Grossherzog Friedrich August (1914)

Later names
Statsraad Lehmkuhl (1923)
Westwärts (1940)
Statsraad Lehmkuhl (1945)

Builder:
Joh C. Tecklenborg
Geestemünde, Germany
Keel laid:
N/A
Launched:
January 14, 1914
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
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
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
Page published June 14, 2009