History
Name	Guararema (1939-1949) Sound Fisher (1929-1939) Mavis (1921-1929) Independance (1919-1921) War Avon (1919-1919)
Owner	Empreza Internacional de Transportes Ltd.
Port of registry	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Builder	Ardrossan Dockyard & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.
Yard number	302
Launched	October 1918
Completed	27 January 1919
Identification	Official Number:774 Callsign:PVAD
Fate	Sank after a collision 4 March 1949
General characteristics
Class and type	WWI C1-class standard coastal cargo ship
Type	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 Guararema was a Brazilian Cargo ship that collided with SS Britannia on the Santos bar off Ilha Des Palmas, Brazil while departing Santos in ballast.

Construction

Guararema was constructed at the Ardrossan Dockyard & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. shipyard in Ardrossan, United Kingdom. She was completed in 1919 and was named War Avon initially. She served for different countries and companies under different names; until 1939 in which she was sold to Brazilian transport company Empreza Internacional De Transportes, who operated her as Guararema.

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 en route from Santos when she collided with SS Britannia and sank on the Santos bar off Ilha Des Palmas, Brazil. There were no casualties.^[1]

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