Adeline Hugo Stinnes 3

Adeline Hugo Stinnes 3

Ship data flag  German Empire Belgium Finland     Ship type Cargo ship Shipyard Bremer Vulkan , Vegesack

Ship dimensions and crew length 104.2 m ( Lüa ) width 13.8 m Draft Max. 6.7 m measurement 2,709 GRT

Machine system machine Compound steam engine Machine performance 1,700 hp (1,250 kW) Top speed 10 kn (19 km / h)

The Adeline Hugo Stinnes 3 was a cargo ship that was requisitioned by the Imperial Navy of the German Reich during World War I and converted into a mother ship for seaplanes in 1918 .

The 2,709-ton ship was launched in 1909 with the Bremer Vulkan in Bremen- Vegesack from the stack . It was 104.2 m long and 13.8 m wide and had a 6.7 m draft. Its triple expansion steam engine generated 1700 hp and allowed a top speed of around 10 knots . The ship belonged to Hugo Stinnes Schiffahrt in Mülheim / Ruhr .

After the outbreak of war in August 1914, the ship was taken over by the Imperial Navy as a coal ship. At the beginning of 1918 it was converted into a seaplane mother ship. The ship could accommodate up to three seaplanes, which were parked unprotected on the deck. However, it is unclear whether the Adeline Hugo Stinnes 3 was ever used as an aircraft mother ship.

The ship was delivered to Belgium as a reparation payment after the end of the war . In 1936 it was sold to Finland and broken up in 1964.

Web links

• Adeline Hugo Stinnes 3 on World Aircraft Carriers List: Germany

literature

• Dieter Jung, Berndt Wentzel, Arno Abendroth: Ships and boats of the German sea pilots 1912–1976. 1st edition, Motor Buch Verlag, Stuttgart, 1977.