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Hanseat - (1935-1942)
The motor tanker "Hanseat" at Hamburger Petroleumhafen.
"Hanseat".
The motor tanker "Hanseat" at Sint Janshaven at Rotterdam.
The motor tanker "Hanseat" especially designed for transporting lubrication oils in cylindrical oil tanks.
The Miramar Ship Index for "HANSEAT"
IDNo:
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5606964
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Year:
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1929
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Name:
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HANSEAT
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Keel:
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Type:
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Tanker
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Launch Date:
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Flag:
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DZG
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Date of completion:
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12.1929
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Tons:
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8499
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DWT:
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Yard No:
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218
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Length overall:
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Ship Design:
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LPP:
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134.7
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Country of build:
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DEU
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Beam:
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19.6
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Builder:
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Deschimag Vulcan
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Hamburg
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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1D-11.5
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Diesel Engine 3600 BHP.
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Subsequent History:
-
Disposal Data:
Torpedoed, shelled and sunk by U 126, at 20.25 N / 74.07 W on 9.03.1942.
History :
ON
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LR/IMO
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ID
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Year
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Name
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Tons
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Change
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Main Owner
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5606964
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1929
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HANSEAT
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8499
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-
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Baltisch-Amerikanische Petroleum Import GmbH
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5606964
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1929
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HANSEAT
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8499
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1935
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Panama Tpt., Co.
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No sistership.
Additional Info by Starke & Schell Registers :
HANSEAT - 1929 DZ 1M (aft)(11½)
8,499 GRT for Baltisch-Amerik. Petroleum Import G.m.b.H., Danzig, 442.0 x 64.2
Tanker built by DESCHIMAG - Werk Vulcan, Hamburg, (12) #218
1935 - Panama Transport Co., Panama, PA
Torpedoed, shelled and sunk by U 126, on 9 March 1942, in 20.25 N-74.07 W,
voyage New York - Caripito, in ballast.
Additional information from Uboat.net :
Name: Hanseat
Type: Motor tanker
Tonnage: 8.241 tons
Completed: 1929 - Deschimag Werk ´Vulcan´, Hamburg
Owner: Panama Transport Co (Standard Oil Co), Panama
Homeport: Panama
Date of attack: 9 Mar, 1942
Nationality: Panaman
Fate: Sunk by U-126 (Ernst Bauer)
Position: 20.25N, 74.07W - Grid DN 7399
- See location on a map -
Complement: 39 (0 dead and 39 survivors).
Convoy: -
Route: New York - Caripito, Venezuela
Cargo: Ballast
History: -
Notes on loss:
At 13.17 hours on 9 Mar, 1942, the unescorted and unarmed Hanseat (Master Einar E.V. Brandt) was hit by two torpedoes from U-126
10 miles north-northeast of Cape Maysi, Cuba. The first torpedo struck on the starboard side in the bow and tore holes in both sides, the
second hit simultaneously in the stern, just ahead of the propeller near the engine room. The tanker immediately settled by the stern, due
to the flooding of the engine room. The engines were stopped and distress signals were sent, before the Danish crew abandoned ship in
all four lifeboats. A short time later, the U-boat surfaced and started to shell the Hanseat for about two hours. About 200 rounds were
fired into the port side, setting the tanker ablaze.
One lifeboat had an outboard motor and reached the village of Maysi about seven hours after the attack. The men in the boat immediately
left aboard the Cuban motor launch Corsario to rescue the other survivors. In the meantime, the men in the remaining lifeboats sighted
the Panamanian motor tanker Pheobus (Master Hans K. Groth), en route from New York to Caripito, bearing directly toward the burning
Hanseat. Brandt hoisted a yellow flag to warn her, because they were only 7 miles away from the wreck and they thought that the U-boat
was still in the vincinity. The other tanker came near and Groth spoke to Brandt, inquiring him about the condition of the survivors and
offering assistance. Brandt told him to keep on going in order not to endanger his ship by stopping. Groth promised to send help and pro-
ceeded on his course. By this time the last sign of smoke from the Hanseat had dissappeared, apparently the ship was completely sunk.
Two hours after leaving Maysi, the motor launch arrived at the scene and took the three lifeboats in tow to Maysi. The survivors were then
transported on the Corsario to Baracoa, Cuba and later by bus to Havana. They were flown to Miami and were then sent by train back to
New York, arriving on 24 March.