Archsum (ship)

Archsum

At the end of 1957 in Kiel

Ship data flag  Germany Ship type Cargo ship Callsign DKFR home port Rendsburg Owner North Frisian shipping company, Kampen on Sylt Shipyard Nobiskrug , Rendsburg Build number 603 Launch October 12, 1957 Commissioning December 30, 1957 Whereabouts canceled

Ship dimensions and crew length 113.8 m ( Lüa ) 103.5 m ( Lpp ) width 15 m Side height 9.45 m Draft Max. as a full decker 7.7 m measurement 4185 GRT

Machine system machine 2 x 4-stroke engines MWM Machine performance 4,400 hp (3,236 kW) Top speed 14.5 kn (27 km / h) propeller 1

Transport capacities Load capacity 6400 dw

Others Registration numbers IMO 5022285

The Archsum was built in 1957 by the Nobiskrug shipyard with construction number 603 for the Nordfriesische Reederei in Kampen on Sylt as a cargo ship with a load capacity of 6400 tdw .

history

The freighter Archsum was ordered by the Rendsburg shipping company Thomas Entz & Sohn and was launched on October 12, 1957. The ship successfully completed its test drive in December 1957 and was delivered on December 30, 1957. The correspondent owner was Zerssen & Co. , Rendsburg. The new building was named after the town of Archsum on the island of Sylt and means settlement of the Arke or Erke.

Ship description

The Archsum had a length Lpp of 103.5 m and a width of 15 m. She was measured as a freighter with 4185 GRT as a full-decker and had a load capacity of 6400 tdw. The four-stroke engines built by MWM had a nominal power of 1618 kW each. They gave the ship a nominal speed of 14.5 knots.

swell

• Ship list 1959, Eckardt & Messtorff Verlag, Hamburg 11 Steinhöft 1

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