Tuesday, November 5, 2013

ship 'Fritz Heckert'


The Fritz Heckert was a cruise ship for DDR loyal workers built over 1959-1961 at the Mathias-Thesen-Werft in Wismar and was based in Rostock. From 1972 she was used as an accommodation ship and was finally scrapped in 1999.

Data
Length  141.4 metres
Beam  17.6 metres
Depth  max. 5.6 metres
Tonnage 8,120 grt
Crew 178
Power plant  2 diesel motors, 2 gas turbines
Output  10,000 hp (7,355 kW)
Speed  max. 19 knots (35 km/h)
Propellers 2
Passenger capacity  379
Cabins  159

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