Regenstein class

Regenstein class

Ship data country  Germany Ship type Cargo motor ship Shipyard Howaldtswerke Hamburg AG , Hamburg Units built 2

Ship dimensions and crew length 160.70 m ( Lüa ) width 19.90 m Side height 12.18 m Draft Max. 9.30 m measurement 10,090 GRT   crew 44

Machine system machine 1 × Howaldt / MAN 9 cyl. simple effective 2T diesel engine Machine performance 9,000 PS (6,619 kW) Top speed 17.5 kn (32 km / h) propeller 1 × fixed propeller

Transport capacities Load capacity 12,740 dw Permitted number of passengers 9

The ship class with two cargo ships , known as the Regenstein class , was the first series of the Norddeutscher Lloyd (NDL) over 10,000 GRT.

history

The ships were commissioned from Howaldtswerke Hamburg AG , Hamburg. The launch of the Regenstein took place on 25 June 1960 of the Riederstein two months later. On September 1, 1970, the ships were transferred to Hapag-Lloyd AG through the merger of Norddeutscher Lloyd and Hamburg-based HAPAG . After a further six years of service at Hapag-Lloyd, it was sold to Avaloma Bay Shipping Co. in Singapore and, from May 1, 1984, it was demolished in Xingang and Quinhuangdao.

The ships

Regenstein class
Surname	Launch	delivery	Build number	Whereabouts
Regenstein	June 25, 1960	October 19, 1960	953	Demolished in 1984
Riederstein	20th August 1960	November 20, 1960	954	1986 demolition in China

literature

• Arnold Kludas : The ships of the North German Lloyd . 1857 to 1970. Weltbild Verlag, Augsburg 1998, ISBN 3-86047-262-3 .