MV_Neuss
Neuss was a cargo ship that was built in 1935 by Howaldtswerke AG, Hamburg for Schiffarts-und-Assekuranz G.m.b.H., Hamburg. She was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine during World War II and was designated Schiff 15. She survived the war and was returned to her owners.
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| Name | Neuss |
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| Builder | Howaldtswerke |
| Launched | 22 October 1935 |
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| Tonnage | 1,243 GRT, 673 NRT |
| Length | 73.48 metres (241 ft 1 in) |
| Beam | 10.82 metres (35 ft 6 in) |
| Depth | 4.32 metres (14 ft 2 in) |
| Installed power | Diesel engine, 289nhp |
| Propulsion | Twin screw propellers |
Neuss was 73.48 metres (241 ft 1 in) long, with a beam of 10.82 metres (35 ft 6 in). She had a depth of 4.32 metres (14 ft 2 in).[1]
She was powered by two 2-stroke diesel engines, both of which had 12 cylinders of 303 mm (11+15⁄16 in) diameter by 421 mm (16+9⁄16 in) stroke. The engines were built by Maschinenfabriek Augsburg-Nürnburg AG., Augsburg. They rated at 289 nhp and drove twin screw propellers.[1]
Neuss was builti 1935 by Howaldtswerke AG, Hamburg for Schiffarts-und-Assekuranz G.m.b.H.[1] She was launched on 22 October 1935 and completed on 6 June 1936.[2] Her port of registry was Hamburg and the Code Letters DJQJ were allocated.[1]
On 30 September 1939, Neuss was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine. She was designated as Schiff 15 and allocated to Sondergruppe 1. On 23 December, she was allocated to 5 Vorpostengruppe for use as a vorpostenboot. On 22 January 1940, Neuss was placed under the control of the Führer der Sonderverband West.[2] On 25 April 1940, she was redesignated as a torpedo boat.[3]
Neuss survived the war. Lloyd's Register indicates that she may have been renamed Zutphen post-war, but by 1947 she was back in the ownership of Schiffarts-und-Assekuranz G.m.b.H. and carrying the name Neuss.[4]
- "Neuss (30615)" (PDF). Lloyd's Register: Navires à Vapeur et à Moteurs. NER-NEV (in English and French). London: Lloyd's Register. 1937–1938 – via Southampton City Council.
- Gröner 1993, p. 536.
- "Vorpostenflottillen 1939-1945" (in German). Württembergische Landesbibliothek. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- "1946-47 Lloyd's Register, Steamers & Motorships NER-NEV". Lloyd's Register. 1947. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- Sources
- Gröner, Erich (1993). Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815-1945 (in German). Vol. 8/I: Flußfahrzeuge, Ujäger, Vorpostenboote, Hilfsminensucher, Küstenschutzverbände (Teil 1). Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe. ISBN 3-7637-4807-5.