FROM THE ARCHIVE – 1955-BUILT “HELGOLAND” SEEN OFF CUXHAVEN / GERMANY, 8 AUGUST 2001 (UNKNOWN FATE)

FROM THE ARCHIVE:

“HELGOLAND” / reg. Stade, seen off Cuxhaven / Germany (eastbound), 8 August 2001.

This was some years before “Marinetraffic”, but probably on her way from Helgoland to Cuxhaven.

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VESSEL DETAILS:

TYPE: General cargo / Bulk

IMO NO: 5226439

492 gt / 272 nt / 632 mdwt

Delivered from W. Holst Schiffswerft, Hamburg / Germany (Yard no 198), in May 1955.

Historic details:

• • 07/04/1955 – Launched
  • 17/05/1955 – Completed
• “MARSCHENLAND” from 05/1955 until 1965
  • Owned by Arnold Winter, Germany. (reg. Hamburg)
• “WITTE KLIFF” from 1965 until 1971
  • Owned by PR Witte Kliff, Germany. (reg. Hamburg)
• “GAUENSIEK” from 1971 until 1986
  • From 1971 until 1977 – Owned by Heinz-Hugo Schildt, Germany. (reg. Hamburg)
  • From 1977 until 1986 – Owned by Wilhelm & Gunther Braasch, Germany. (reg. Varelerhafen)
  • 1978 – Rebuilt: Lgt and deepened.
• “KAJA H” from 1986 until 1998
  • Owned by Hermann Horwege, Germany. (reg. Assel)
• “HELGOLAND” from 1998 –
  • Owned by Karl Meyer Unweltdienste GmbH., Germany. (reg. Stade)
  • UNKNOWN FATE

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