Hamburger Correspondent 31 July 1914
Enlarged the entry for Anny ("Anni")
"Arrival to Krohnstadt Anni, Capt Hasseldieck from Brake"
The times were turbulent and war was knocking on the door. Unemployment and economic issues plagued Germany, lot of politics was going on. Still shipbuilding was in full swing, sailing ship era was on the vane and steam and engine technology was on the rise, the last square rigged windjammers had been built decades ago. I'm thinking a build and launch of a small sailing schooner was not big news considering other things going on in the world.
"The Socialist" 28 Jul 1914
As the war started the Finnish newspaper "The Socialist" writes the following:
"German ships in Finnish waters.
German merchant ships in Kotka have received an order that any vessel in port have to immediately depart for Swedish neutral ports after war has broken out."
Not sure if the instruction was from the Finnish authorities or from the German Authorities to their ships but obviously Captain Hasseldieck didn't get the memo in time as he was sailing along the coast towards Krohnstadt. Maybe he thought it is worth the risk of getting a cargo out before hostilities would begin, it was uncertain times, and war is not shouted about in town squares so one had to make their own judgements. He had just spent 37.500 german marks in building a ship so he needed some positive cash flow I'm sure. No money is ever made by being careful.
Krohnstadt to Schlisselburg and river Neva (courtesy Google maps)
Having tried looking into Anny's history in old German news paper archives it is very scarce about her movements in 1914 and onwards until her return. I could only find one position report from 31st July when she arrived Krohnstadt on 25th July with Captain Hasseldieck onboard. The first world war started on the 28th July so no doubt she was arrested back then. As per the book "Deutsche Schoner", vol VII, the entry for Anny says following: "the crew was interned but later returned to Germany and the ship towed, probably along river Neva, to Lake Ladoga to be used as an accommodation barge for naval cadets". Looking at the map maybe she was located at Schlisselburg (my guess) and in the course of war apparently was hit by a bomb too.
Hamburger Fremdenblatt 8 Mar 1927
"Hanna" arrived Altona from Harburg, as Agents Renck & Hessenm.
After this her history in Russia is undocumented or not available/ found publicly. In 1922 it is said that she was renamed "Briz" by the Soviets. That would mean the same as "breeze" in English or "bris" in Swedish, i.e. a light wind. Eventually Mr Hasseldieck gets compensated by the German Gov't for his loss and his investment didn't go out the window and as such Conrad Lühring builds another vessel for him called "Anni" in 1922.
Hamburger Fremdenblatt 10 March 1927
"Hanna" exit Kiel canal scheduled at 07.30hrs for Abenraa
Eventually "Anny" is returned to Germany in 1925 together with other German ships, probably as a goodwill gesture from the Soviet Gov't to improve relations. Here Captain Walter Richter gets involved and installs an auxiliary engine on her at Ernst Harms shipyard. Then her work as a coaster starts and she is trading regularly from Hamburg to Denmark and Poland as well as nearby German ports. I doubt all her movements have been recorded in the newspapers but these are the ones that I found out.
Hamburger Fremdenblatt 7 April 1927
"Hanna" in Hamburg at Kohlenhafen, as Agents Sartori & Berger
Hamburger Fremdenblatt 8 April 1927
"Hanna" arrived on 7th from Trelleborg to Kirchp Haf., as Agents Rehder
Hamburger Fremdenblatt 4 Oct 1927
"Hanna" departed "for sea" with Captain Richter, as Agents Jensen
Hamburger Fremdenblatt 27 January 1928
"Hanna" departed for Randers with Capt Richter, as Agents Tiedens
Hamburger Fremdenblatt 19 August 1930
Hamburg departures: "Hanna" out to sea, with Captain Glaser, as Agents Renck & H.
Hamburger Fremdenblatt 11 September 1930
"Hanna" departed for Fredericia with Captain Glaser, as Agents Renck & Hessem
Hamburger Fremdenblatt 14 February 1934
Hanna departed "for sea" with Captain Richter, as Agents Tiedens
"Ship sales.
The motorship "Hanna" of Hamburg, Captain Richter has sold her to Captain Both of Glückstadt, and the motorship "Wal" of Hamburg was sold by Captain Both to Captain Richter."
