ST class (1969)

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Technical data (overview)
DDG Hansa Goldenfels.jpg
Goldenfels
DDG Hansa Steinfels.jpg
Stone rock
DDG Hansa Sternenfels.jpg
Star Rock
DDG Hansa Sturmfels.jpg
Storm Rock
ST class, general cargo version
Shipyard: Lübeck Flender-Werke AG, Lübeck-Siems
Measurement: 7,570 GRT / 4,673 NRT (10,670 GRT / 6,725 NRT)
Load capacity: 11,716 dwt (14,329 dwt)
Length over all: 153.27 m
Length between perpendiculars: 148.79 m
Width: 22.92 m
Side height: 13.52 m
Draft: 9.06 m (10.06 m)
Drive: 1 × MAN K7Z 78/155 F diesel engine on 1 × fixed propeller
Total output: 12,250 hp
Speed: 20.0 knots
Loading harness: 2 × 75 t cantilever
booms 8 × 5–10 t loading booms
1 × 11 t LMG column crane
1 × 5 t LMG column
crane 1 × 5 t LMG portal crane
later ships also Liebherr cranes
Crew: 53
Passengers: 4th
ST class, semi-container version
Measurement: 7,470 GRT / 4,430 NRT
(10,743 GRT / 6,868 NRT)
Load capacity: 11,888 dwt (13,956 dwt)
Length between perpendiculars: 144.02 m
Draft: 9.01 m (10.01 m)
Speed: 19.2 knots
Loading harness: 2 × 75 t curb trees
Container capacity: 473
ST class, container design
Measurement: 9,989 GRT / 6,756 NRT
from 1974:
12,042 GRT / 8,789 NRT
(13,017 GRT / 9,081 NRT)
Load capacity: 11,911 tdw
from 1974:
15,005 tdw (18,909 tdw)
Length over all: from 1974: 174.94 m
Length between perpendiculars: from 1974: 165.67 m
Draft: 8.75 m
from 1974: 8.61 m (9.85 m)
Total output: 13,300 hp
Speed: 20.0 knots
Loading harness: -
Container capacity: 700, from 1974: 886
Crew: 39
Passengers: -
Lower tables only differing data for free
decks (protective decks)

The ST-class , also Steinfels-class or type ST , was a ship class of the shipping company DDG "Hansa" . The Lübeck Flender-Werke built the series cargo ship type from 1969 to 1972 in ten units and three versions.

history

construction time

In 1968, DDG “Hansa” initially placed an order for six general cargo vessels of the ST type and then increased the order to include two full container variants of the type to eight ships, in order to later expand it to include two general cargo ships. The first ship in the series was the Goldenfels with hull number 581 , which was handed over on February 18, 1970. The Goldenfels , like the Gutenfels that followed, was redesigned to become a semi-container ship during construction. This was followed by four general cargo ships, two full container ships and the two subsequent general cargo ships. The series ended with the Sturmfels, which was delivered as a training ship on September 30, 1972 .

Working time

On September 26, 1969, the DDG "Hansa" announced the start of a fortnightly container service from Marseille, Genoa and Livorno to New York and Boston. The shipping company already operated a fast freighter line on this traffic . First the two semi-container ships, later also the full container ships, are brought into service. The six general cargo ships were used by DDG "Hansa" on the voyage to India, Pakistan, Ceylon, Burma and ports on the Persian Gulf, areas in which a high proportion of heavy goods were transported and had not yet been containerized.

After the collapse of DDG "Hansa", all ships are sold to various shipping companies, including Hapag-Lloyd and the Mediterranean Shipping Company . The latter used the ships for an exceptionally long time, from 1980 to 2010.

It is noticeable in this series that a ship was abandoned after a relatively short period of use, some units after a relatively normal period of use, but the majority of the freighters were in service for a longer than average. The last active ship of the series, the MSC Sariska (the former Geyerfels ), was only scrapped in mid-2010 after around four decades.

Technology and differences between the different series

The ship's propulsion system consisted of a reversible seven-cylinder two-stroke diesel engine from MAN , which acted directly on the fixed propeller. The power of the engine model used on all ships was increased by over 1000 hp during the series.

