Jan (ship, 1921)

Jan

The Jan in 2015

Ship data flag  Germany other ship names Irmgard Shipyard Student, Uetersen Launch 1921 Commissioning 1921

Ship dimensions and crew length 12.5 m ( Lüa ) width 2.6 m

Machine system machine 1 × diesel engine Machine performance 40 hp (29 kW) Top speed 6 kn (11 km / h)

The Jan is a former port of Hamburg barge .

history

The launch was built by Schüler in Uetersen in 1921 and was initially used in the port of Hamburg under the name Irmgard . It was mainly used to transport workers and to maneuver ships and barges .

In 1950 she became the property of the MA Flint shipyard , which she used as a tug and pump ship. In this time the name change from falls Irmgard in Jan . At Flint, the gasoline engine with which the launch was originally equipped was replaced by a 40-hp two-cylinder diesel engine from Jastram . Since then, the maximum speed of the ship has been 6 knots.

In 1981, three private individuals bought the barge. The home port of the ship was still Hamburg. In spring 2019, the owners handed the historic ship over to the Museumshafen Harburg association .

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ There is no mention of this petrol engine in a television report about the handover of the ship to the Harburg Museum Harbor. There it is presented as if the Jan was one of the first launch boats to have a diesel engine instead of a steam drive. See www.sat1regional.de
2. ↑ cb, barge "Jan": Maritime Monument to the museum harbor Harburg , May 2, 2019 www.harburg-aktuell.de
3. ^ Barge "Jan": Association ship of the Harburg Museum Harbor , accessed on June 2, 2020