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Esso Hamburg
MV ''Esso Hamburg'' was a Tanker (ship), supply tanker ordered from Deutsche Werft Finkenwerder in 1939 for the Panama Transport Company as MV ''Esso Colon''. Later in 1939 ownership was transferred to the Deutsch-Amerikanische Petroleum company and she was launched as ''Esso Hamburg'' on 9 October 1939. She was subsequently used as an oiler for and other German warships. Crew The crew of the ''Esso Hamburg'' has a complement of 85 men, formed from: * 1 Kriegsmarine officer and 10 Merchant Marine officers * 7 Kriegsmarine petty officers * 48 men of the Kriegsmarine and 21 Merchant Marine. This was a relatively large complement of men in order to expedite the refueling of U-boats and surface ships. Early history In March 1940, Captain Braunwarth took command of the vessel. In June 1940, she sailed with a cargo of fuel via the Kiel Canal to Bergen. After transferring oil to a submarine close to the Bergen shore, she ripped her hull on a reef. After trying to find a berth, she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panama Transport Company
Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a List of transcontinental countries#North America and South America, transcontinental country spanning the Central America, southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the south. Its capital and largest city is Panama City, whose metropolitan area is home to nearly half the country's million people. Panama was inhabited by Indigenous peoples of Panama, indigenous tribes before Spanish Empire, Spanish colonists arrived in the 16th century. It broke away from Spain in 1821 and joined the Republic of Gran Colombia, a union of Viceroyalty of New Granada, Nueva Granada, Ecuador, and Venezuela. After Gran Colombia dissolved in 1831, Panama and Nueva Granada eventually became the Republic of Colombia. With the backing of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |