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German Weather Ship WBS 3 Carl J. Busch
''Carl J. Busch'' was a fishing trawler that was built as ''Grohm'' in 1925 by Reiherstieg Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik Aktiengesellschaft, AG, Hamburg for the Deutsche Hochseefischerei Bremen-Cuxhaven AG. She was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine in 1939, serving as a ''Vorpostenboot'' and a weather ship during World War II. She was sold to Norway in 1956 and renamed ''Meløytrål'', serving until 1979 when she was scrapped. Description The ship was with a beam of . She had a depth of . The ship was powered by a 6-cylinder four-stroke engine, four-stroke, single-cycle, single-action diesel engine which was built by the Großmotoren-Werke Hamburg-Mannheim GmbH, Hamburg. It was rated at 208nominal horsepower, nhp and drove a single screw propeller. The ship's speed was . History The ship was built in 1925 by Reiherstieg Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik AG, Hamburg as the fishing trawler ''Grohm'' for the Deutsche Hochseefischerei Bremen-Cuxhaven AG. She was built as yard number ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuxhaven
Cuxhaven (; ) is an independent town and seat of the Cuxhaven district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The town includes the northernmost point of Lower Saxony. It is situated on the shore of the North Sea at the mouth of the Elbe River. Cuxhaven has a footprint of (east–west) by (north–south). Its town quarters Duhnen, Döse and Sahlenburg are especially popular vacation spots on the North Sea and home to about 52,000 residents. Cuxhaven is home to an important fisherman's wharf and ship registration point for Hamburg as well as the Kiel Canal until 2008. Tourism is also of great importance. The city and its precursor Ritzebüttel belonged to Hamburg from the 13th century until 1937. The island of Neuwerk, a Hamburg dependency, is located just northwest of Cuxhaven in the North Sea. The city's symbol, known as the Kugelbake, is a beacon once used as a lighthouse; the wooden landmark on the mouth of the Elbe marks the boundary between the river and the North Sea and also adorns t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
