This is a ship that really justifies getting up at quarter past five in the morning and driving from Hamburg to the Kiel Canal on a murky Wednesday morning: The US-flagged CLEVELAND is seen here on her passage from Kiel to the River Elbe. The ship had only just finished its eastbound passage through the Canal, when – for some reason unknown to me – it was ordererd back to the North Sea. So the vessel dropped anchor in the Kiel Fjord and re-entered the Canal just a few hours later. CLEVELAND’s westbound passage started at three in the morning. Since a passage takes at least six hours, there was some chance for a nice shot in the western parrt of the canal. The picture shows CLEVELAND in the early morning hours, passing the siding at Kudensee, only a few miles from the Canal’s western locks at Brunsbüttel. Who would have thought: A 1969-built steamer in the canal! The picture was taken on March 15th 2006. For more ship pictures from Hamburg and Northern Europe visit www.jantiedemann.de and check out www.shiplovers.de.
IMO Number 6916873 | Callsign KGXA | Former Names: President Cleveland, American Mail | Owner: Victory Maritime Inc | Manager: Sealift LLC | Builder: Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia, united States | Shiptype: General Cargo Vessel | Year Of Build 1969 | Flag: United States of America | Gross Tonnage: 15,949 | Net Tonnage 10,002 | Deadweight 22,536 | Length: 184.41m | Breadth 25.05m | Draught: 10.68m