Albertville (ship type)
| Albertville type | |
|---|---|
| Technical data (overview) | |
| Shipyard: | J. Cockerill SA, Hoboken |
| Measurement: | 10,901 GRT |
| Load capacity: | 9,500 dw |
| Length over all: | 153.60 m |
| Length between perpendiculars: | 142.90 m |
| Width: | 19.60 m |
| Side height: | |
| Draft: | 8.40 m |
| Drive: | 1 Burmeister & Wain-Cockerill diesel engine on 1 × fixed propeller |
| Total output: | 7,200 hp / 9,250 hp |
| Speed: | 15.5 knots |
| Crew: | 140 |
The Albertville series was a passenger and cargo ship type made by J. Cockerill SA in Hoboken for the Compagnie Maritime Belge (Lloyd Royal) SA (CMB). Since all the ship's name on - ville ended after cities were Belgian Congo named ships internationally known as Ville-Boats referred. In Belgium one spoke of the Congo boats (Dutch: Congo boats).
history
The combination ships were intended for the liner service between Belgium and the colony of the Belgian Congo and continued on this route regularly until the country became independent in 1960. The lead ship Albertville ran on 1 July 1947 by the stack and was put into service in May 1948. The Leopoldville , which was delivered in the same year , was sold to the Cie. Maritime Congolaise (from 1972 Cie. Maritime du Zaire ) sold, for which she sailed as PE Lumumba until 1973 . The Elisabethville , which was put into service in 1949, suffered a total loss on March 20, 1968 due to fire on board before it could be sold and was scrapped at the end of the year. The fourth ship, the 1950 Baudoinville , was renamed Thysville in 1957 and sold in 1961. Most recently she drove as Australasia between Brisbane and Sydney from 1965 to 1972 . The last ship to be handed over was the Charlesville in 1951 . It was acquired by DSR in 1967 and renamed Georg Büchner . She served as a cargo and training ship, from 1977 as a stationary training ship and boarding school. Since 2003, she has been in the Rostock city harbor as the only surviving ship in the series and was used as a hotel ship until December 2012. In January 2013 it should be sold to Lithuania for demolition. An attempt to take over by the “Traditionsschiff Rostock” association failed due to the financing, meanwhile “Watererfgoed Vlaanderen” in Antwerp is trying to rescue the last remaining Congo boat. On 28 May 2013, the Georg Büchner was with a slight list to starboard by the Polish tractor Ajaks dragged out of Rostock and was located in the Baltic Sea on the way to Lithuania. On the evening of May 30, 2013, the Georg Büchner sank north of the Hel peninsula (near Danzig ), the circumstances are not yet known.
| Construction no. | Surname | year | IMO number | measurement | Whereabouts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 717 | Albertville | 1948 | 5008758 | 10,901 GRT | Canceled in Kaohsiung in 1973 |
| 718 | Leopoldville | 1948 | 5206685 | 10,901 GRT | 1967 PE Lumumba , canceled in Rio Grande in 1974 |
| 719 | Elisabethville | 1949 | 5510153 | 10,877 GRT | Fire on March 20, 1968 in Antwerp, demolition from December 27, 1968 in Ghent |
| 720 | Baudouinville | 1950 | 5405322 | 10,990 GRT | 1957 Thysville, 1961 Anselm, 1963 Iberia Star, 1965 Australasia, canceled in Hualien in 1973 |
| 743 | Charlesville | 1951 | 5068863 | 10,946 GRT | from 1967 Georg Büchner , Rostock , May 30, 2013 sunk in the Baltic Sea |
technology
The ships could carry 248 passengers in one class and had a crew of 140. The marine diesel engines built by Cockerill under a Burmeister & Wain license had 7200 hp when the ships were delivered. In 1957, the performance was increased to 9250 hp during conversion work and thus an increase in speed from 15.5 to up to 17.5 knots was achieved.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Chronological listing ID: "5008758". (No longer available online.) In: Miramar Ship Index. Formerly in the original ; Retrieved September 30, 2009 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Hans Meyer: Schiffsdatenblatt Leopoldville , accessed on July 28, 2020
- ↑ a b Chronological listing ID: "5510153". (No longer available online.) In: Miramar Ship Index. Formerly in the original ; Retrieved September 30, 2009 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ A b Reuben Goossens: MV Australasia. In: ssMaritime.com. Retrieved October 3, 2009 .
- ↑ Eckhard-Herbert Arndt: "Georg Büchner" begins the last journey . In: Daily port report of May 28, 2013, p. 15
- ^ "Georg Büchner": Farewell to Rostock. In: NDR.de . May 28, 2013, archived from the original on June 7, 2013 ; Retrieved May 28, 2013 .
- ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: Polish Navigational Warning No 087, May 30, 2013 19:04 UTC
- ↑ Chronological listing ID: "5206685". (No longer available online.) In: Miramar Ship Index. Formerly in the original ; Retrieved September 30, 2009 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Chronological listing ID: "5405322". (No longer available online.) In: Miramar Ship Index. Formerly in the original ; Retrieved September 30, 2009 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Chronological listing ID: "5068863". (No longer available online.) In: Miramar Ship Index. Formerly in the original ; Retrieved September 30, 2009 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b M / S Charlesville. In: Facta om Fartyg. Retrieved October 3, 2009 .
- Jump up to scrapping: "Georg Büchner" sunk in front of Poland. In: SpiegelOnline. Retrieved May 30, 2013 .
Web links
- Georges Dehasse: Mais que sont - ils devenus? Retrieved October 3, 2009 .
- Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo Compagnie Maritime Belge. Retrieved October 3, 2009 .