Oldenburg (ship, 1958)

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Oldenburg
The Oldenburg in Bideford, Devon, England in March 2006
The Oldenburg in Bideford, Devon, England in March 2006
Ship data
flag GermanyGermany Germany United Kingdom
United KingdomUnited Kingdom (trade flag) 
Ship type ferry
Callsign GFTN
home port Bideford
Owner The Lundy Company
Shipping company The Lundy Company
Shipyard Rolandwerft , Bremen
Build number 872
Keel laying January 1958
Launch March 29, 1958
Commissioning August 6, 1958
Whereabouts in service
Ship dimensions and crew
length
43.57 m ( Lüa )
38.25 m ( Lpp )
width 7.80 m
Side height 2.90 m
Draft Max. 1.65 m
measurement 294 GRT, 133 NRT
295 GT
 
crew 7th
Machine system
machine 2 × MWM 8-cylinder four-stroke diesel engine
Machine
performanceTemplate: Infobox ship / maintenance / service format 		351 kW (477 hp)
Top
speed 		11.5 kn (21 km / h)
propeller 2 × fixed propellers
Machine installation from 1998
machine 2 × Cummins KT-19-M four-stroke diesel engine
Machine
performanceTemplate: Infobox ship / maintenance / service format 		634 kW (862 hp)
Top
speed 		12.5 kn (23 km / h)
Transport capacities
Permitted number of passengers 359
From 1985
Load capacity 72 dw
Permitted number of passengers 401
Others
Classifications DNV GL
Registration
numbers 		IMO no. 5262146

The motor ship Oldenburg was built in 1958 by the Roland shipyard in Bremen under construction number 872. The keel was laid in January 1958, launched on March 29, 1958. On August 6, 1958, the ship was handed over to the Wangerooge shipping service of the German Federal Railroad . From 1958 to 1982 it operated as a ferry on the Harlesiel-Wangerooge route. After being sold to the Warrings shipping company , it was used for butter journeys between Leer and Wilhelmshaven .

In 1985 the ship was sold to the Landmark Trust in Great Britain and overhauled. Today it serves as a ferry between the island of Lundy , Bideford (Devon) and Ilfracombe under the same name . The inhabitants of the island feel connected to the Oldenburg today and have dedicated a series of their island postage stamps to the 50th birthday of the ship.

The ship's name goes back to the former Free State and later administrative district of Oldenburg (Lower Saxony), where Harlesiel and Wangerooge were also located. Sister ships were the Wangerooge and the Münster .

Trivia

The Oldenburg is the TV movie "Britta" seen at the entrance to Harlesiel .

photos

  • On the approach to Ilfracombe, the Oldenburg passes a group of racing boats that are preparing for the start

  • The Oldenburg at the pier of Lundy

  • When loading in Ilfracombe

  • The old Oldenburg in front of Wangerooge

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