KÜMO GREUNDIEK / Meyer
One of the last coastal motor ships (coasters) still sailing on
the river Elbe, North and Baltic Seas: The "GREUNDIEK" is one of
the first freighters built in Germany after the second World War,
and one of the first fully welded freighters period.
On January
21, 1950, the ship was launched at the Rickmers yard in
Bremerhaven.
Today it is preserved in largely original
condition. After a chequered history, it is preserved, maintained,
and run by a society with volunteer helpers. It again travels the
coast, runs charters and tours, and serves as a venue for cultural
and social events.
This book gives and overview of the
history of the ship, describes its technology, and portrays in a
very lifelike way the work and life on a classic coaster.
Witnesses, who have lived and worked on and with the ship, have
their say, as does one of the first women to earn a captain's
license in Germany and the builder of the ship.
This book
is more than just an enthusiast's booklet. It is a thrilling
document of the economic, technical, and social development of
shipping along the European coast.
Format 21 x 29,7cm, 136
pages, richly illustrated with photos, plans, reprints (documents,
excerpts from logbooks, and other nautical books), paperback.
German edition.