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SS Hertford was a refrigerated cargo steamship that was launched in Germany in 1917, seized by the United Kingdom in 1920 as World War I reparations, and sunk by a U-boat in 1942 with the loss of four members of her crew.
She was launched as Rheinland for Hamburg America Line, but was completed in 1920 as Friesland. The UK Shipping Controller seized her that same year, and in 1922 sold her to the Federal Steam Navigation Co Ltd, who renamed her Hertford.
This was the first of two ships in the Federal Steam fleet to be called Hertford. The second was a motor ship that was built in England in 1948, transferred to P&O in 1973, sold and renamed in 1976 and scrapped in 1985.
Bremer Vulkan built Rheinland at Bremen-Vegesack, launching her in October 1917. Bremer Vulkan then built her sister ships Sauerland in 1918, Wendland in 1919 and Münsterland in 1920.
The First World War delayed Rheinland's completion until June 1920, when HAPAG renamed her Friesland. Her registered length was 520.7 ft (158.7 m), her beam was 64.2 ft (19.6 m) and her depth was 38.1 ft (11.6 m). As built, her tonnages were 11,305 GRT and 7,067 NRT. Her holds had 409,099 cu ft (11,584 m3) of refrigerated cargo space. Rheinland had two screws, each driven by a triple expansion engine.
In 1920 the UK Government seized Friesland and her three sisters under Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles. Friesland was given the UK official number 145104 and code letters KGFB and registered in London. The Shipping Controller placed her under the management of Glen Line of London.
Federal Steam operated a cargo liner service between New Zealand, Australia and the UK, bringing refrigerated produce to the UK and general cargo to Australia and New Zealand. The company lost three cargo ships to enemy action in the First World War.
The UK Government supplied Friesland and her three sisters to Federal Steam as reparations. Federal Steam named its ships after English counties or county towns. Friesland became Hertford, Sauerland became Norfolk (10,948 GRT), Wendland became Cumberland (10,939 GRT) and Münsterland became Huntingdon (11,305 GRT). Federal also bought Vogtland, which became Cambridge (11,066 GRT). All 5 of them were sunk in World War II.
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SS Hertford
SS Hertford was a refrigerated cargo steamship that was launched in Germany in 1917, seized by the United Kingdom in 1920 as World War I reparations, and sunk by a U-boat in 1942 with the loss of four members of her crew.
She was launched as Rheinland for Hamburg America Line, but was completed in 1920 as Friesland. The UK Shipping Controller seized her that same year, and in 1922 sold her to the Federal Steam Navigation Co Ltd, who renamed her Hertford.
This was the first of two ships in the Federal Steam fleet to be called Hertford. The second was a motor ship that was built in England in 1948, transferred to P&O in 1973, sold and renamed in 1976 and scrapped in 1985.
Bremer Vulkan built Rheinland at Bremen-Vegesack, launching her in October 1917. Bremer Vulkan then built her sister ships Sauerland in 1918, Wendland in 1919 and Münsterland in 1920.
The First World War delayed Rheinland's completion until June 1920, when HAPAG renamed her Friesland. Her registered length was 520.7 ft (158.7 m), her beam was 64.2 ft (19.6 m) and her depth was 38.1 ft (11.6 m). As built, her tonnages were 11,305 GRT and 7,067 NRT. Her holds had 409,099 cu ft (11,584 m3) of refrigerated cargo space. Rheinland had two screws, each driven by a triple expansion engine.
In 1920 the UK Government seized Friesland and her three sisters under Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles. Friesland was given the UK official number 145104 and code letters KGFB and registered in London. The Shipping Controller placed her under the management of Glen Line of London.
Federal Steam operated a cargo liner service between New Zealand, Australia and the UK, bringing refrigerated produce to the UK and general cargo to Australia and New Zealand. The company lost three cargo ships to enemy action in the First World War.
The UK Government supplied Friesland and her three sisters to Federal Steam as reparations. Federal Steam named its ships after English counties or county towns. Friesland became Hertford, Sauerland became Norfolk (10,948 GRT), Wendland became Cumberland (10,939 GRT) and Münsterland became Huntingdon (11,305 GRT). Federal also bought Vogtland, which became Cambridge (11,066 GRT). All 5 of them were sunk in World War II.