Claus D.
 Claus D. during the Harburg Harbor Festival (2011)
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The Claus D. is a former tugboat built in 1913 , which is moored as a museum ship in the museum harbor Oevelgönne .
history
Delivery as "Schulau"
The tractor Claus D. was built in 1913 as construction no. 540 built at the Schiffswerfte und Maschinenfabrik AG (formerly Janssen & Schmilinsky) in Hamburg-Steinwerder and delivered as "Schulau" to the Ewerführer JHN Heymann. In March 1933 the Ewerführer and the tugboat company JPW Lütgens took over the tug and called it "Moorfleth". It was used to haul ore lighters and to drive gravel. He also pulled Elbe barges from Güster near Lauenburg to Hamburg.
Renaming to "Claus D."
In 1956, Carl Robert Eckelmann took over the Lütgens company, including the ship park. In 1957 the ship received a new steam boiler at the MA Flint shipyard and was renamed “Claus D.” after the authorized signatory Claus Dietrich Krabbenhöft. The tug was one of the first of its kind to be fired with heavy fuel oil and was then used as a barge tug in the port of Hamburg , on the Lower Elbe and at times as far as the Kiel Fjord .
Last active steamship in the port of Hamburg
When the steam tugboat era came to an end in the 1970s, the "Claus D." was only used as a steam generator for cleaning tankers , and the ship received a misshapen-looking spark arrester in the chimney. The "Claus D." was still in use until 1983 at times. It was considered the last active steamship in the Port of Hamburg and was then launched in the Travehafen.
Takeover in the museum harbor Oevelgönne
In 1984 Carl Robert Eckelmann handed over the steam tug to the Museumshafen Oevelgönne eV, where it has been looked after and cared for by a volunteer team with great dedication. Since then, the ship has been regularly in service on special occasions such as the Hamburg harbor birthday or the Harburg harbor festival.
On August 24, 2013 the ship was listed as a historical monument.
Conversion to a museum ship and repairs
Overhaul in Harburg at "Jugend in Arbeit Hamburg eV"
In 1994 the tractor in Harburg was completely renovated by the “ Jugend in Arbeit Hamburg eV”. At this association, young people in particular receive employment and professional qualifications. Valuable historical museum ships such as the "Claus D.", which has been completely gutted, serve as work projects on the shipyard site. The hull was refurbished, the steam boiler re-tubed, the steam engine overhauled, the electrical engineering reinstalled and the furnishings in the chambers renovated.
After four years of complete renovation, the "Claus D." was back in service in October 1998 in its current appearance. Every year around 30 trips are carried out with guests, the proceeds from these trips are used to finance operating costs.
In 2007, after the operating permit for the old boiler had expired, a new boiler and all of the boiler equipment were renewed and largely manufactured according to the old template. This was financed with the help of a fundraising campaign. The tug was fired with oil. Other conservation work was also carried out as part of these repairs.
After the major repairs with a new boiler and the original steam engine, the "Claus D." was back on the road in 2010. The official inauguration took place on August 6, 2010 in the museum harbor Oevelgönne, since then the steamer has taken part in many events again.
Technical specifications
The steam engine and the original boiler were built at the Janssen and Schmilinsky shipyard and machine works. In 2009 a new boiler was supplied by Uhlig Rohrbogen.
- Single-flame tube boiler with 73 m² heating surface, permissible operating pressure: 12.5 bar
- Oil burner: SKV 10 rotary atomizer
- Ship propulsion by a 2-cylinder compound steam engine
- Output: 162 kW (220 PS) at 160 rpm
- Power generation by standing 1 cyl. Steam engine with generator
- Power: 14 PSe at 1000 rpm
- Machine factory Buckau R. Wolf built in 1963
- and 2 cyl. V diesel generator ( Farymann Diesel )
- Power: 13.2 kW at 2400 rpm
- Year of construction: 1974
Web links
- Website of the Claus D.
- The Claus D. on the sides of the museum harbor
Individual evidence
- ↑ Maritime monument protection ( 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. , THB - Deutsche Schiffahrts-Zeitung , August 26, 2013. Accessed on August 29, 2013.
