Oldendorff Centenary Book - Flipbook - Page 230
GERDT OLDENDORFF, fourth unit of
the ‘36’ type and the first of the longer
and larger ’36L’ version, successfully
completed trials in the North Sea
and was commissioned on 12 June
1969. Shipyard manager E. Fritsche of
Seebeck Werft, in an article carried by
the HANSA shipping journal, praised
the ship’s many advantages:
“The yard is happy to be able to offer its
German and foreign clients an efficient
freighter which can be flexibly adapted
to a large selection of requirements by
adding a wide range of optional extra
equipment. Apart from meeting
national and international regulations
the basic design already incorporates
the following features:
/ Suez and Panama Canal fitted.
/ Two 5/10 tonnes derricks per hatch.
/ Lateral movements in the horizontal
plane in cargo compartments.
/ One eight tonnes mooring winch aft,
with two capstan drums.
/ Auto pilot.
/ Gyro compass for console fitting with
two bearing repeaters in the wings
of the bridge, connected with auto
pilot and wireless direction-finder.
/ Weatherdeck hatchcovers of the
MacGregor ‘single pull’ design.
/ Forced-draft ventilation in cargo
spaces with ten air changes per hour
(empty spaces).
/ Spacious refrigerated provisions
stores (abt. 110 m3 cubic capacity).
/ A.G. ‘Weser’ stern.
GERDT (1)
1969-1991
Multi-purpose freighter GERDT
OLDENDORFF (1) on charter to
Pro-Line/Peter Cremerresiduals
No efforts have been
spared to design a true
series ship but having
carefully considered
all circumstances we
realised that there are
limits to standardisation.
“No efforts have been spared to
design a true series ship but having
carefully considered all circumstances
we realised that there are limits to
standardisation. Admittedly, this is a
departure from the ideal of benefiting
fully from the principle of series
building. So incongruent are the
requirements of owners, authorities
and even of classification societies
today (i.e. in 1969) that we find it
impossible to offer world-wide, and
sell, a truly standardised, series-built
ship. Just consider the differences
between crew accommodation on
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