Cap San Diego at St. Pauli Landungsbrücken, Hamburg (2011)
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History | |
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Germany | |
Name | Cap San Diego |
Owner | Hamburg Süd |
Route | Germany-South America |
Builder | Deutsche Werft |
Launched | December 15, 1961 |
Maiden voyage | March 29, 1962 |
Homeport | Hamburg |
Identification | IMO number: 5060794 |
Nickname(s) | White Swan of the South Atlantic |
Spain | |
Name | Sangria |
Owner | Ybarra |
Acquired | 1981 |
Identification | IMO number: 5060794 |
Notes | Sold for scrap; city of Hamburg stepped in and purchased her for preservation. |
Germany | |
Name | Cap San Diego |
Owner | Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg |
Acquired | 1986 |
Identification | IMO number: 5060794 |
Fate | Turned over to Hamburger Admiralität foundation for preservation. |
Germany | |
Owner | Hamburger Admiralität |
Operator | Cap San Diego Betriebsgesellschaft mbH |
Acquired | 1987 |
Identification |
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Status | Museum Ship |
General characteristics | |
Type | Freighter |
Tonnage | 9,998 GRT, 5,728 NRT |
Displacement | 17,470 tons fully loaded |
Length | 159.40 m (523.0 ft) |
Beam | 21.47 m (70.4 ft) |
Installed power | 11,600 hp (8,700 kW) |
Propulsion | MAN two-stroke 9 cylinder diesel engine |
Speed | 20.3 knots (37.6 km/h; 23.4 mph) |
Capacity | 10,000 dwt |
Coordinates | 53°32′35″N 9°58′35″E / 53.5431°N 9.9763°E |
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MS Cap San Diego is a general cargo ship, situated as a museum ship in Hamburg, Germany. Notable for her elegant silhouette, she was the last of a series of six ships known as the White Swans of the South Atlantic, and marked the apex of German-built general cargo ships before the advent of the container ship and the decline of Germany's heavy industry.