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Consul Horn

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Three ships have borne the name Consul Horn, all owned, for at least part of their career, by the German Shipping Company HC Horn:

  • 1901–1928, SS Consul Horn, a 2,514 GRT steam cargo ship built for HC Horn by Helsingör Jernskib & Maskinbyggeri. Seized by France during the First World War. Subsequently named Sampierdarena, Heinz Kayser, Lotte Leonhardt and Herrenwyk. Foundered in the Atlantic Ocean in 1928[1]
  • 1904−1942, SS Consul Horn, a 8,384 GRT steam cargo ship previously called Mamari, Gerolstein and Consul, sunk by a mine of the coast of the Netherlands[2]
  • 1924−1959 MS Consul Horn a 3,376 GRT diesel-powered cargo ship, later renamed Hindhead, Rio Negro and finally Morska Wola[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Consul Horn SS (1920~1922) Herrenwyk SS (+1928)". www.wrecksite.eu. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Gerolstein SS (1928~1939) Consul Horn SS [+1942]". www.wrecksite.eu. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  3. ^ "LLOYD'S REGISTER, STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS 1938-39" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2014.