I am looking for the history of the mv. Simeda:

Hello!

Unfortunately I can`t give you the whole history of Simeda, but maybe I can give you a litte push forward with the following information.

Simeda was built in 1909

Former names: Hannelore and Inga

1954 her homeport was Malmö, Sweden

Best regards

Loggerworld

Thanks Loggerworld for the photo, perhaps others viewers know more dates.

Built 09-1909 at Hammelwarden by C Lühring, nb 98.
Delivered to Addicks & Co, Bremen. ALMA. 116/91 t
1913: sold to Gustav Westerhold, Gelsenkirchen.
1917: sold to Johannes Wiedemann, Essen.
1918, Jan 11: stranded at Priel, eastern Baltic Sea; wreck sold to A H Schwedersky Nachf, Memel; repaired and put in trade.
1923: Lithuanian flag
1925: sold to Vega Reederei GmbH, Wien. ENNS. HBCJ.
1930, Oct: sold to W J A Meyer, (Rahlstedt), Hamburg. HANNE LORE. RHTM. 70 hp Deutz diesel.
1931, March: sold to Bruno August Hallberg, Hamburg. CLAUS.
1935, Dec: sold to partowners Karl Botolf Abrahamsson, Grundsund, SE. INGA.
1939, Feb: sold to Janne Johansson, Bleket, SE. 150 hp Seffle semi-diesel.
1947, Jan: sold to partowners Karl Ivar Andersson, Skärhamn, SE.
1948, Oct: sold to Simon Edström AB; Malmö. SIMEDA.
1956, Feb: sold to partowners Kenneth E M Eliasson, (Skärhamn), Stockevik, SE. CORTINA.
1957: 180 hp B&W Alpha diesel.
1960, April: sold to partowners Helge Källsson, (Lidköping), Hällekis.
1964: home port: Lidköping.
1966, April: sold to Karl K A Jacobsen, (Skälskör), Korsör, DK. NUDDE.
1967, May 17: stranded at Fyns Hoved, DK. Total loss.
From: Karting, Herbert Vom Holz zum Stahl (1860-1909). Band I. 1993. P 182 ff.
Rgds,
Torsten

Thanks for the info. The only thing I know about this Danish mv. Varna is: built in 1917 by shipyard G. & H. Bodewes as Diana.


Photo: ©Tomas Johannesson

DIANA was her first Danish name - I do not have her earlier names, but will try to find out.

Hello!

Regarding VARNA I can add as follows:

MS VARNA from Skagen was built in Martenshoek NL 1917
Originally she was powered by a Steam-engine and functioned
as an inspections-vessel for the Danish Navy.

During WW II she was in German service.

In 1948-48 she got a diesel-enginge 400 hp

Shortly after she was sold to a private person

Former names:

SS Varna
SS Diana
SS Vera Larsen
MS Vera Larsen

Unfortunately lost in 1978

Best regards

LOGGERWORLD

Thank you, loggerworld, I will try to find out the history between 1917 and 1936, when she went off duty in the Danish Navy.

DIANA was bought by thge Navy from the shipyard and entered service on May 5, 1917.

I see you have no problems with a Danish ship, so here is a Finnish coaster.

UTU, steamship, built 1929 Ravansaari, Viborg/Viipuri parish/gemeente. More next week. Rgds, Torsten

UTU built 1929 at Ravansaari, abt 12 kilometers south of Viborg/Ru Vyborg, 196/134 ts, dims: 30.76 x 6.96 x 2.72 metres, compound steam engine. C/s: RWSC/OHSS.
1929, June: registered;
Finnish ships' list 1929-1937: Paavo Pylkkänen, Viborg/Viipuri, reg.nr 3184 Viborg/Viipuri.
1938: Albert Sihvonen, Viborg.
1939-1940: Laiva OY Utu (Paavo Pylkkänen), Viborg. (Laiva OY = Shipping Ltd Co).
Not in the list of 1941, so probably left somewhere in the province of Karelia during the Winter War.
This type of ship 'tervahöyry' - Eng 'tar-steam', Swe 'ånglodja' was built for trading on Lake Saimaa and the (old) Saimaa Canal, which then allowed ships of abt 30 x 7 metres to pass through the locks.
(Information from Erik Hag, Järfälla.)

In Equasis is listed mv. Gule, imonr.5138230, 1940 built as Swedish Sigbritt by shipyard Muller & Broerken. But is she still trading?

Gule ex Britt-Marie ex Ekfors ex Gunhild H ex Östanfors ex SIGBRITT was delivered on March 12, 1940 by NV Scheepswerf Foxhol (H J J Muller and J G Broërken), Foxhol to Rederi AB Staffan, Gävle, Sweden. I have heard, that it originally was ordered by a British owner, but due to the war it was sold to this daughter company of the Stockholms Rederi AB Svea, but I have never found out, if this is true or not. The ship was eventually sold to Danish breakers and arrived on May 17, 2002 to Frederikshavn from Hälle, Idefjorden in tow of tug 'Hilding'.

SIGBORG was built in 1939 by A Vuyk & Zonen, Capelle a/d IJssel as REZE for NV Scheepvaart Mij Reze (H and L M van Maaren), (Schoolstraat 405b, Kruiningen), Hansweert and in October 1939 sold to Rederi AB Staffan, Gävle.

The Swedish tanker Thell was built in 1941 by De Groot & v. Vliet, Slikkerveer, Holland. Her first name was Jungfernsand, Germany, 1945 Swedish Hegg, 1972 Thell and in 1972 Finnish Miki. I traced her until 1994 and then?