| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Dalewood (1921–23) Bernhard Blumenfeld (1923–38) Carl Jüngst (1938-45) Empire Durant (1945-46) Tambov (1946-58) |
| Owner: | W France, Fenwick & Co Ltd (1921–23) B Blumenfeld Kommandit Gesellschaft auf Aktien (1923–38) Krupp Reederei und Kohlenhandel GmbH (1938-45) Ministry of War Transport (1945) Ministry of Transport (1945–46) Soviet Government (1946-58) |
| Operator: | W France, Fenwick & Co Ltd (1921–23) B Blumenfeld (1923–38) Krupp Reederei und Kohlenhandel GmbH (1938-45) unknown manager (1945–46) Soviet Government (1946-58) |
| Port of registry: | London, United Kingdom (1921-23) Hamburg, Germany (1923-33) Hamburg (1933-45) London (1945-46) Soviet Union (1946-58) |
| Builder: | Eltringham's Ltd |
| Launched: | 1921 |
| Completed: | August 1921 |
| Out of service: | 1958 |
| Identification: | United Kingdom Official Number 146080 (1921-23, 1945-46) Code Letters RDSN (1923–34) Code Letters DHCG (1934–45) Code Letters GMQJ (1945-46) |
| Fate: | Removed from shipping registers in 1958 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Cargo ship |
| Tonnage: | 2,879 GRT (1921–45) 2,902 GRT (1945-58) 1,675 NRT (1921–45) 1,696 NRT (1945-58) 4,450 DWT |
| Length: | 304 ft 8 in (92.86 m) |
| Beam: | 44 ft 1 in (13.44 m) |
| Draught: | 23 ft 0 in (7.01 m) |
| Depth: | 20 ft 5 in (6.22 m) |
| Installed power: | 288 nhp |
| Propulsion: | Triple expansion steam engine |
Bernhard Blumenfeld was a 2,879 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1921 as Dalewood by Eltringham's Ltd, Willington on Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom. She was sold to Germany in 1923 and renamed Bernhard Blumenfeld. A further sale in 1938 sa wher renamed Carl Jüngst. She was seized by the British at Kiel in May 1945, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed Empire Durant. In 1946, she was transferred to the Soviet Union and renamed Tambov (Тамбо́в). She was deleted from the shipping registers in 1958.
The ship was built in 1921 by Eltringham's Ltd, Willington on Tyne, Northumberland.[1]
The ship was 304 feet 8 inches (92.86 m) long, with a beam of 44 feet 1 inch (13.44 m). She had a depth of 20 feet 2 inches (6.15 m) and a draught of 23 feet 0 inches (7.01 m). She was assessed at 2,879 GRT, 1,695 NRT.[2] Her DWT was 4,450.[3]
The ship was propelled by a 288 nhp triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of 23 inches (58 cm), 33 inches (84 cm) and 62 inches (160 cm) diameter by 42 inches (110 cm) stroke. The engine was built by Eltringham's.[2]
Dalewood was built in 1921 for W France, Fenwick & Co Ltd, London.[4] She was completed in August.[2] The United Kingdom Official Number 146080 was allocated.[5] In 1923, she was sold to B Blumenfeld Kommandit Gesellschaft auf Aktien, Hamburg and renamed Bernhard Blumenfeld.[1] The Code Letters RDSN were allocated and her port of registry was Hamburg.[2] With the change of Code Letters in 1934, she was allocated DHCG.[6]
In 1938, Bernhard Blumenfeld was sold to Krupp Reederei und Kohlenhandel GmbH, Essen and was renamed Carl Jüngst.[1] Her Code Letters and port of registry remained unchanged.[7] In May 1945, Carl Jüngst was seized by the Allies at Kiel, Germany.[1] Declared a prize of war,[8] She was passed to the MoWT and renamed Empire Durant.[1] She regained her Official Number 146080 and was allocated the Code Letters GMQJ.[5] She was assessed as 2,902 GRT,[1] 1,696 NRT.[5] In 1946 Empire Durant was transferred to the Soviet Union. She was renamed Tambov (Тамбо́в),[1] serving as a mother ship for Soviet fishing fleets. In May 1950, Tambov, along with 30 trawlers, called at Mount's Bay, Cornwall for refuelling. The fleet was on a voyage from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea,[9] where they were to fish for sprats.[10] Tambov was deleted from shipping registers in 1958.[1]