 in (18.36 m)
Draught:	26 ft 3 in (8.00 m)
Depth:	39 ft 5 in (12.01 m)
Installed power:	586 nhp
Propulsion:	6-cylinder triple expansion steam engine, twin screw propellers
Speed:	12 knots (22 km/h)
Armament:	1 x 4-in or 4.7 in gun, 1 x Bofors gun, 4 x machine guns, 1 x kite (Talthybius, WWII)

Talthybius was a 10,224 GRT Cargo liner that was built in 1911 by Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, Greenock, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom for a British shipping line. She was sunk at Singapore in an air raid in 1942. Salvaged by the Japanese, she was renamed Taruyasu Maru, serving with the Imperial Japanese Navy until 1945 when she either struck a mine off Sado Island and sank or was sunk in an attack by aircraft of Task Force 38. She was salvaged by the British, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed Empire Evenlode. She served until 1949, when she was scrapped.

The ship was built in 1911 by Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, Greenock, Renfrewshire. She was yard number 436.

The ship was 506 feet 0 inches (154.23 m) long, with a beam of 60 feet 3 inches (18.36 m). She had a depth of 39 feet 5 inches (12.01 m), and a draught of 22 feet 3 inches (6.78 m). She was assessed at 10,224 GRT, 6,514 NRT.

The ship was propelled by a 586 nhp six-cylinder triple expansion steam engine, which had three pairs of cylinders of 28 inches (71 cm) inches, 38 ¹⁄₂ inches (98 cm) and 65 inches (170 cm) diameter by 48 inches (120 cm) stroke. The engine was built by Scotts and drove twin screw propellers. It could propel the ship at a speed of 12 knots (22 km/h).

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