SS Olsztyn

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Name
  • Imkenturm (1944–45)
  • Empire Gantry (1945–46)
  • Feodosia (1946–47)
  • Olsztyn (1947–72)
Owner
  • DDG Hansa (1944–45)
  • Ministry of War Transport (1945–46)
  • Soviet Government (1946–47)
  • Gdynia America Lines (1947–51)
  • Polska Żegluga Morska (1951–72)
Operator
  • DDG Hansa (1945)
  • Moss Hutchinson Line (1945–46)
  • Soviet Government (1946–47)
  • Gdynia America Lines (1947–51)
  • Polska Żegluga Morska (1951–72)
Port of registry
BuilderWerf de Noord / Flensberger
Yard number604
Laid down29 March 1943
Launched2 March 1944
Completed27 February 1945
Out of service1972
Identification
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class and typeHansa A type cargo ship
Tonnage1,925  GRT, 936  NRT, 3,196  DWT
Length87.68 m (287 ft 8 in)
Beam13.51 m (44 ft 4 in)
Draught5.59 m (18 ft 4 in)
Depth4.80 m (15 ft 9 in)
Installed powerCompound steam engine, 1,200IHP
PropulsionSingle screw propeller
Speed10.5 knots (19.4 km/h)
Crew25, plus 8–10 gunners (in wartime)

Olsztyn was a Hansa A Type cargo ship which was built as Imkenturm in 1944 by Werf de Noord, Alblasserdam, Netherlands for DDG Hansa, Bremen, Germany. She was seized as a prize of war in 1945, passing to the Ministry of War Transport and renamed Empire Gantry. She was allocated to the Soviet Union in 1946 and was renamed Feodosia (Russian : Феодосия). Sold to Poland in 1947, she was renamed Olsztyn. She served until 1972, when she was scrapped.

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Description

The ship was 87.68 m (287 ft 8 in) long, with a beam of 13.51 m (44 ft 4 in). She had a depth of 4.80 m (15 ft 9 in), and a draught of 5.59 m (18 ft 4 in). [1] She was assessed as 1,925  GRT, [2] 936  NRT, 3,196  DWT. [3]

The ship was propelled by a compound steam engine, which had two cylinders of 42 cm (16+9⁄16 in) and two cylinders of 90 cm (35+7⁄16 in) diameter by 90 cm (35+7⁄16 in) inches stroke. The engine was built by Rheinmetall-Börsig AG, Tegel, Germany. [1] Rated at 1,200IHP, it drove a single screw propeller and could propel the ship at 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h). [3]

The ship had a complement of 25, plus 8-10 gunners during wartime. She was equipped with 1×30-tonne, 1×10-tonne and 10×5-tonne cranes. [4]

History

Imkenturm was a Hansa A Type cargo ship built in 1944 as yard number 604 by Werf de Noord, Alblasserdam, Netherlands for Deutsche Dampfschifffarts-Gesellschaft Hansa, Bremen, Germany. [3] [2] Her keel was laid on 29 March 1943. [4] She was launched on 2 March 1944 and completed by Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft, Flensburg, Germany on 27 February 1945. [3] Her port of registry was Bremen, [2] and the Code Letters DOIJ were allocated. She participated in the Evacuation of East Prussia and was damaged in an Allied air raid on Flensburg on 1 May 1945. [4]

On 8 May 1945, [4] Imkenturm was seized as a prize of war at Flensburg. She was passed to the Ministry of War Transport and was renamed Empire Gantry. [2] Her UK official number was 180638 and her call sign was GJLQ. She was registered in London and Moss Hutchinson Line Ltd managed her. [5]

In 1946 Empire Gantry was allocated to the Soviet Union and renamed Feodosia. [2]

In 1947, Feodosia was sold to Gdynia America Lines, Poland and was renamed Olsztyn. [2] The Code Letters SPAH were allocated. [4] In 1951, she was sold to Polska Żegluga Morska, Szczecin. [2] With their introduction in the 1960s, Olsztyn was allocated the IMO Number 5662782. [3] She served until 1972, [2] arriving at Bruges, Belgium on 31 January for scrapping by Gebroeders Van Heygen. [3] [4]

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References

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