History | |
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Name |
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Owner |
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Operator |
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Port of registry |
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Builder | Werf de Noord / Flensberger |
Yard number | 604 |
Laid down | 29 March 1943 |
Launched | 2 March 1944 |
Completed | 27 February 1945 |
Out of service | 1972 |
Identification |
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Fate | Scrapped |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Hansa A type cargo ship |
Tonnage | 1,925 GRT, 936 NRT, 3,196 DWT |
Length | 87.68 m (287 ft 8 in) |
Beam | 13.51 m (44 ft 4 in) |
Draught | 5.59 m (18 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) |
Crew | 25, plus 8–10 gunners (in wartime) |
Olsztyn was a Hansa A Type cargo ship which was built as Imkenturm in 1944 by Werf de Noord, Alblasserdam, Netherlands for DDG Hansa, Bremen, Germany. She was seized as a prize of war in 1945, passing to the Ministry of War Transport and renamed Empire Gantry. She was allocated to the Soviet Union in 1946 and was renamed Feodosia ( Russian: Феодосия). Sold to Poland in 1947, she was renamed Olsztyn. She served until 1972, when she was scrapped.
The ship was 87.68 m (287 ft 8 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), and a draught of 5.59 m (18 ft 4 in). [1] She was assessed as 1,925 GRT, [2] 936 NRT, 3,196 DWT. [3]
The ship was propelled by a compound steam engine, which had two cylinders of 42 cm (16+9⁄16 in) and two cylinders of 90 cm (35+7⁄16 in) diameter by 90 cm (35+7⁄16 in) inches stroke. The engine was built by Rheinmetall-Börsig AG, Tegel, Germany. [1] Rated at 1,200 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 25, plus 8-10 gunners during wartime. She was equipped with 1×30-tonne, 1×10-tonne and 10×5-tonne cranes. [4]
Imkenturm was a Hansa A Type cargo ship built in 1944 as yard number 604 by Werf de Noord, Alblasserdam, Netherlands for Deutsche Dampfschifffarts-Gesellschaft Hansa, Bremen, Germany. [3] [2] Her keel was laid on 29 March 1943. [4] She was launched on 2 March 1944 and completed by Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft, Flensburg, Germany on 27 February 1945. [3] Her port of registry was Bremen, [2] and the Code Letters DOIJ were allocated. She participated in the Evacuation of East Prussia and was damaged in an Allied air raid on Flensburg on 1 May 1945. [4]
On 8 May 1945, [4] Imkenturm was seized as a prize of war at Flensburg. She was passed to the Ministry of War Transport and was renamed Empire Gantry. [2] Her UK official number was 180638 and her call sign was GJLQ. She was registered in London and Moss Hutchinson Line Ltd managed her. [5]
In 1946 Empire Gantry was allocated to the Soviet Union and renamed Feodosia. [2]
In 1947, Feodosia was sold to Gdynia America Lines, Poland and was renamed Olsztyn. [2] The Code Letters SPAH were allocated. [4] In 1951, she was sold to Polska Żegluga Morska, Szczecin. [2] With their introduction in the 1960s, Olsztyn was allocated the IMO Number 5662782. [3] She served until 1972, [2] arriving at Bruges, Belgium on 31 January for scrapping by Gebroeders Van Heygen. [3] [4]