The five holds of the open ships were constructed without any significant undercutting . The general cargo and semi- container variants are each provided with an intermediate deck and a central longitudinal bulkhead, while the container variant has a loading space optimized for container stowage without an intermediate deck and central longitudinal bulkhead. The hatches of the semi-container and general cargo ships were closed sea-tight with MacGregor hatch covers, the container variant was provided with pontoon hatch covers. The loading gear of the first two semi-container ships built initially consisted of two cambered heavy-lift trees for 75 tonnes each, but was expanded to include four 10-tonne loading booms and three ASEA cranes with five-tonne lifting capacity during a conversion to a general cargo ship in 1974, and thus the other general cargo ships adapted to the series. For most of the general cargo and semi-container variants, the heavy lift gear and the normal loading booms were removed again in later years in order to improve their usability in container handling. The two full container ships had superstructures one deck higher and did not have their own handling equipment. At the end of 1974 / beginning of 1975 they were extended by a 22-meter-long central nave section at AG Weser in order to increase their container capacity.

Sturmfels , stamp 1977

The last ship from this series, the Sturmfels , was designed and operated for the training community of German shipowners, the joint training pool of eight German shipping companies. Under the guidance of the additional instructors on board, up to 50 cadets were able to complete the 11th grade of the technical college on board. Together with the regular crew, there were often more than 100 people on board. For this purpose, the ship was provided with a larger deckhouse than the sister ships with an additional deck, behind which there was an approximately 20 × 20 meter sports and leisure deck.

The Sturmfels was pictured on a youth stamp of the Deutsche Bundespost in 1977 .

The ships

DDG "Hansa" ST class
execution Ship name Build number IMO
number
Keel laying,
launching,
commissioning
Renaming and whereabouts
Semi-container ship Goldenfels 581 7003453 June 16, 1969
November 18, 1969
February 28, 1970
1972 Atlantica Montreal , 1976 Goldenfels , 1981 Torm America , 1983 Santa Clara , 1984 Tausala Samoa , 1990 Ninghai , 1991 MSC Ariane , from December 12, 2008 demolition in Alang
Semi-container ship Gutenfels 582 7008790 August 25, 1969
January 15, 1970
April 23, 1970
1972 Atlantica New York , 1973 Gutenfels , rebuilt 1974 to a general cargo ship, 1980 Deneb , 1981 Torm Africa , 1983 Santa Monica , 1984 Tamaitai Samoa , 1991 MSC Valeria , converted 1996 to a container ship, December 16, 2008 demolition in Alang
General cargo ship Stone rock 583 7021455 November 24, 1969
June 6, 1970
August 27, 1970
July 31, 1997 demolished in Chittagong
General cargo ship Star Rock 584 7026522 February
9, 1970 July 9, 1970
October 23, 1970
January 18, 2009 demolition in Alang
General cargo ship Stockenfels 585 7038654 June 22, 1970
November
26, 1970 November 26, 1970
November 24, 2007 demolition in Alang
General cargo ship Stolzenfels 586 7044093 August 22, 1970
January 7, 1971
April 8, 1971
February 28, 1987 demolished
Container Ship Geyerfels 595 7107780 November 30, 1970
April 30, 1971
July 22, 1971
Seatrain Bremen , Geyerfels , Seatrain Valley Forge , Atlantica Livorno , Geyerfels , Ruhr Express , Carmen , Passero , Carmen Mare , Ville de Zenith , Carmen Mare , Alexa , MSC Alexa , MSC Sariska , July 31, 2010 Demolition in Mumbai
Container Ship Gruenfels 596 7116810 February 1, 1971
July 6, 1971
October 7, 1971
August 3, 2009 demolition in Alang
General cargo ship Ray rock 591 7211397 November 29, 1971
March 30, 1972
June 29, 1972
March 24, 2000 demolition in Bombay
General cargo ship Storm Rock 592 7214959 January 28, 1972
May 18, 1972
September 30, 1972
October 26, 1996 demolished in Chittagong
Model of the training and heavy lift ship Sturmfels

literature

  • Hans Georg Prager: DDG Hansa . from liner services to special shipping. Koehlers Verlagsgesellschaft, Herford 1976, ISBN 3-7822-0105-1 .
  • Ralf Witthohn: The new German merchant fleet . Freighters, tankers and containers. Verlag Gerhard Stalling, Oldenburg 1976, ISBN 3-7979-1870-4 .
  • Peter Kiehlmann, Holger Patzer: The cargo ships of the DDG Hansa . HM Hauschild, Bremen 2000, ISBN 3-931785-02-5 .

Individual evidence

  1. a b c Miramar Ship Index
  2. ^ Equasis

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