Jan-Dirk

Update 02.10.2019
Current Name Jan-Dirk
Previous Name Heinrich Nagel (until 1975), Jürgen (until 1966)
IMO 5177640
Call Sign DFZD
Manager Förderverein zur Erhaltung des Küstenmotorschiffes MS 'JAN - DIRK' e.V., Drochtersen, Federal Republic of Germany
Owner Förderverein zur Erhaltung des Küstenmotorschiffes MS 'JAN - DIRK' e.V., Drochtersen, Federal Republic of Germany
Flag Federal Republic of Germany
Port of Registry Krautsand
Type of Ship dry cargo ship
Completion 1950
Shipyard Mützelfeldtwerft GmbH, Cuxhaven, Federal Republic of Germany
Building No. 22
GT 293
DWT [t] 438
Overall Length [m] 42,58
Registered Breadth [m] 7,50
Maximum Draught [m] 2,99
Propulsion [KW] 184
Propulsion [BHP] 250
Speed [Kn] 9,0
Capacity Grain [m3] 609
Additional Information this ship is one of the last so-named >Weselmann coasters< which are still in service (labelled after the shipbuilding engineer Adolf Weselmann from Hamburg). As one of the first new buildings after WW2 this ship was a subject to restrictions of the Allied Control Council, i.e. it wasn't allowed to exceed 300 ts and a defined length.
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