SS Pagenturm (Deutsche Werft, 1944)

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History
Name
  • Schauenberg (1944-45)
  • Empire Galway (1945-46)
  • Kinshasa (1946-50)
  • Anne Reed (1950-56)
  • Pagenturm (1956-64)
Owner
  • Harald Schuldt & Co (1944-45)
  • Ministry of War Transport (1945-46)
  • Ministry of Marine, Belgian Government (1946-51)
  • D/S A/S Ibis (1951-56)
  • Deutsche Dampfschifffarts-Gesellschaft Hansa (1956-64)
Operator
  • Harald Schuldt & Co (1944-45)
  • Walford Lines Ltd (1945-46)
  • Compagnie Maritime Belge Lloyd (1946-49)
  • Compagnie Maritime Congolaise (1949-51)
  • Johs Larsen (1951-56)
  • Deutsche Dampfschifffarts-Gesellschaft Hansa (1956-64)
Port of registry
BuilderDeutsche Werft
Yard number446
Laid down15 February 1944
Launched20 June 1944
Completed29 September 1944
Out of service1964
Identification
  • Code Letters DKLM (1944-45)
  • United Kingdom
    Official Number
    180772 (1945-46)
  • Code Letters GKWR (1945-46)
  • Code Letters ONKI (1956-51)
  • Code Letters LIVN (51-56)
  • Code Letters DLCY (1956-64)
  • IMO number5526869 ( –1964)
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class and typeHansa A type Cargo ship
Tonnage
Length85.29 m (279 ft 10 in)
Beam13.49 m (44 ft 3 in)
Draught8.20 m (26 ft 11 in)
Depth4.78 m (15 ft 8 in)
Installed powerCompound steam engine, 1,200IHP
PropulsionSingle screw propeller
Speed10.5 knots (19.4 km/h)
Crew35

Pagenturm was a Hansa A Type cargo ship which was built as Schauenberg in 1944 by Deutsche Werft, Hamburg, Germany for H Schuldt, Hamburg. She was seized as a prize of war in 1945, passing to the Ministry of War Transport and renamed Empire Galway. She was allocated to Belgium in 1946 and was renamed Kinshasha. She was sold to Norway in 1951 and renamed Anne Reed. Sold to West Germany in 1956, she was rebuilt and renamed Pagenturm. She served until 1964, when she was scrapped.

Description

The ship was 85.19 m (279 ft 6 in) long, with a beam of 13.49 m (44 ft 3 in). She had a depth of 4.78 m (15 ft 8 in),[1] and a draught of 8.20 m (26 ft 11 in).[2] She was assessed as 1,944 GRT, 965 NRT,[1] 3,100 DWT.[3]

The ship was propelled by a

IHP, it drove a single screw propeller and could propel the ship at 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h).[3]

The ship had a complement of 35. She was equipped with 1×20-tonne, 1×10-tonne and 9×5-tonne cranes.[2]

History

Schauenberg was a Hansa A Type cargo ship built in 1945 as

Code Letters DKLM were allocated.[2]

On 14 December 1944, Schauenberg was severely damaged in an Allied air raid on

Official Number 180772 were allocated. Her port of registry was London and she was operated under the management of Walford Line Ltd.[1]

On 6 August 1946,

Belgian Government.[4] She was placed under the management of the Compagnie Maritime Belge Lloyd. Her port of registry was Antwerp,[5] and the Code Letters ONKI were allocated.[2] In 1949, management was transferred to the Compagnie Maritime Congolaise.[5]

On 10 April 1950,[2] Kinshasa was sold to A/S D/S Ibis, Bergen, Norway and was renamed Anne Reed.[3][4] Her port of registry was Bergen and the Code Letters LIVN were allocated. She was operated under the management of Johs Larsen, Bergen.[5]

In July 1956, Anne Reed was sold to the

IMO Number 5526869. Pagenturm served until 1964.[3] She was sold on 19 June to Ditta Lotti, La Spezia, Italy for scrapping.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Lloyd's Register, Steamers & Motorships" (PDF). Lloyd's List. Lloyd's of London. 1945. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "D/S Schauenberg (DKLM) 1944-1945" (in German). DDG Hansa. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Schauenberg (Ty.)" (in Danish). J Marcussen. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  4. ^
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  5. ^ a b c "D/S Anne Reed" (in Norwegian). Sjohistorie. Retrieved 11 June 2020.