Grossherzog Friedrich August (1914) |
Later names |
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Statsraad Lehmkuhl (1923) |
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Westwärts (1940) |
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Statsraad Lehmkuhl (1945) |
Builder: |
Joh C. Tecklenborg Geestemünde, Germany |
Keel laid: |
N/A |
Launched: |
January 14, 1914 |
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Year built: |
1914 |
Completed: |
April 1914 |
Fate: |
Active still in service as of 2009. |
Owner |
German Government |
1918: |
British Government |
1923: |
Norwegian Ship Owners Association Bergen, Norway |
1924: |
Bergen School Ship Foundation Bergen, Norway |
1940: |
German Government |
1945 |
Bergen School Ship Foundation Bergen, Norway |
1967: |
Hilmar Reksten Bergen, Norway |
1978: |
Statsraad Lehmkuhl Foundation Bergen, Norway |
Dimensions, machinery and performance |
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Length: |
277' 5" |
Hull: |
Steel |
Beam: |
41' 3" |
Masts: |
3 Barque rig |
Draft: |
15' 4" |
Sail: |
N/A |
Gross Tons: |
1,701 |
Speed: |
8 knots under diesel |
DWT: |
N/A |
Engines: |
1 aux. diesel |
Crew: |
N/A |
Timeline |
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1918: |
Taken as war reparations by the British Government. |
1921: |
Sold to Norway. |
1923: |
Sold to the Norwegian Ship Owners Association and renamed Statsraad Lehmkuhl. |
1924: |
Transferred to the Bergen School Ship Foundation. |
1940: |
Captured by the Germans and renamed
Westwärts. |
1945: |
Returned to Bergen School Ship Foundation and renamed Statsraad Lehmkuhl. |
1967: |
Sold to Hilmar Reksten. |
1973: |
Laid up at Bergen, Norway. |
1978: |
Donated to
The Statsraad Lehmkuhl Foundation. |
Builder's Data |
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Page published June 14, 2009 |