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Monday, 25 December 2017

German naval self-propelled floating crane FGS Hiev (Y875) 1962-2016 (JadeHieve 2016-)

Kiel, Germany 28 April 2016

IMO 8229810. Call sign DRNE. Type 711. Built by Gutehoffnungshütte Sterkrade AG Rheinwerft, Walsum, Duisburg, Germany. Commissioned on 2 October 1962. Electric crane capacity 100 tons. Displacement 1.830-1.875 (full load) tons and as dimensions 52,9 x 22,0 x 2,1 metres. Speed 6 knots. Machinery consists of 3-600bhp Motoren-Werke Mannheim (MWM) diesels electric driven and 3 vertical cycloidal propellors. Homeport Wilhelmshaven. Refitted for sale and end 2016 renamed JadeHiev. Since then owned by the Jade Dienst. Building costs 4,3 million Mark.