TREUENFELS

[aukepalmhof]

Mr. Peter Crichton thinks that the vessel depict on the left of this stamp is one of the Deutsche Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft “HANSA”.
Stanley Gibbons, Ships on Stamps give the name TRUE VELS, not a ship under that name exist.

I agree with him she is one of that German company, the Stulcken heavy loading gear with the U on top is very recognizable, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derrick#St ... en_Derrick and also the steering pole on the bow is visible, as seen on the photo. At that time there were not many ships with the bridge/accommodation block so far ahead near the bow.
By blowing up the image you can see that the first two letters are TR, there were two ships at that time in the company with names beginning with TR, the TRAUTENFELS and TREUENFELS, she have six sisters but their names did nor start with TR.

The TREUENFELS was the only vessel with a steering pole and bridge superstructure very near the foc’s’le.
The TRAUTENFELS did not have a steering pole, had two pole masts on the foc’s’le and the bridge was located between hatches number 1 and 2.



TREUENFELS.

Built as a cargo vessel under yard No 878 by H.C. Stülcken Sohn, Steinwerder, Germany for the D.D.G. HANSA.
01 October 1959 launched as the TREUENFELS, named after ruin, most probably in former times part of the castle Altenbaumberg near Altenbaumberg/Palatinate.
Tonnage 9.338 gross, 5.855 net, 12.350 dwt, dim. 475.7 x 62.7 x 29.8ft.
Powered by one 7-cyl M.A.N. 2 S.C.S.A. oil engine manufactured by Machinefabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg AG, Augsburg, Germany, 5.265 bhp., speed 14 knots.
15 January 1960 completed.

1978 Sold to Sea Agent Shipping Co. S.A., Greece.
1981 Renamed by owners in TREUENBELS.
15 October 1985 arrived by N.C.K. Sons, Alang, India for scrapping.

Bahrain 1966 50f/75f sg145/46, scott153/56

Source Deutsche Dampfschifffahr-Gesellschaft “HANSA”, World Ship Society. Marine News.
Merchant Ships World Built. Register of Merchant Ships completed in 1959/60. Info received from Capt. Wolf.

[D. v. Nieuwenhuijzen]

IMO.5368134, crew:50, pass:6, 2 derricks SWL;130 tons, 1-15 tons, 12-5 tons, 2-3 tons, 2 cranes:5 tons.
On 06 October 1966 in dense fog near Hoek van Holland in collission with the French tanker VILLE DE BORDEAUX, she was heavily damaged at the bow and towed to R.D.M. for repairs.
In 1968 Gt:6839/9254, Nt:4015/5834, Dw:11,450/12,904, Draught:8,56m./9,16m.