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Re: Betonleichter DPC 59
Posted by: David Asprey (IP Logged)
Date: April 16, 2004 03:49PM

Theo. This is very interesting. Towards the end of WW1 the British War Office ordered a series of 180ft 1000dwt barges, constructed of ferro-concrete with "PD" numbers - their tonnage was 712nrt (and ferro-concrete tugs to work with them) . Ferro-concrete was chosen in consequence of the shortage of shipbuilding steel and indeed on building capacity in the conventional yards. At the end of that war, many of the orders were cancelled, but about 45 barges were completed to the account of the Shipping Controller and given CRETE--- names. Several of them were sold to Norway in the 1920s.

However, I have not until now come across DPC 59. I do have Dalen Portland Cementfabrik, Brevik acquiring two others:

PD 101 > CRETELAKE > (1924) DPC 57 > ??
PD 140 > CRETERAVINE > (1924) DPC 58 > ??

So it looks like there was a third one, but the question is: which one? Perhaps Norwegian shipsregisters from late 1920s/1930s might help.

These hulls have proved virtually indestructible! There is another example - CRETEJOIST ex-PD 121 - remaining to this day in the position where she stranded in 1942 at Fevåg, near Trondhjem. See [www.vrakdykking.com]

For extensive information on any conrete-hulled vessels see Rolf Skiold's website at [www.mareud.mine.nu]



Subject Written By Posted
  Betonleichter DPC 59 Theodor Dorgeist 04/16/2004 05:45AM
  Re: Betonleichter DPC 59 David Asprey 04/16/2004 03:49PM
  Re: Betonleichter DPC 59 Theodor Dorgeist 04/17/2004 11:50AM
  Re: Betonleichter DPC 59 Theodor Dorgeist 04/17/2004 11:50AM
  Re: Betonleichter DPC 59 Trygve 04/18/2004 04:04AM
  Re: Betonleichter DPC 59 David Asprey 04/18/2004 12:50PM
  Re: Betonleichter DPC 59 Theodor Dorgeist 04/18/2004 01:33PM
  Re: Betonleichter DPC 59 Atle Wilmar 04/20/2004 11:36AM
  Re: Betonleichter DPC 59 Arild Engelsen 04/20/2004 03:36PM
  Re: Betonleichter DPC 59 David Asprey 04/21/2004 01:23AM
  Re: Betonleichter DPC 59 David Asprey 04/29/2004 02:43PM
  Re: Betonleichter DPC 59 Theodor Dorgeist 04/29/2004 02:52PM
  Re: Betonleichter DPC 59 C. Hoff 07/19/2015 02:34PM
  Re: Betonleichter DPC 59 erlbon 08/30/2018 01:08AM
  Re: Betonleichter DPC 59 erlbon 08/30/2018 01:13AM
  Re: Betonleichter DPC 59 david asprey 08/30/2018 03:28PM
  Re: Betonleichter DPC 59 erlbon 08/30/2018 11:15PM
  Re: Betonleichter DPC 59 erlbon 09/16/2018 04:11AM
  Re: Betonleichter DPC 59 david asprey 09/16/2018 07:27AM
  Re: Betonleichter DPC 59 Erling Skjold 09/17/2018 09:02AM
  Kvamsøy definitely not Cretesurf. erlbon 09/20/2018 12:43AM
  Re: Betonleichter DPC 59 erlbon 09/13/2018 02:44AM
  Re: Betonleichter DPC 59 Erling Skjold 09/15/2018 04:36AM
  British WW1 concrete vessels in Scandinavia david asprey 09/24/2018 08:43AM
  Re: British WW1 concrete vessels in Scandinavia Erling Skjold 09/25/2018 12:41PM
  Re: British WW1 concrete vessels in Scandinavia erlbon 09/26/2018 12:58AM


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