Cap San Diego
Cap San Diego at St. Pauli Landungsbrücken, Hamburg (2011) | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Germany | |
| Name | Cap San Diego |
| Namesake | San Diego, California |
| Owner | Hamburg Süd |
| Route | Germany-South America |
| Builder | Deutsche Werft |
| Launched | 15 December 1961 |
| Maiden voyage | 29 March 1962 |
| Home port | 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 | |
| Displacement | 17,470 tons fully loaded |
| Length | 159.40 m (523 ft 0 in) |
| Beam | 21.47 m (70 ft 5 in) |
| 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 | 12 first class only |
| Crew | 38 |
Location of Cap San Diego Cap San Diego (Germany) | |
| 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.