MV Pelikan
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: |
Pelikan (1934-45) Empire Alde (1945-46) Pelikan (1946-47) Pacuare (1947-59) |
| Owner: |
Afrikanische Frucht-Cie AG (1935-40) Kriegsmarine (1940-45) Ministry of War Transport (1945-46) Elders & Fyffes Ltd (1946-59) |
| Operator: |
Reederei F Laeisz GmbH, Hamburg (1935-45) Southern Railway (1945-46) Kaye, Sons and Co (1946) Elders & Fyffes Ltd (946-59) |
| Port of registry: |
.svg.png){kind=small} Hamburg (1935-40) Kriegsmarine (1940-45) London (1945-59) |
| Builder: | Bremer Vulkan Schiff- und Maschinenbau, Bremen |
| Yard number: | 712 |
| Launched: | 1934 |
| Completed: | January 1935 |
| Identification: |
UK Official Number 181664 (1945-59) Code letters DJNP (1935-46)     |
| Fate: | Scrapped in Hamburg, 1958 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 3,264 GRT |
| Length: | 352 ft 8 in (107.49 m) |
| Beam: | 44 ft 8 in (13.61 m) |
| Depth: | 24 ft (7.32 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 x 5 cylinder SCDA oil engines (Bremer Vulkan) 975 hp (727 kW) |
| Speed: | 15 knots (28 km/h) |
| Capacity: | 129,000 cubic feet (3,700 m3) refrigerated cargo space |
Pelikan was a 3,264 ton German refrigerated cargo ship that was built in 1934. In 1945, the United Kingdom seized, and renamed, her Empire Alde in 1945. She changed names two more times: to Pelikan in 1946 and Pacuare in 1947. She was scrapped in 1958.
History
Pelikan was built by Bremer Vulkan Schiff- und Maschinenbau, Bremen as yard number 712 and launched in 1934, being completed in January 1935. She was owned by the Afrikanische Frucht-Cie AG[1] and managed by F Laeisz, Hamburg. In 1940, ownership passed to the Kriegsmarine[2] although Lloyds Register continued to show Pelikan as a merchant ship.[3] In 1945, Pelikan was seized at Brunsbüttel and ownership passed to the Ministry of War Transport and renamed Empire Alde,[2] under the management of the Southern Railway[4] and later Kaye, Sons & Co. In 1946, Empire Alde was sold to Elders & Fyffes Ltd, regaining her original name of Pelikan before being renamed Pacuare in 1947. She was to serve until 1959,[2] when she was sent to Troon for scrapping, arriving on 22 September.[1]
Official number and code letters
Official Numbers were a forerunner to IMO Numbers.
Pelikan used the Code Letters DJNP until 1945.[5] Empire Alde, Pelican and Pacuare used the UK Official Number 181664 from 1945-59[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "1181664". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 2008-12-21. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Empire-A". Mariners-L. Retrieved 2008-12-21.
- ↑ "LISTE DES NAVIRES POURVUS DE MACHINES FRIGORIFIQUES" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 2008-12-21.
- ↑ "NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET MOTEURS" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 2008-12-21.
- ↑ "STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 2008-12-21.
- ↑ "Search results for "1181664"". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 2008-12-21.
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