Oldendorff Centenary Book - Flipbook - Page 153
THE EARLY YEARS
IN LÜBECK
How the young company concentrated on
its trade in the Baltic by moving to Lübeck.
At the end of March 1922 Lilienfeld & Oldendorff bought the ss PLANET
of 870 tdw from Altona shipowner H. Homuth, presumably a relative of
Alfred Homuth who had retired not long previously. The ship, delivered in
July 1881 by Rostocker Aktiengesellschaft für Schiffs‑ & Maschinenbau had
never changed its name and had spent 37 years in liner services operated
by Dampfschifffahrts‑Gesellschaft ‘Neptun’ of Bremen. It turned out later
that Egon Oldendorff had acquired a very sturdy and durable vessel. She
became a total loss as late as November 1943, after more than 62 years of
service. In 1923 Lilienfeld & Oldendorff were appointed managing owners
for the 650 tdw ss OLGA ELISABETH, purchased from the Netherlands by
Schiffahrtsgesellschaft ‘Niederelbe’ mbH.
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