Sołdek (ship)

**Sołdek**
	Sołdek in the port of Gdansk
Ship data
flag	Poland
Ship type	Bulk carrier
home port	Szczecin
Shipyard	Stocznia Gdańska , Danzig
Launch	1949
Whereabouts	Museum ship
Ship dimensions and crew
length	87 m ( Lüa )
width	12.3 m
Draft	Max. 5.4 m
displacement	2610 t
measurement	2005 BRT / 994 NRT
crew	28
Machine system
machine	1 steam engine with 4 cylinders
Machine ; performance	1,300 PS (956 kW)
Top ; speed	9.9 kn (18 km / h)
propeller	1
Transport capacities
Load capacity	2610 dw
Others
Registration ; numbers	IMO no .: 5333373

The Sołdek is a former Polish coal and ore freighter and is now a museum ship of the National Maritime Museum in Gdansk . She was the first ship built in Poland after World War II and the first of a total of 29 of the same type (Project B30) built between 1949 and 1954 at the Stocznia Gdańska ( Gdansk Shipyard ) . The name Sołdek honors the shipyard worker Stanisław Sołdek .

history

Both Howden-Johnson boiler of the ship

The Sołdek was on the 3 April 1948 laid Kiel and ran on 6 November 1948 by the stack . She was on regular service from October 21, 1949 to December 30, 1980.

She has been a museum ship in Gdansk since 1985 and can be visited. Visitors have access to much of the ship.

Web links

Commons : Sołdek (ship, 1949) - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

History of the Sołdek . In: Website of the National Maritime Museum Gdansk

54.351433333333 18.658811111111Coordinates: 54 ° 21 ′ 5.2 ″ N , 18 ° 39 ′ 31.7 ″ E