Looks like there has been a mutual swap of ships, for some reason Richter bought the coaster of Both and Capt Both then took over "Hanna" and renamed her "Kurt Both".
Then on 28th January 1937 Hamburger Fremdenblatt publishes a large article of the backlog on orders in the whole of the industry, I copy below the analysis and also clippings of the the Lühring shipyard having no less than six builds underway. There is also possibly our friend, (maybe not), Captain Both, building a 200t vessel at the D.W. Kremer Sohn yard in Elmshorn, read on:
"German shipbuilding, High order of backlog at shipyards
The slight setback that the third quarter brought was more than offset in the last quarter by numerous orders from home and abroad. The large and medium sized shipyards are partly filled with orders that exceed their capacity limits, and only a few companies are in a position to deliver new orders by the end of the year.
The shipbuilding industry is currently the busiest part of the economy. The following lists, as usual, show all orders, not just the ships under construction, as is Lloyd 's Register 's custom. In total, on 1st January 1937, there were under construction or on order: 246 ships with 977 230 GT in total.
Order backlogs of German shipyards
Hamburger Fremdenblatt 28 January 1937
"C. Lühring, Kirchhammelwarden:
Motor logger "Westfalen", keel laid, 175 t. Bremen-Vegesacker Fischerei-A.-G„ Vegesack.
Cargo motorship "Itacara", 250 t, shipowner in Brazil,
Cargo motorship, 250 t, shipowner in Brazil,
Cargo motor ship. 200 t, Captain Heinrich Schildt, Drochtersen.
Cargo motor ship. 200 t, Captain Friedrich Steenken, Bremen,
Cargo motor ship, 200 t, Captain M. Hülsen, Brake."
Hamburger Fremdenblatt 28 January 1937
"D. W. Kremer Sohn, Elmshorn:
Tanker, 650 t, unnamed shipowner,
Passenger and cargo motor ship, 1000 t , shipowner abroad,
Cargo motor ship, 200 t. Elmshorner Schleppschiffahrt A.-G., Elmshorn,
Cargo motor ship, 200 t, Captain D. Both, Glückstadt."
Hamburger Fremdenblatt 20 February 1937
Then interestingly enough there is an article of Captain W. Richter that has built himself a new ship in Stade and named her "Hanseat". This ship is the largest ever built to date (at the yard) and can carry 300tons of cargo. The ship is outfitted with a 150H.P. 2-stroke diesel engine. Assuming this is the same Richter mentioned above he has come into some good charters and capitalized on them, however, his involvement with "Anny" ends here. Who knows, he might have had several irons in the fire so to speak, as he at times, as per the notices, had a Captain Glaser sailing his coaster. Richter also installed the auxiliary main engine onto her in 1925.
Harburger Anzeigen 5 July 1937
"Kurt Both" enter Kiel Canal scheduled at 10.30hrs from Trangsund to Glückstadt
Hamburger Fremdenblatt 09 August 1937
"Kurt Both" exit Kiel Canal scheduled at 04.35hrs for Kiel
Harburger Anzeigen 6 November 1937
"Kurt Both" enter Kiel Canal scheduled at 04.25hrs from Königsberg to Glückstadt
Hamburger Fremdenblatt 9 November 1937
"Kurt Both" arrived Glückstadt at Kohlfleth jetty, as Agents Goltermann
Hamburger Fremdenblatt 18 December 1937
"Kurt Both" entering Kiel canal at 1250hrs from Königsberg
Also Captain Both seems to have been fairly busy judging of the position reports in the newspapers, here mostly in Hamburger Fremdenblatt, that is the local financial rag. Again, I can't be sure every movement is here, personally I would think he had more cargo than mentioned here. Where it is reported he has departed for sea I would think he's carrying cement for the Heligoland fortress.
