Mannheim river ferry 59
F-80132 with three M113 on the Rhine (1983)
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The Mannheim 59 river ferry , also known as the pioneer ferry , was a medium-sized landing craft used by the German river pioneers . After their service with the German Armed Forces , some units were converted into fireboats , hydraulic engineering vehicles or cargo ferries .
history
In the early 1950s, Schiffs- und Maschinenbau AG Mannheim was building landing craft for the Rhine River Patrol and the French Force Maritime du Rhin. The boats designated as Mannheim 51 and Mannheim 53 were taken over by the river pioneer companies established from 1957 as part of the rearmament . The Mannheim 59 type was commissioned to meet additional requirements ; it essentially differed from the predecessor types in that it had a hydraulic bow ramp. The construction costs were DM 310,000 per boat .
The river ferries were used by the river pioneer companies. The allocation, commissioning, decommissioning and alphanumeric designation (e.g. L 602 , F 3233 or F-80132 ) took place as required.
Five boats were loaned to the German Navy in 1961 and placed under the amphibious group as LCM 231, LCM 233, LCM 235, LCM 236 and LCM 237 . The return of the non-seaworthy units took place in the mid-1960s.
Equipped as a river ferry
The hull was made of steel and divided into several watertight sections by bulkheads . For landings was bow reinforced construction. The deck structure and the facilities for the crew were arranged aft .
The river ferries were driven by two diesel engines from Motorenwerke Mannheim , which operated on two three-bladed fixed propellers . With a drive power of 318 kW , a speed of 17 km / h was achieved.
The 18.45 m long and 4.95 m wide loading deck could be reached via a 4.5 m long bow ramp that was operated with hydraulic cable pulls. The regular load was 70 tons .
Whereabouts
After the dissolution of the river pioneer companies, the landing craft were sold via the Vebeg or handed over to other authorities. The following list shows some examples:
| Surname | use | image |
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| Fire Director FA Schneider | Fireboat of the Mainz and Wiesbaden fire brigades |
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| The reservist | First a technical monument in Datteln .
Acquired in 2015 by a diving company in Duisburg and should get going as Sabine . |
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| Harle Reef | Freight ferry of the shipping company Warrings |
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| Uncle Otto | Freight ferry of the shipping company of the island community of Langeoog |
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| RPL 5 | Fireboat in Bingen am Rhein | |
| RPL 7 | Fireboat in Remagen |
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| RPL 8 | Fireboat in Germersheim | |
| RPL 9 | Fireboat in Sankt Goarshausen |
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| Hydraulic engineering I | Hydraulic engineering vehicle in Cuxhaven |
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The following units are known from the previous models Mannheim 51 and Mannheim 55 :
| Surname | use | image |
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| Butt | Hydraulic construction vehicle from Bohlen & Doyen |
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| pioneer | Freight ferry of the shipping company of the island community of Langeoog |
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Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Gerhard Koop / Siegfried Breyer: The ships, vehicles and aircraft of the German Navy from 1956 to today . Bernard & Graefe Verlag, Bonn 1996, ISBN 3-7637-5950-6 , p. 287-288 .
- ↑ The reservist. (No longer available online.) Association for the Preservation of the Former Mannheim River Ferry, archived from the original on August 12, 2014 ; Retrieved May 28, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ RPL 5. (No longer available online.) Inland navigation forum, archived from the original on March 5, 2016 ; Retrieved May 28, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ RPL 7th Kripp Volunteer Fire Brigade, accessed on May 28, 2014 .
- ↑ RPL 8. (No longer available online.) Inland navigation forum, archived from the original on March 5, 2016 ; Retrieved May 28, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ RPL 9th Sankt Goarshausen Volunteer Fire Brigade, accessed on February 14, 2016 .
- ↑ Butt. (No longer available online.) Germanischer Lloyd , archived from the original on March 4, 2016 ; accessed on May 28, 2014 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
