Name: | VEGESACK |
Launched: | 03/1939 |
Completed: | 24/08/1943 |
Builder: | Deschimag - Deutsche Schiff-und Maschinenbau AG Werk Seebeck, Geestemünde |
Yard Number: | 624 |
Dimensions: | 142grt, 0nrt, 87.9 x 23.1 x 11.1ft |
Engines: | T3cyl (310, 510 & 850 x 650mm), 94nhp, 800ihp |
Engines By: | Deschimag - Deutsche Schiff-und Maschinenbau AG Werk Seebeck, Geestemünde |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | n/a; (1945: 169204) |
History: | |
03/1939 | URAG - Unterweser Reederei AG; registered at Bremen |
1943 | Kriegsmarinewerft, Kiel |
1945 | Ministry of War Transport; renamed EXEMPLAR |
08/1945 | Lawson-Batey Tugs Ltd appointed managers; registered at Newcastle |
02/1946 | Transferred to the US War Shipping Administration |
c1947 | Transferred to the US Maritime Commission |
c1952 | Transferred to the US Dept of Commerce |
1954 | Transferred to the French Government (Travaux Publics), Paris |
No later history known | |
Comments: | 1945: Allocated as a war prize to the UK |
02/1946: Transferred to a French port | |
1964: Still in service |
Above photo as VEGESACK courtesy of Piet Van Damme