Re: German Hansa A type ships
Posted by:
mjbollinger (IP Logged)
Date: December 06, 2006 03:26PM
Hello Kris,
Some data for you. I assume you have this, but just in case...
VOLOCHAEVSK
1943 Completed as WESERWALD (Norddeutscher Lloyd)
1945 EMPIRE GALVESTON (MOWT) taken in prize by UK at Burnsbuttel
1946 VOLOCHAEVSK (USSR) reparations from Germany
1973 Broken up Vladivostok
RYAZAN
1944 Launched as LICENTIA 19.08.44
1944 Completed as LICENTIA (J. Jost) 28.11.44
1945 EMPIRE GABON (MOWT) taken in prize by UK at Flensburg
1946 RYAZAN (LGMP) reparations from Germany
1974 Sold as RUDI for beaking in Santander
KORSUN-SHEVCHENKOVSKII
1943 Completed as WILHELMSHAVEN (Hamburg-American)
1945 EMPIRE DOUGLAS (MOWT) taken in prize by UK at Kiel
1946 KORSUN-SHEVCHENKOVSKII (BGMP) reparations from Germany
1972 Broken up Ghent
KHASAN
1943 Launched as ELMENHORST 22.12.43
1944 Completed as ELMENHORST (Bock, Godefroy & Co.) 04.45
1945 EMPIRE GALLEON (MOWT) taken in prize by UK at Kiel
1946 KHASAN (GUSMP) reparations from Germany
1957 KHASAN (DGMP)
1958 Deleted from roster and used as floating dock
1973 Broken up USSR
SMOLENSK
1943 Launched as GÜNTHER 04.04.44
1944 Completed as GÜNTHER (Hamburg South American) 08.07.44
1945 EMPIRE GALASHIELS (MOWT) taken in prize by UK at Rostok
1946 SMOLENSK (LGMP) reparations from Germany
1976 Broken up in USSR
PODOLSK
1944 Launched as WESERSTRAND 01.07.44
1945 Completed as WESERSTRAND (Norddeutscher Lloyd) 03.45
1945 EMPIRE GALA (MOWT) taken in prize by UK at Kiel
1946 PODOLSK (USSR) reparations from Germany
1948 Stranded and sunk off Yangtsze estuary 09.01.48
RZHEV
1944 Launched as HENDRIK FISSER 7 on 07.44
1944 Completed as HENDRIK FISSER 7 (Fisser & Van Doornum) 11.44
1945 EMPIRE GALLIC (MOWT) taken in prize by UK at Kiel
1946 RZHEV (USSR) reparations from Germany
1970 Broken up Hamburg arrived 13.07.70
RYBINSK
1944 Completed as HENDRIK FISSER 6 (Fisser & Van Doornum) 04.44
1945 EMPIRE GARNER (MOWT) taken in prize by UK at Kiel
1946 RYBINSK (USSR) reparations from Germany
1975 Broken up in Izumi-Ohtsu arrived 14.03.75
SUKHUMI
1944 Completed as BENUE (Deutsche Afrika-Linien) 07.44
1945 EMPIRE GABLE (MOWT) taken in prize by UK at Cuxhaven
1946 SUKHUMI (USSR) reparations from Germany
1969 Broken up Bo'ness arrived 27.11.69
DNEPROPETROVSK
1943 Completed as WESERMARSCH (Norddeutschen Lloyd)
1945 BRAGERNES (Norwegische Regierung) taken in prize by Norway in Bergen
1946 DNEPROPETROVSK (USSR) reparations from Germany
1973 Broken up in Osaka
EMPIRE CONTEES
1944 Launched as IRENE OLDENDORFF 06.01.44
1944 Completed as IRENE OLDENDORFF (E. Oldendorff)
1944 Sunk at Copenhagen due to sabotage 14.09.44
1944 Raised 29.09.44; towed to Lubeck; repairs complete 10.11.44
1945 Taken in prize by UK at Lübeck 05.45
1945 EMPIRE CONTEES (MOWT) allocated to UK 05.45
1946 OMSK (USSR) reparations from Germany
1947 OPOLE (Segluga Polska)
1950 ZETEMPOWIEC (Polish training ship) 10.50
1957 GRYF (Polish Navy cadet ship) 04.57
1977 BK-5 (Polish Navy) converted to barracks ship 04.77
1990 Arrived Aliaga for scrapping 06.90
FEODOSIYA
1944 Launched as IMKENTURM
1944 Completed IMKENTURM (Hansa) 02.45
1945 EMPIRE GANTRY (MOWT) taken in prize by UK at Flensburg
1946 FEODOSIYA (USSR) reparations from Germany
1947 OLSZTYN (Gydnia America Lines)
1951 OLSZTYN (Polska Zegluga Morska)
1972 Broken up Bruges
Corrections always appreciated.
Marty