Ems (ship, 1934)

Ems

The Ems at its new berth in the Emden inland port

Ship data flag  Germany Ship type Tour ship Callsign DBDO home port Emden Shipping company Association "Traditionsschiff Ems" Shipyard Jos. L. Meyer shipyard Build number 396 building-costs 130,000 Reichsmarks Launch August 1933 Commissioning 1934

Ship dimensions and crew length 36.00 m ( Lüa ) 32.70 m ( Lpp ) width 5.82 m Draft Max. 2.34 m measurement 141.9 GRT / 42.6 NRT   crew 5

Machinery from 1961 machine 1 × MWM - diesel engine (TRH 435 SU) Machine performance 316 kW (430 hp) Top speed 12 kn (22 km / h) propeller 1 × fixed propeller

Others Classifications DNV GL Registration numbers IMO no. 8137574

The Ems was a tour ship of the former Emden Waterways and Shipping Authority . The ship was decommissioned in 2012 for cost reasons and handed over to the “Traditionsschiff Ems” association on May 27, 2013.

history

The ship was sold for 130,000 Reichsmarks on the Jos. L. Meyer shipyard in Papenburg built under construction number 396. The ship, which has a riveted hull, was launched in August 1933 and was completed in 1934. The Ems replaced the predecessor ship of the same name, which had been scrapped in 1934. Today the Ems is the oldest seagoing ship built at the Meyer shipyard that is still in use.

As a tour and supervision ship, the Ems was driven by a crew of five and offered space for up to 18 passengers, for whom a meeting room was available on board. The area of ​​application of the ship approved for coastal travel was the German North Sea coast , in particular the area from the German-Dutch border to the mouth of the Weser . Here the ship was also used for other tasks of the Emden Waterways and Shipping Authority, such as checking the navigation signs , performing river and shipping police tasks, drawing up bearing plans and supply trips.

After the Federal Audit Office had repeatedly warned of the high maintenance costs, the continued operation of the ship was no longer economically viable and the Ems was shut down in 2012. The ship was given to the newly founded association “Traditionsschiff Ems” on May 27, 2013 for a period of ten years for their own use. He maintains the Ems and makes the ship available to the Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration on at least twelve days a year .

In the course of time, numerous modifications and modernizations have been carried out on the ship. So were u. a. In 1959 the wooden wheelhouse was replaced by one made of aluminum, a new main engine was installed in 1960/61, the steering gear was replaced in 1967 and the rear section of the main deck was renewed in 1980 . In 2002 the underwater forecastle had to be renewed. The old forecastle was restored and is now in front of the office building of the water and shipping office in Emden .

Technical specifications

The ship is propelled by a six - cylinder four - stroke diesel engine from Motorenwerke Mannheim AG (type TRH 435 SU) with an output of 316  kW , which acts on a fixed propeller . The ship reaches a speed of 12 knots.

A shaft generator and two diesel generators are available for the power supply . The wave generator has an output of 16 kW; one of the diesel generators has an output of 35 kW, the other has an apparent output of 74  kVA .

Web links

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

• Tour ship Ems , Waterways and Shipping Office Emden
• Ship data Ems , DNV GL

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} The "Ems" remains under steam. (PDF; 245 kB) WSA Emden , May 27, 2013, accessed on May 28, 2013 .