Gentlemen,
Since there seems to be some interest in the Merchant Marine on this forum I thought I would do a post on a sailing ship used for several years to training in the Merchant Marine. I only learned of this vessels existence when I was offered a cap worn by crew members. My thanks to Kees for the cap which I have pictured here.
Regards,
Gordon
The SSS (Segelschulschiff) Seute Deern ( Low German for "Sweet Girl") - originally "Havet" was built in 1939 from oak in the shipyard of J. Ring-Andersen Skibsværft in Danish Svendborg for Captain Charles M. Lorenzen. As originally built she was a gaff - ketch (two masts), and built as a cargo sailing ship. In the fall of 1956 she was rebuilt to more modern specifications. More modifications took place in 1960 - These extensive modifications were : accommodation for a six-person crew (captain, mate, engineer, cook and two sailors) rooms for six scientists and a laboratory and a darkroom were installed. There were also a galley with refrigerator and a new wheelhouse with modern navigation instruments, then among other radio direction finders, sonar and Radio telephon on deck. The underlying old wheelhouse has been set as a writing space for scientists. In addition, an auxiliary engine room and tanks for fuel and drinking water were installed. The modifications were made as the ship was to be used for a Danish state expedition to the South Pacific. In 1961/1962 she sailed as a Danish research ship Noona Dan once around the world and was named after the Noona Dan Expedition in the Pacific.
From 1963 until 1970 the SSS Seute Deern was the first German Sail Training of its kind, used mostly for one-week sailing trips to teach traditional seamanship.
In April 1963, the German training ship Association and the Foundation for training ships bought Noona Dan for a price of 14,000 pounds , as equal partners, and transferred the ship to Travemünde . After several months of negotiations over the assumption of costs for reconstruction and the intended use between the two owners, the federal states and the Federal Ministry of Transport the German training ship-club took only the costs for the conversion of the vessel. In October 1963, the Noona Dan was transferred to the Lürssen shipyard in Bremen suburb Vegesack. The shipyard began modification from the plans of Captain Otto Hattendorf comprehensive changes that gave the ship its current appearance. Particular emphasis was because of the capsizing of the Pamir and the near-miss of the Passat in 1957 (two other similar sailing vessels used briefly in the late 50s for merchant marine training) to stability (safety against capsizing) of the vessel: The keel of the vessel was carried out in iron and the ballast of the vessel increased (16 tonnes in the keel, 18 tonnes in the floor plates , and strong cross members in the double bottom of the ship). Representatives of Germanischer Lloyd and the See-Berufsgenossenschaft assessed the stability after a test run with the highest rating (Class GL + 100A4). In addition, the ship was now a ketch with ten sails rigged and accommodations were for five man crew and 24 cadets (including hammocks). After the conversion, the ship's “godmother” Mrs. von Rantzau, renamed her the SSS "Seute Deern". Her home port would now be Oldenburg , where traditionally all ships of the German training ship Association were registered.
On April 30, 1964, Seute Deern, under Captain Günter Ulrichs and First Officer Hartmut Schäfer, began operations in the German merchant navy. In the next three years she undertook75 training cruses with over 1500 aspiring deck officers. In 1967 trips were suspended because the German training ship Association and the Foundation for training ships annual budget could no longer support the ship. From June 1967, North German Lloyd (NDL) chartered the Seute Deern and she sailed under the direction of Captain Wende and later Captain Shäferfor four to six weeks, hard training voyages. By 23 December 1969 420 Seemann students were trained on the Seute Deern travelling a total of 9400 nautical miles (about 17,400 kilometers). On January 1, 1970, the training was reformed at the maritime academies and the obligation for aspiring officers to train on a sailing ship was abolished.
This was the second sailing ship of this name. The first was launched in 1919.
Since there seems to be some interest in the Merchant Marine on this forum I thought I would do a post on a sailing ship used for several years to training in the Merchant Marine. I only learned of this vessels existence when I was offered a cap worn by crew members. My thanks to Kees for the cap which I have pictured here.
Regards,
Gordon
The SSS (Segelschulschiff) Seute Deern ( Low German for "Sweet Girl") - originally "Havet" was built in 1939 from oak in the shipyard of J. Ring-Andersen Skibsværft in Danish Svendborg for Captain Charles M. Lorenzen. As originally built she was a gaff - ketch (two masts), and built as a cargo sailing ship. In the fall of 1956 she was rebuilt to more modern specifications. More modifications took place in 1960 - These extensive modifications were : accommodation for a six-person crew (captain, mate, engineer, cook and two sailors) rooms for six scientists and a laboratory and a darkroom were installed. There were also a galley with refrigerator and a new wheelhouse with modern navigation instruments, then among other radio direction finders, sonar and Radio telephon on deck. The underlying old wheelhouse has been set as a writing space for scientists. In addition, an auxiliary engine room and tanks for fuel and drinking water were installed. The modifications were made as the ship was to be used for a Danish state expedition to the South Pacific. In 1961/1962 she sailed as a Danish research ship Noona Dan once around the world and was named after the Noona Dan Expedition in the Pacific.
From 1963 until 1970 the SSS Seute Deern was the first German Sail Training of its kind, used mostly for one-week sailing trips to teach traditional seamanship.
In April 1963, the German training ship Association and the Foundation for training ships bought Noona Dan for a price of 14,000 pounds , as equal partners, and transferred the ship to Travemünde . After several months of negotiations over the assumption of costs for reconstruction and the intended use between the two owners, the federal states and the Federal Ministry of Transport the German training ship-club took only the costs for the conversion of the vessel. In October 1963, the Noona Dan was transferred to the Lürssen shipyard in Bremen suburb Vegesack. The shipyard began modification from the plans of Captain Otto Hattendorf comprehensive changes that gave the ship its current appearance. Particular emphasis was because of the capsizing of the Pamir and the near-miss of the Passat in 1957 (two other similar sailing vessels used briefly in the late 50s for merchant marine training) to stability (safety against capsizing) of the vessel: The keel of the vessel was carried out in iron and the ballast of the vessel increased (16 tonnes in the keel, 18 tonnes in the floor plates , and strong cross members in the double bottom of the ship). Representatives of Germanischer Lloyd and the See-Berufsgenossenschaft assessed the stability after a test run with the highest rating (Class GL + 100A4). In addition, the ship was now a ketch with ten sails rigged and accommodations were for five man crew and 24 cadets (including hammocks). After the conversion, the ship's “godmother” Mrs. von Rantzau, renamed her the SSS "Seute Deern". Her home port would now be Oldenburg , where traditionally all ships of the German training ship Association were registered.
On April 30, 1964, Seute Deern, under Captain Günter Ulrichs and First Officer Hartmut Schäfer, began operations in the German merchant navy. In the next three years she undertook75 training cruses with over 1500 aspiring deck officers. In 1967 trips were suspended because the German training ship Association and the Foundation for training ships annual budget could no longer support the ship. From June 1967, North German Lloyd (NDL) chartered the Seute Deern and she sailed under the direction of Captain Wende and later Captain Shäferfor four to six weeks, hard training voyages. By 23 December 1969 420 Seemann students were trained on the Seute Deern travelling a total of 9400 nautical miles (about 17,400 kilometers). On January 1, 1970, the training was reformed at the maritime academies and the obligation for aspiring officers to train on a sailing ship was abolished.
This was the second sailing ship of this name. The first was launched in 1919.
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