M.S. Hansestadt Danzig in service for Seedienst Ostpreußen. This color slide has unfortunately been heavily infected with mold, still showing nice color of this beautiful ship. Cloud-looking darker spots on the sky is the degradation of color. So the sky was actually very clean with little cloud. Also, the ship is entirely in white, cream-looking places are degraded colors.
M.S. Hansestadt Danzig built in the Oderwerke Stettin. Maximum speed 15 knots, 2431 GRT after conversion capacity: 1158-2061 passengers (depending on route) plus motor vehicles and bicycles.
Launched on 17 March 1926, the ship was operated by Norddeutscher Lloyd for the Seedienst Ostpreußen from 14 July 1926 to August 1939 as a passenger and car ferry, then used as a minesweeper for the navy with a crew of 83. It was sunk on 9 July 1941 near Öland, Sweden (by running into a Swedish-German mine barrier. The German captain as well as the OKM disregarded the Swedish warnings).
Source :
Akira Takiguchi photo collection
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10222657066008798&set=gm.1632475266937890
https://sites.google.com/site/seedienstostpreussen/die-schiffe?fbclid=IwAR0LqWjg2tUZhkV10e9NGPTAcyYskHzlw7vhg4_gD9aqPL_2XiT5d_QUtc8
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