SS Rhineland (1938)
Sperrbrecher 131
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Yard number | 772 |
Launched | 1938 |
Completed | 1938 |
Commissioned | 12 September 1939 |
Decommissioned | 1947 |
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Fate | Scrapped 1962 |
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Tonnage | 1,311 GRT, 724 NRT |
Length | 74.7 m (245.2 ft) |
Beam | 11.6 m (38.2 ft) |
Depth | 3.8 m (12.4 ft) |
Decks | 2 |
Installed power | 222 NHP |
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Rhineland was a 1,312
Sister ships
Schwan was one of a series of sister ships that Argo Line had built in the late 1930s. In 1936 Howaldtswerke built Fasan[1] ("Pheasant") and Nordseewerke in Emden built Möwe[2] ("Seagull"). In 1938 Nordseewerke built Habicht[3] ("Hawk"), Howardtswerke built Schwan[4] ("Swan") and Lübecker Maschinenbau Gesellschaft built Adler[5] ("Eagle").
Description
Schwan's registered length was 74.7 m (245.2 ft), her beam was 11.6 m (38.2 ft) and her depth was 3.8 m (12.4 ft). Her tonnages were 1,311 GRT and 724 NRT.[6][7]
Like most of her sisters, Schwan was propelled by a two-cylinder
History
On 12 September 1939 she was commissioned into the
In 1947 Sperrbrecher 131 was declared a prize and passed to the UK.[8] Laid up, she was sold to Atkinson & Pritchett, Hull, Yorkshire and renamed Weltonwold in December 1948, remaining laid up. Although reported as destroyed by a fire in 1949, she was repaired.[8] She was sold to Currie Line, Leith, Lothian in 1949 and renamed Rhineland.[9]
In 1956, Rhineland was sold to Smiths Coasters Pty Ltd, Durban, South Africa and was renamed Herrisbrook. She was renamed Inyoni in 1957.[9] Her South African call sign was ZTML.[11] She was scrapped at Durban in August 1962.[6]
References
- ^ "Steamers & Motorships". Lloyd's Register (PDF). Vol. II. Lloyd's Register. 1937. FAR–FEA. Retrieved 11 May 2022 – via Southampton City Council.
- ^ "Steamers & Motorships". Lloyd's Register (PDF). Vol. II. Lloyd's Register. 1937. MOU–MOY. Retrieved 11 May 2022 – via Southampton City Council.
- ^ "Steamers & Motorships". Lloyd's Register (PDF). Vol. II. Lloyd's Register. 1938. HAA–HAG. Retrieved 11 May 2022 – via Southampton City Council.
- ^ a b c "Steamers & Motorships". Lloyd's Register (PDF). Vol. II. London: Lloyd's Register. 1939. SCH–SCO. Retrieved 11 May 2022 – via Southampton City Council.
- ^ "Steamers & Motorships". Lloyd's Register (PDF). Vol. II. Lloyd's Register. 1938. ADD–ADM. Retrieved 11 May 2022 – via Southampton City Council.
- ^ a b "Currie Line Ltd., Leith". Transport of Delight. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ a b Lloyd's Register. London: Lloyd's Register. 1949. Retrieved 24 April 2022 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ a b c d e "Sperrbrecher 131" (in German). Archivportal. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ a b c Swiggum, Susan; Kohli, Marjorie (18 November 2006). "Argo Line, Bremen". TheShipsList. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ Groos, pp. 114–115; Rohwer, p. 74
- ^ Lloyd's Register. London: Lloyd's Register. 1960. Retrieved 24 April 2022 – via Internet Archive.
Bibliography
- Grooss, Poul (2017). The Naval War in the Baltic 1939–1945. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth. ISBN 978-1-5267-0000-1.
- ISBN 1-59114-119-2.