GER - YN 585 SS Remscheid General Arrangement (1916)
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GER - YN 585 SS Remscheid General Arrangement (1916)
Author: Howaldtswerke AG, Kiel, Germany
Year: 1916
GER - SS Remscheid Dry Cargo Ship Remscheid Class (NDL) ID nr: yard nr: 585 yard: Howaldtswerke AG, Kiel, Germany laid down: launched: 1915 completed: april 1915 4/1915: - Delivered as Remscheid to Norddeutsche Lloyd (NDL), Bremen, Germany. Laid up 1919: - Handed over to French Government as war prize 7/1920: - To Compagnie Des Messageries Maritimes (MM), renamed Yang Tse. Service on Northern Europe - Far East route 1/8/1925: - Collision with Belgian freighter Alexandre in port of Antwerp. As a result Alexandre sank 1930: - Bauer Wach turbine installed 1934: - Boilers converted from coal to oil fire 9/8/1940: - Seized by German authorities in port of Bordeaux. Handed over to Kriegsmarine as H 19 for service as Transport during Operation Sealion 1941: - Boilers converted back from oil to coal fire 22/7/1941: - Handed over to Reichskommissar für die Seeschiffahrt, Berlin. Placed under management by Deutschen Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft Hansa (DDG Hansa), Bremen, Germany. Renamed Markobrunner 3/1/1944: - Grounded in the Varangerfjord north of Kirkenes near the Boekford Lighthouse 6/1/1944: - Refloated 14/3/1945: - Struck a mine. Grounded near Sjællands Odde to prevent the ship from