Hamburger Fremdenblatt 24 December 1937
"Kurt Both" depart Hamburg for Aalborg with Captain Both, as Agents Goltermann
Hamburger Fremdenblatt 05 January 1938
"Kurt Both" exit Kiel Canal scheduled for 15.48hrs for Aalborg
"Kurt Both" arrived Hamburg to Kirchenpauerhafen from Aalborg, as Agents Goltermann
Hamburger Fremdenblatt 09 March 1938
Hamburger Fremdenblatt 08 January 1938
"Kurt Both" depart Hamburg for sea with Captain Both, as Agents Goltermann
Hamburger Fremdenblatt 18 January 1938
"Kurt Both" exit Kiel Canal scheduled at 16.17hrs from Kalundborg
Harburger Anzeigen 18 January 1938
"Kurt Both" exit Kiel Canal scheduled at 16.17hrs from Kalundborg
"Kurt Both" exit Kiel Canal scheduled at 18.00hrs to Aarhus
Hamburger Fremdenblatt 27 July 1938
"Kurt Both" departed Hamburg for Stade with Captain Both, as Agents Goltermann
Hamburger Fremdenblatt 8 Nov 1938
"Kurt Both" exit Kiel Canal scheduled at 08.10hrs for Königsberg
Hamburger Fremdenblatt 14 Nov 1938
"Kurt Both" departed Hamburg for Szczecin, as Agents Goltermann
Hamburger Fremdenblatt 25 November 1938
"Kurt Both" depart Hamburg for sea with Captain Both, as Agents Renck & H.
Hamburger Fremdenblatt 21 December 1938
"Kurt Both" expected to exit Kiel canal at 12.45hrs for Königsberg
Hamburger Fremdenblatt 11 January 1939
"Kurt Both" departed for Stade with Captain Both, as Agents Renck & H.
Hamburger Fremdenblatt 13 January 1939
"Kurt Both" arrived Finkenwerder from Stade, as Agents Renck & H.
Hamburger Fremdenblatt 15 January 1939
"Kurt Both" departed Hamburg for Oldenburg with Captain Both, as Agents Renck & H.
Hamburger Fremdenblatt 11 April 1939
"Kurt Both" scheduled to enter Kiel canal at 1715hrs from Aalborg
From here onwards there are no arrival departure notices for ships in the Greater Hamburg area as well the Kiel canal until 1945. All probably due to make information gathering harder. "Kurt Both" still survived, maybe transporting cement to Helgoland or hiding up in around small ports on the Weser or Elbe.
"Hanna" (courtesy of Deutsche digitale bibliothek)
There are the major milestones in here history where in 1940 she was fitted with a 150hp diesel engine and from the pictures of the German digital library one can see that a mast was also removed. In 1950 her hull was extended 8m at Fritz Frank shipyard in Hamburg. Then in 1952 her bowsprit was removed at Hugo Peters yard Wewelsfleth/ along river Stör, completing the transformation to a "kümo."
"Kurt Both" (courtesy of Deutsche digitale bibliothek)
After the war is over I can't find any position reports either. I saw some newspaper articles that "Ringö" had soon after her sale been involved in a crew rescue of the sunken Swedish ship "Gunbritt" in 1957. The Länspumpen (Bilge pump) magazine opens up on her arrival to Sweden, sale to Finland and return just to be almost immediately sold onwards to Germany:
"Ringö" photo taken 29 08 1961 in Åhus by Tomas Johanneson
Eventually "Kurt Both" was sold to Oscar Abrahamsson from Sweden in April 1957, renamed "Ringö", and further on sold to Finland in May 1963 until she was sold back to Sweden again in March 1980 to Gunnar Stark and she was renamed after all bureaucratic nonsense "Ringö of Karlskrona." After Gunnar's short-lived elation she had a fire onboard the same month and was condemned. Then she was shortly after discovered and purchased by Jörn Deistler, MD of Germania Schiffahrt GmbH. Subsequently she left Sweden on 11th Sept 1980 for Kiel, despite having a sailing-ban from the Authorities. She was then restored to her current and original state and renamed "Anny von Hamburg". The circle had closed.
"Anny von Hamburg" (courtesy of Deutsche digitale bibliothek)
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Below are a few clippings of other ships that looked like it could have been Anny but it wasn't. I also came across another Anny with British registry and a Swedish one with Captain Pettersson. In addition there was a inland barge Anny Umland with Captain Umland too.
Hamburger Fremdenblatt 19 Feb 1913
"Anny" schooner arrived Altona in Hamburg
Hamburger Fremdenblatt 16 November 1913
Dutch schooner "Anny" arrived Harburg with Captain v. Dyk
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