Phönix was a cargo ship built in 1913 by Stettiner Oderwerke, Stettin, Germany for Dampfschifffahrtsgesellschaft Argo AG, Bremen, Germany.

[3] Her port of registry was Bremen and the Code Letters QKGL were allocated.

[1] In 1923, Dampfschifffahrtsgesellschaft Argo AG merged with the Roland Line, which was itself absorbed by Norddeutscher Lloyd in 1925/26.

[4] On 1 October 1939, Phönix was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine for use as a Vorpostenboot.

[3] She was scuttled by her crew at Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure, France on 25 August 1944.