S.s. "Mecklenburg"
1922-1960
Company: Stoomvaart Mij. Zeeland.
Flag: the Netherlands.
1922, building yard: Koninklijke Mij. "De Schelde", Vlissingen.
Yardnumber 170, sistership s.s. “PRINSES JULIANA”.
Gt. 2907t., net. 1122t., dwt. 2408t.
Loa. 110,72m., ll. 102,98m., br. 13,01m., dg. 4,27m.
Two triple 4 cylinder steam engines Schelde,
2 screws, 10.000 hp, speed 22 kn.
Pass. capacity: 377 passengers in 2 classes 267 1st class, 110 2nd
class.
Owner: Stoomvaart Mij. Zeeland.
1960 "MECKLENBURG" towed to Gent for demolition.
1959 "MECKLENBURG" laid up in Vlissingen.
1947 "MECKLENBURG" route Hoek v. Holland-Harwich.
1947 "MECKLENBURG" rebuild in Schiedam to oil burner instead
cokes.
1945 "MECKLENBURG" Rotterdam-London.
1943 "MECKLENBURG" Requisitioned by Royal Navy, converted to Landing
Ship Infantry (LSI).
1941 "MECKLENBURG" in service of NAAFI as depot ship, later depot ship for the
submarine service.
1940 “MECKLENBURG” escape to England, accommodation ship at Portsmouth.
1939 "MECKLENBURG" S.M.Z., laid up in Vlissingen.
1922 "MECKLENBURG" S.M.Z., Vlissingen-Folkestone.
S.s. "MECKLENBURG" photo Royal Schelde.
1920, triple expansion engine of the s.s.
"MECKLENBURG", photo Royal Schelde.