Langeoog (ship, 1945)

Langeoog

Motor lifeboat Langeoog

Ship data flag  Germany Shipyard Pahl shipyard , Hamburg-Finkenwerder Whereabouts Museum ship on the island of Langeoog

Ship dimensions and crew length 14 m ( Lüa ) width 4.55 m Draft Max. 1.38 m   crew 3

Machine system machine Diesel engine Machine performance 150 hp (110 kW) Top speed 8.5 kn (16 km / h)

The Langeoog is a former motor lifeboat of the German Society for the Rescue of Shipwrecked People (DGzRS).

It was stationed on the North Sea island of Langeoog between March 1, 1945 and July 22, 1980 . The foreman of the regular crew of three was Hillrich Kuper from 1945 to 1973 and Heinrich Leiß from 1973 to 1980. When it was decommissioned, the Langeoog was replaced by the Hans Lüken . Since then, the Langeoog has been exhibited and accessible as a museum ship in the spa center in front of the Haus der Insel .

The 14 meter long and 4.55 meter wide ship, built in 1944 at the Pahl shipyard in Hamburg-Finkenwerder , has a steel hull and is equipped with radio, echo sounder and radar. The draft of the Langeoog , which is equipped with a 150 hp machine and has a top speed of 8.5 knots, is 1.38 meters.

Web links

• Website about the lifeboat

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} DGzRS-Jahrbuch 1977, p. 11.
2. ↑ Motor rescue boats of the DGzRS from 1940 - 1948 ( Memento of the original from September 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) 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. 

Motor lifeboat Langeoog

Coordinates: 53 ° 44 ′ 57.71 "  N , 7 ° 28 ′ 48.53"  E