Holger Danske, Danish Steamships plate no. 11

Name: Holger Danske, Danish Steamships plate no. 11
SKU: DD11
Price: 35.8 USD
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Item no: DD11

Color: White/off white,Black
Type: Porcelain (White)
Measurement: Ø: 19 cm

About the product

Plate No. 11 in the Danish Steamship Friends series titled "Danish Steamships" The porcelain plate was designed by Bertina Kærager and produced by Jorn Jacobsen Copenhagen Denmark.
Information on the back of the plate:
S/S Holger Danske - DSB's most powerful icebreaker was delivered from Odense Steel Shipyard on 22/12-1942. It first went into action on the Great Belt during the winter of 1946/47. In 1954, it was rebuilt by B&W. The ship could accommodate 600 passengers and 40 cars. From 1954 to 1956, it was used in DSB's routes for car transport. After many years of service, it was scrapped in 1974. Gross tonnage: 2477 registered tons. Net tonnage: 966 registered tons. Machinery: 4 oil-fired boilers, 3 triple-expansion steam engines. Total power: 6600 horsepower. 2 propellers aft, each 4.4 meters in diameter. 1 propeller forward, 2.9 meters in diameter.