Type RO 15

The Kahleberg

Cargo ships of the class Type RO 15 are RoRo vessels built by Wismar's Mathias Thesen Yard.

History

The class was built in 1982/83 and consists of 3 units.

• The first ship of the class was the Gleichberg handed over to the Deutsche Seereederei in July 1982 with works number 150.^[1]

• In June 1983 its sister ship, the Auersberg followed. It was re-christened Pasewalk in 1999 and Caribbean Carrier in 2005.^[2] The Caribbean Carrier arriving in Alang on 6 January 2011.

• The last of the trio was the Kahleberg, delivered in October 1983 with works number 152. The ship was converted in 1992 to a RoPax ferry. Since 2005 it has been named the RG 1.^[3]

Ships of the class

• 1982 Gleichberg
• 1983 Auersberg
• 1983 Kahleberg

Literature

• Klaus-Detlev Westphal (1984), Lothar Hitzinger, ed., "Ro-Ro Gleichberg" (in German), Jahrbuch der Schiffahrt (Berlin: Transpress Verlag): pp. 38-45, ISSN 0075-238X 
• Autorenkollektiv (2004) (in German), Deutsche Reedereien Band 23

VEB Deutsche Seereederei Rostock, Bad Segeberg: Verlag Gert Uwe Detlefsen, ISBN 3-928473-81-6 

See also

• Class leader
• List of boat types

Footnotes

1. ↑ The Gleichberg at Miramar Ship Index (English)
2. ↑ Die Auersberg auf Miramar Ship Index (English)
3. ↑ The Kahleberg at Miramar Ship Index (English)

Coordinates: 27°59′15″N 34°27′12″E / 27.9874°N 34.4534°E / 27.9874; 34.4534