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MADA V was a cargo ship. Built in Germany in 1950, its home port was Hamburg until 1974 when it was acquired by the Stanor Shipping Company in Cyprus. In 1979, the ship sustained ice damage on a journey between Korsør in Denmark and Kolobrzeg in Poland. It was found to be beyond economic repair and was broken up.

Operational history
Built by the Peters shipyard in Wewelsfleth, the ship was launched on 7 January 1950 and delivered to Wilhelm Joerk Jr. of Kiel on 29 April 1950. It was initially operated as Maria Fr. Joerk under the callsign DJQO. In February 1951, the ship was taken to Lübeck to be enlarged. In May 1955 the ship received a new 240 BHP Maschinenbau Kiel engine. This gave the ship a speed of 9 kn. On 30 December 1958, the ship's home port was recorded as Hamburg. It was laid up on 13 February 1962.

The vessel came back into use in 1964 when it was acquired by Kurt Jensen of Hamburg; Jensen renamed the boat Lisa Jensen. In March 1974 the ship was transferred to Cypriot owners—the Stanor Shipping Company in Famagusta. The company renamed the vessel Stanny. In 1975, the ship was sold to the Kypseli Shipping Company of Limassol, who renamed it MADA V. In January 1979, while travelling between Korsør in Denmark and Kolobrzeg in Poland, the ship suffered sever ice damage. Arriving in Kiel on 18 January, it was found to be beyond economic repair and was sold for scrap. On 16 March 1980, the vessel was towed to Hamburg and subsequently broken up.