Ismailia: The Ismailia was a 1,923 GRT German cargo ship originally named Wischhafen built at the Gusto Shipyard (yard No. 853), Schiedam, The Netherlands. Launch date is unknown, but the ship was completed in July 1944. Propulsion was a single screw with a maximum speed of 10 knots. The ship was ceded by Germany to Norway in 1946 and renamed the Solnes (Owner unknown). In 1948 the ship was either sold, or came into ownership of the Cie Universelle du Canal Maritime de Suez, Port Said (Suez Canal Authority), and renamed Ismailia. As the Ismailia, the ship saw service until 1964. Breaking up of the ship commenced in the 3rd Quarter of that year but was not completed.                                                              No Photo Available In June of 1967, leading up to the 6-Day war, the Ismailia was scuttled at the lower end of the Suez Canal as one of 10 blockships to prevent traffic through the canal. It wasn't until 1974 that the salvage team of Murphy Pacific Marine Salvage Company raised the ship between April and December 1974. The Ismailia had to be removed in sections using shear charges placed at intervals along the ship's hull, slightly offset on the port and starboard sides, so that when the charges were set off they acted like a pair of scissors cutting the vessel into sections. The ship was cut into 5 sections and removed by the German cranges Thor and Roland. References: Miramar Single Ship Report for 5516504 http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/197505/suez-the.reopening.htm http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/hamburg.html