MV Neuss

Neuss was a cargo ship that was built in 1935 by Howaldtswerke AG, Hamburg for Schiffarts-und-Assekuranz G.m.b.H., Hamburg. She was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine during World War II and was designated Schiff 15. She survived the war and was returned to her owners.

History
Name	Neuss
Owner	Schiffarts-und-Assekuranz G.m.b.H (1935–39) Kriegsmarine (1939-40)
Operator	Ernst Russ (1935–39) Kriegsmarine (1939-45)
Port of registry	Hamburg, Germany (1935–39)  Kriegsmarine (1939–45) Hamburg, Allied-occupied Germany (1945–47)
Builder	Howaldtswerke
Launched	22 October 1935
Identification	Code Letters DJQJ Schiff 15 (1939–45)
General characteristics
Class and type	Cargo ship (1935–39, 1945–47) Vorpostenboot (1939–40) Torpedo boat (1940)
Tonnage	1,243 GRT, 673 NRT
Length	73.48 metres (241 ft 1 in)
Beam	10.82 metres (35 ft 6 in)
Depth	4.32 metres (14 ft 2 in)
Installed power	Diesel engine, 289nhp
Propulsion	Twin screw propellers

Description

Neuss was 73.48 metres (241 ft 1 in) long, with a beam of 10.82 metres (35 ft 6 in). She had a depth of 4.32 metres (14 ft 2 in).^[1]

She was powered by two 2-stroke diesel engines, both of which had 12 cylinders of 303 mm (11+15⁄16 in) diameter by 421 mm (16+9⁄16 in) stroke. The engines were built by Maschinenfabriek Augsburg-Nürnburg AG., Augsburg. They rated at 289 nhp and drove twin screw propellers.^[1]

History

Neuss was builti 1935 by Howaldtswerke AG, Hamburg for Schiffarts-und-Assekuranz G.m.b.H.^[1] She was launched on 22 October 1935 and completed on 6 June 1936.^[2] Her port of registry was Hamburg and the Code Letters DJQJ were allocated.^[1]

On 30 September 1939, Neuss was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine. She was designated as Schiff 15 and allocated to Sondergruppe 1. On 23 December, she was allocated to 5 Vorpostengruppe for use as a vorpostenboot. On 22 January 1940, Neuss was placed under the control of the Führer der Sonderverband West.^[2] On 25 April 1940, she was redesignated as a torpedo boat.^[3]

Neuss survived the war. Lloyd's Register indicates that she may have been renamed Zutphen post-war, but by 1947 she was back in the ownership of Schiffarts-und-Assekuranz G.m.b.H. and carrying the name Neuss.^[4]

External links

• Black & white photo of Neuss.

References

1. "Neuss (30615)" (PDF). Lloyd's Register: Navires à Vapeur et à Moteurs. NER-NEV (in English and French). London: Lloyd's Register. 1937–1938 – via Southampton City Council.
2. Gröner 1993, p. 536.
3. "Vorpostenflottillen 1939-1945" (in German). Württembergische Landesbibliothek. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
4. "1946-47 Lloyd's Register, Steamers & Motorships NER-NEV". Lloyd's Register. 1947. Retrieved 3 February 2024.

Sources

• Gröner, Erich (1993). Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815-1945 (in German). Vol. 8/I: Flußfahrzeuge, Ujäger, Vorpostenboote, Hilfsminensucher, Küstenschutzverbände (Teil 1). Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe. ISBN 3-7637-4807-5.