"PILLAU"

Foto: coll. J. van Eijk

1938 PILLAU, 1945 SKULD, 1969 VALKYRIEN, 1971 MARIGO MATSAS

German Navy Geier-class
(sisterships: PFUNDBUDENBERG, HENGST, AADE, SELLE-BRUNN, ADLER, DÜNE, NATHURN, KRANICH, MAADE, BAEKE, KONDOR (1), KONDOR (2), ALK, KORMORAN, FISCHADLER, LUMME, FISCHOTTER, RUGARD, GEIER, PILLAU)
Registered: LR56-57:78100 /LR60-61:80783 /LR66-67:533158
IMO 5331583
135 GRT, L29,60m, B6,58m(6,56), D3,658m (97'1"(96'0")x21'7"(21'6")x12'0") - ice, salv.
1scr, d-e., 2x diesel 4tew 6cyl "Deutsche Werke AG" Kiel, 450bhp total, sp 10kn
re-engined 1959 2x diesel 4tew 6cyl MaK, 975bhp total, sp 11kn

PILLAU
1938: Built by "FSG - Flensburger Schiffsbau Gesellschaft" at Flensburg (YN 378)
1938 -21/08: completed for the German Kriegsmarine as mine-sweeper, based Maineausrüstungsstelle Pillau
1939 -10/02: To MAST - Marineausrüstugnsstelle at Pillau
1940: transferred to Unternehmen Seelöwe at Calais (FRA)
1942: transferred to the Küstwachtstelle at Memel (DEU)
1945: seized as war prize by the Danish Government (DNK), renamed SKULD
1950: To "Handelsministeriet" at Copenhagen (DNK)
1951: To "Em.Z. Svitzer's Salvage Company Ltd" at Copenhagen (DNK)
(DNK flag, regd Kalundborg, c/s OXQJ)
1959: re-engined 2x diesel 4tew 6cyl MaK, 975bhp total
1969: renamed VALKYRIEN
1971: To "Loucas Matsas & Sons Shipping Co Ltd" at Piraeus (GRC), renamed MARIGO MATSAS
(GRC flag, regd Piraeus, c/s SV2874, 135 GRT, 41 NRT)
1978 -23/03: sank after collision, salvaged and laid up
1981: sold for breaking up
1983 -xx/03: broken up by "Sidiroscrap Agia Treada" at Megara

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