Beaufort (ship)

**Beaufort**
	2014 in Wilhelmshaven
Ship data
flag	Germany
other ship names	Buk (1969-2004) ;
Ship type	Research ship
class	Kamenka class
Callsign	DBDC
home port	North dike
Owner	Aktiengesellschaft Reederei Norden-Frisia
Shipyard	Stocznia Północna im. Bohaterów Westerplatte, Gdansk , Poland
Launch	March 1969
Whereabouts	Canceled at the end of 2014
Ship dimensions and crew
length	53.26 m ( Lüa )
width	9 m
Draft	Max. 2.8 m
measurement	561 GT / 168 NRZ
crew	5–6 people
Machine system
machine	2 × diesel engines , VEB Schwermaschinenbau Karl Liebknecht
Machine ; performance	1,280 kW (1,740 hp)
Top ; speed	13 kn (24 km / h)
propeller	2 × controllable pitch propellers
Transport capacities
Load capacity	179 dw
Container	2 TEU
Permitted number of passengers	15th
Furnishing
Working deck	120 m²
Ship crane	1 × KGW with max. 8 t SWL
Dinghies	1 × lifeboat ; 1 × RIB ;
Ice class	E.
Others
Classifications	Germanic Lloyd
IMO no.	8895097

The Beaufort was a German research ship of the AG Reederei Norden-Frisia . The ship was originally built as a buoy laying ship for the GDR .

history

The ship was built under hull number 870/10 at the Stocznia Północna shipyard . Bohaterów Westerplatte in Gdansk built as a buoy layer. The keel of the ship was laid on May 5, 1968. The launch took place in March, the completion in September 1969 instead. The ship's name was Buk , the home port was Stralsund . The ship came into service for the sea hydrographic service of the GDR with the identification D 29.

After the fall of the Wall , the ship was subordinated to the Stralsund Waterways and Shipping Authority . With the commissioning of the multi-purpose ship Arkona , the buoy laying vessel Buk was decommissioned.

The ship was bought in 2005 by the Society for Innovative Ship Technology in Leer and renamed Beaufort . Home port of the vessel, which is now of Briese shipping in Leer bereedert was empty was.

The Society for Innovative Ship Technology used the Beaufort as a test ship for the development of the SkySails system. The ship was fitted with a telescopic mast for this purpose. The system was tested with 80 and 160 m² towing kites.

In March 2009 the shipping company Norden-Frisia took over the ship, which, through its subsidiary Frisia-Offshore, used it in the area of offshore wind farms in the North Sea for monitoring and research trips. Norddeich was the new home port of the ship .

On April 14, 2014, the ship was unable to maneuver in heavy seas north of Borkum due to a power failure and had to be towed. Initially, the repair of the ship at the Cassens shipyard in Emden was planned. At the end of November 2014, however, the ship was towed to Smedegaarden in Esbjerg and broken off there.

Technical data and equipment

The ship was propelled by two six - cylinder four - stroke diesel engines from the former VEB Schwermaschinenbau Karl Liebknecht (type: 6 NVD 48 A-2 U) in Magdeburg with an output of 640 kW each , which acted on two controllable pitch propellers . The ship also had a bow thruster with 100 kW power. The Beaufort was by Germanischer Lloyd with ice class classified e.

The ship had a crane with a load capacity of 8.67 t ( SWL ), which was located in the area of the open working deck in the fore section. There was space for two 20-foot containers on the 120 m² deck .

The ship offered space for 25 people as part of day trips. There were overnight accommodations for a total of 15 people in three single and six double cabins. Frisia-Offshore only marketed the double cabins. The ship was able to stay at sea for at least 14 days without interruption.

literature

Peter Andryszak: North Frisia - A shipping company is committed offshore. In: Deutsche Seeschifffahrt. 10/2009, ISSN 0948-9002 , pp. 12-17.

Web links

Commons : Beaufort - collection of images, videos and audio files

Information about the ship at Frisia-Offshore ( Memento from January 16, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
Photo of the ship as Buk
Photo of the ship as Beaufort

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Fuel saving through stunt kites , Focus , August 17, 2006. Retrieved on August 21, 2012.
↑ Stunt kites are supposed to pull freighters , Spiegel Online , January 21, 2006. Retrieved on August 21, 2012.
↑ Stephan Brabeck: SkySails - New Energy for Shipping , Stephan Brabeck Consulting (PDF file, 396 kB). Retrieved August 21, 2012.
↑ Fred Meyer: Former buoy laying ship of the GDR is used for offshore ( Memento from June 14, 2009 in the Internet Archive ), AG Reederei Norden-Frisia, March 16, 2009.
↑ The damaged “Beaufort” is to be towed , Nordwest-Zeitung , April 14, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
↑ Ralf Klöker: wrecked ship runs Emden , East Frisian newspaper , April 17, 2014. Retrieved on February 2, 2015.
^ MS Beaufort is being repaired in Emden , Ostfriesen-Zeitung, April 19, 2014. Retrieved on February 2, 2015.
↑ Rescue og vagt skibet "Beaufort" genvindes ( Memento from February 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ), Schmedegaarden A / S.
↑ ^a ^b General information on the ship ( Memento from January 18, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), Frisia Offshore (PDF file, 854 kB).

[focus-1] Fuel saving through stunt kites , Focus , August 17, 2006. Retrieved on August 21, 2012.

[2] Stunt kites are supposed to pull freighters , Spiegel Online , January 21, 2006. Retrieved on August 21, 2012.

[3] Stephan Brabeck: SkySails - New Energy for Shipping , Stephan Brabeck Consulting (PDF file, 396 kB). Retrieved August 21, 2012.

[4] Fred Meyer: Former buoy laying ship of the GDR is used for offshore ( Memento from June 14, 2009 in the Internet Archive ), AG Reederei Norden-Frisia, March 16, 2009.

[havarie_2014-5] The damaged “Beaufort” is to be towed , Nordwest-Zeitung , April 14, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2014.

[6] Ralf Klöker: wrecked ship runs Emden , East Frisian newspaper , April 17, 2014. Retrieved on February 2, 2015.

[7] MS Beaufort is being repaired in Emden , Ostfriesen-Zeitung, April 19, 2014. Retrieved on February 2, 2015.

[8] Rescue og vagt skibet "Beaufort" genvindes ( Memento from February 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ), Schmedegaarden A / S.

[pdf-9] General information on the ship ( Memento from January 18, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), Frisia Offshore (PDF file, 854 kB).