Puná type
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The cooling vessel type Puná was from the German shipyard in Hamburg for the shipping company F. Laeisz built and delivered in three units 1964th These were the company's first modern reefer ships without conventional "fruit avenues". The Pacific island of Puná in Ecuador gave its name to the type ship .
In 1966/67, four similarly large buildings of the Pekari type with nine-cylinder engines with higher drive power (11,420 hp, 22.0 kn) followed.
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The Pentelikon , built in 1960, was the last Laeisz fruit ship with “horizontal” ventilation and “fruit avenues” to monitor the cargo. From these patrols, the cargo officers monitored up to 80 temperature measuring points twice a day. As the ripening bananas gradually self- warm , a temperature of 11.6 degrees Celsius had to be maintained. The ventilation flaps were regulated to remove the resulting gases. The control was carried out with anemometers , woolen threads or smoke cartridges . With the Puná type, fully centralized, largely automated monitoring centers were used for the first time. The ventilation was "vertical". The refrigerated hold was 290,000 cubic feet (approximately 8,200 cubic meters). The freighters had four hatches and eight cargo booms , each with three to five tons.
The design of the three built units showed the elegant yacht shape of the Laeisz reefer ships, which was underlined by their white coloring. The stem had a curved shape, the stern of the cruiser was drawn out slim. The deckhouses had a rounded streamlined shape , the masts and chimney had a slight fall. The larger than average, but conventionally shaped chimneys showed the "banana yellow" color of the shipping company. Up to twelve passengers could also enjoy the corresponding interior design.
The design of the following type of peccary was designed for a higher speed. The hull lines have been revised accordingly. The lifeboats were no longer erected on the rear deckhouse of the cargo booms, but amidships in the superstructure.
The ships of the type Puná ran on 25 November 1963 on 7 January and 24 March 1964 from the pile and were in 1964 to a respective Partenreederei delivered. Laeisz acted as a correspondent owner . You drove for six to seven years in the worldwide banana, fruit and meat trade under the German flag and were meanwhile on time charter with American and Scandinavian companies. The shipping company sold the three units to Norway and Greece in 1970 and 1971 . Laeisz chartered the ships back for several years. From 1981 Puná and Pisang drove for a Saudi Arabian shipping company. In 1984 and 1985 the units were sold for demolition and scrapped in Taiwan and Pakistan .
Changes in banana transport
In 1964, not only was the type of ventilation changed, but the entire supply chain also changed. The bananas were no longer sent as a bundle, but instead were divided into “hands” (double row of bananas) in the country of origin, washed and packed in boxes of approx. 18 kg each. These were significantly easier to stow than the sensitive bundles. In the years up to 1975 the banana freighters were used in triangular traffic. From Europe, the ships carried up to 420 Volkswagens to the east coast of the United States , where they picked up paper rolls that were processed into banana boxes in Central America. Because of the great circle navigation , calling at ports like Charleston, South Carolina or Jacksonville, Florida meant almost no detour. In this way, Volkswagen cushioned production peaks. The ships also took on motor vehicles for the Wallenius Lines .
The ships
| Ships of the Puná type | |||||
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| Building name | Shipyard / construction number | IMO number | Client | Commissioning | Later names and whereabouts |
| Puná | German shipyard, Hamburg / 801 | 6405331 | F. Laeisz, Hamburg | March 5, 1964 | 1971 Snefjord , 1979 Ice Merchant , 1981 Safina Riyadh ; canceled from July 20, 1984 in Kaohsiung |
| Pongal | German shipyard, Hamburg / 802 | 6406438 | F. Laeisz, Hamburg | April 3, 1964 | 1974 Syros ; canceled from July 20, 1985 in Gadani Beach |
| Pisang | German shipyard, Hamburg / 803 | 6412188 | F. Laeisz, Hamburg | July 14, 1964 | 1971 Frostjord , 1979 Ice Pilot , 1981 Safina Nadj ; canceled from July 23, 1984 in Gadani Beach |
Post-war reefer ships from F. Laeisz
- Type Proteus : Proteus , Perseus ; in service 1951–1966
- Pegasus ; in service 1951–1966?
- Parthenon type: Parthenon , Perikles , Piraeus ; in service 1955–1965
- Portunus , Priam ; in service 1955–1969
- Pentelicon ; 1960 – after 1969
- Type Puná : Puná , Pisang , Pongal ; in service 1964–1971
- Peccary type : peccary , persimmon , pica , oriole ; in service 1966–1979
- Parma , Padua ; in service 1967–1974
- Pomona , Pontus ; in service 1969–1983
- Pocahontas , Pocantico , Potomac ; in service 1979–1993
After 1980 the units were replaced by refrigerated container ships .
literature
- Hans Georg Prager : New reefer ships . In: Reederei F. Laeisz. From tall ships to container travel . Koehler, Hamburg 2004. ISBN 3-7822-0880-3 . Pp. 100-106, 227-240.
- Arnold Kludas , Ralf Witthohn: The German reefer ships . Koehler, Herford 1981, ISBN 3-7822-0248-1 .
- Karl-Heinz Hochhaus : German refrigerated shipping (1902–1995) . Bremen 1996, ISBN 3-931785114 .
Web links
- Three refrigerated ships of impressive elegance from Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg-Finkenwerder . (With photos)
- Black and white photo of the Pongal .
