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Artus Danziger
Reederei & Handels-Aktiengesellschaft 1919-1927 Danzig
When World War I was over the German Shipping companies
disappeared from the seas and most of the remaining ships had to be delivered
to the Allies as war reparations. It was forbidden for the German Shipping
companies to reopen their deep sea lines again, only coastal voyages
were allowed.
Hugo Stinnes saw in November 1919 an opportunity to found
a shipping company at Danzig which was a neutral free trade zone at that
time to open a connection to ports of South America. In 1921 Artus started
a service with cargo passenger ships to ports in South America. The first
ship to open this new service was the ARTUS.
Hugo Stinnes died at the
age of 54 in 1924, his successors were not able to hold the Stinnes empire
together so in 1926 the Deutsch Austral & Kosmos took over the AG Hugo
Stinnes und Seeschiffahrt und Handel.
The Deutsch Austral & Kosmos with the Roland
Linie and Hamburg Amerikanische
Paketfahrt Aktien Gesellschaft (Hapag) entered into a covenant to split the liner
services of cargo and passengers between them to the ports in South and West
America. This was the end of the Artus Reederei & Handelsgesellschaft.
Many thanks to Henk Jungerius and Ted Finch for their assistance
in collecting this data. The following list was extracted from various
sources. This
is not an
all inclusive list but should only be used as a guide. If you would like
to know more about a vessel, visit the Ship
Descriptions (onsite) or Immigrant
Ship web site.
- note:
- * :
passenger accommodation
| Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
| Artus * |
1921 |
built by Bremer Vulkan AG, Vegesack | Ordered by Hugo
Stinnes during WW I, 1921 completed as Artus for Artus, 1924 rebuilt
to 9,096gt, 1926 to AG Hugo Stinnes und Seeschiffahrt und Handel,
1926 rebuilt into 9,899gt, 1927 renamed General Mitre, 1931 laid
up, 1932-1934 stationary training ship at Hamburg, 1935 sold to Societa
Italia Flotte Reuniti NGI - Lloyd Sabaudo - Cosulich 1941 scuttled
by own crew at Assab, Eritrea, 1951 scrapped. |
7,879 |
| Danzig (1) |
1921 |
built by Nordsee Werke AG, Emden | Ordered by Hugo
Stinnes during WW I, 1921 completed as Danzig for Artus, 1921 ceded
to Great Britain and sold to Sun Shipping Co., London (mgrs Mitchell,
Cotts & Co.) renamed Sunhaven, 1925 sold to Societe Generale de Transport
Maritimes a Vapeurs, Marseilles (SGTM)
renamed Mont Aigoual, 1934 sold to Soc. Anon de Gerance et d'Armement
renamed Miliana, 1936 sold to Compagnie des Bateaux a Vapeur du Nord
renamed Douaisien, 1940 lost at Dunkirk. |
2,977 |
| Danzig (2) * |
1902 |
built by Blohm & Voss AG, Hamburg | ex- Therapia built
for Deutsche Levante Linie,
1906 sold to Norddeutscher Lloyd,
Bremen not renamed, 1913 sold to Baltischer
Lloyd, Libau renamed Baltika, 1914 taken over by Russian Navy
and rebuilt as hospital vessel, 1914 scuttled at Libau, 1915 taken
over by Germany, 1915 salved and repaired renamed Therapia, 1916
renamed Sperrbrecher 2, 1918 returned to NDL,
1919 reverted to Libau renamed Baltika, 1920 sold to Hugo Stinnes,
1922 purchased by Reederei Artus, Danzig renamed Danzig, 1926 to
AG Hugo Stinnes und Seeschiffahrt und Handel, 1930 scrapped. |
3,781 |
| Holm * |
1902 |
built by Furness, Withy & Co., West Hartlepool | ex-
Badenia built for Hapag,
1914 laid up at Hamburg, 1917 in service for German Imperial Navy,
1919 ceded to Great Britain, 1921 purchased renamed Holm, 1926 transferred
to Hapag, 1929 scrapped. |
6,416 |
| Olivia |
1921 |
built by Bremer Vulkan AG, Vegesack | Ordered by Hugo
Stinnes during WW I, 1921 completed as Olivia for Artus, 1926 to
AG Hugo Stinnes und Seeschiffahrt und Handel, 1939 laid up at Massawa,
1941 scuttled by own crew. |
7,885 |
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