13-635: [REDACTED] Look up Memel in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Memel , a name derived from the Couronian-Latvian memelis, mimelis, mēms for "mute, silent", may refer to: Memel, East Prussia, Germany, now Klaipėda , Lithuania Memelburg, ( Klaipėda Castle ), the Ordensburg in Memel, a castle built in 1252 by Teutonic Knights which
26-579: A German cargo ship in service 1934–1945 The indigenous name of Goat Island , New South Wales, Australia Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Memel . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Memel&oldid=1056749149 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
39-443: A NRT of 575. The ship was propelled by a triple expansion steam engine , which had cylinders of 16 + 3 ⁄ 4 inches (43 cm), 27 + 9 ⁄ 16 inches (70.0 cm) and 43 + 5 ⁄ 16 inches (110.0 cm) diameter by 27 + 9 ⁄ 16 inches (70.0 cm) stroke. The engine was built by Waggon-und Maschinenbau AG, Görlitz . Reval was built for Lübeck Linie AG, Lübeck . Her port of registry
52-480: A village in the Free State Province of South Africa SS Memel , a German cargo ship in service 1934–1945 The indigenous name of Goat Island , New South Wales, Australia Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Memel . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
65-570: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages SS Memel Memel was a 1,102 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1925 as Reval by Schiffs-und Dockbauwerft Flender AG , Lübeck , Germany for German owners. A sale in 1934 saw her renamed Memel . She was seized by the Allies in May 1945, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and
78-616: The Treaty of Versailles, later called Klaipėda Region Battle of Memel (disambiguation) Neman (German Memel ), part of a river in East Prussia, Germany, mentioned in the Deutschlandlied (1841) as the eastern border of Germany Nemunėlis River (German Memele , Latvian Mēmele ) in northern Lithuania and southern Latvia Memel, Free State , a village in the Free State Province of South Africa SS Memel ,
91-426: The free dictionary. Memel , a name derived from the Couronian-Latvian memelis, mimelis, mēms for "mute, silent", may refer to: Memel, East Prussia, Germany, now Klaipėda , Lithuania Memelburg, ( Klaipėda Castle ), the Ordensburg in Memel, a castle built in 1252 by Teutonic Knights which was the nucleus for the city Memel Territory ( Klaipėda Region ), ( Memelland ), the area separated from Germany by
104-451: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Memel&oldid=1056749149 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Memel [REDACTED] Look up Memel in Wiktionary,
117-545: The ship, now renamed Ivan Sechenov , sank after colliding with the Liberian cargo ship Praktikolas Maris in foggy conditions in the Sea of Marmara , Turkey , with the loss of 22 crew. ^Note A Mitchell & Sawyer give the name as Ivan Sechenov (Ива́н Се́ченов), but it was recorded as Ivan Gegenov in contemporary shipping registers. It is possible that she was later renamed Ivan Sechenov or that Ivan Gegenov
130-546: Was Lübeck. The Code Letters PCDL were allocated. In 1929, her captain was Walter Heinrich Giermann, who had previously captained the four-masted schooner Vaterland . In 1934, Reval was sold to Mathies Reederei, Hamburg and was renamed Memel after the Baltic port ceded to Lithuania after World War I. Her port of registry was changed to Hamburg and the Code Letters DRBK were allocated. In May 1945, Memel
143-470: Was renamed Empire Constellation . In 1946, she was transferred to the Soviet Union and renamed Ivan Sechenov . The ship was built in 1925 by Schiffs-und Dockbauwerft Flender AG, Lübeck . The ship was 220 feet 7 inches (67.23 m) long, with a beam of 34 feet 6 inches (10.52 m) and a depth of 12 feet 5 inches (3.78 m). The ship had a GRT of 1,102 and
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#1732766117653156-475: Was seized by the Allies at Flensburg . She was passed to the MoWT and renamed Empire Constellation . Her port of registry was changed to London and she was placed under the management of J Hay & Sons Ltd. The Code Letters GKTC and United Kingdom Official Number 180774 were allocated. In 1946, Empire Constellation was transferred to the Soviet Union , and was renamed Ivan Gegenov . On 14 January 1977,
169-482: Was the nucleus for the city Memel Territory ( Klaipėda Region ), ( Memelland ), the area separated from Germany by the Treaty of Versailles, later called Klaipėda Region Battle of Memel (disambiguation) Neman (German Memel ), part of a river in East Prussia, Germany, mentioned in the Deutschlandlied (1841) as the eastern border of Germany Nemunėlis River (German Memele , Latvian Mēmele ) in northern Lithuania and southern Latvia Memel, Free State ,
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