SS Fairwood
 Richard Borchard
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| History | |
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| Owner |
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| Operator |
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| Builder | Lübecker Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft |
| Yard number | 402 |
| Launched | 1943 |
| Completed | January 1944 |
| Out of service | 1963 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Hansa A type Cargo ship |
| Tonnage | 1,923 GRT, 935 NRT, 3,400 DWT |
| Length | 85.22 m (279 ft 7 in) |
| Beam | 13.51 m (44 ft 4 in) |
| Depth | 4.80 m (15 ft 9 in) |
| Installed power | Compound steam engine, 1,200IHP |
| Propulsion | Single screw propeller |
| Speed | 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h) |
Fairwood was a Hansa A Type cargo ship which was built as Celia in 1943 by Lübecker Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft, Lübeck, Germany for A. Kirsten, Hamburg, Germany. She was seized as a prize of war in 1945, passing to the Ministry of War Transport and renamed Empire Gallant. She was sold in 1947 and was renamed Richard Borchard. She was sold in 1960 to West Germany and was renamed Fairwood. She served until 1963 when she was scrapped.
Description
The ship was 85.22 m (279 ft 7 in) long, with a beam of 13.51 m (44 ft 4 in). She had a depth of 4.80 m (15 ft 9 in). She was assessed as 1,923 GRT, 935 NRT,[1] 3,400 DWT.[2]
The ship was propelled by a
History
Celia was a Hansa A Type cargo ship built in 1943 as
In May 1945, Celia was seized as a
In 1947 Empire Gallant was sold to Borchard (UK) Ltd and was renamed Richard Borchard.[3] Following the Israeli Declaration of Independence and the start of the Arab–Israeli War, Egypt instigated a policy of confiscating goods in transport to Palestine that would be of use to the Egyptian military effort. Richard Borchard was at Alexandria on 17 May. Her cargo of aluminium, dried fruit, machinery, motor vehicles, seaweed and tin was confiscated. It was claimed that she was a Zionist vessel owned in Italy.[4] On 1 January 1949, Richard Borchard was intercepted 60 nautical miles (110 km) off Haifa, Israel by an Egyptian Navy corvette and minesweeper. She stopped after a shot was fired across her bows and was allowed to proceed after a rudimentary search for contraband goods had been made.[5]
In 1960, Richard Borchard was sold to Fairplay Schleppdampfschiffahrt Reederei, Hamburg and renamed Fairwood. She was operated under the management of Richard Borchard
References
- ^ a b c "Lloyd's Register, Steamers & Motorships" (PDF). Lloyd's List. Lloyd's of London. 1945. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Celia (Ty.)" (in Danish). J Marcussen. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ ISBN 1-85044-275-4.)
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link - ^ "Goods Confiscated from Ships at Alexandria". The Times. No. 51074. London. 18 May 1948. col B, p. 4.
- ^ ""Bombardment" of Tel Aviv. Merchant ship boarded". The Times. No. 51269. London. 2 January 1949. col D, p. 4.
