Single cylinder - four stroke - diesel engine ( MAN )
1. manufacturer - Vereinigte Maschinenfabrik Augsburg and Maschinenbaugesellschaft Nürnberg AG
2. engine number - 33230
3. year of construction - 1911
4. type - four-stroke diesel engine
5. type/series - A1V34
6. number of cylinders - 1, vertical
7. bore mm 230
8. stroke mm 340
9. cubic capacity l 12,3
10. power PS/kW 18/13
11. speed min-1 250
12. remarks - Stationary motor with transmission, built for Walk- u. Strickwerk von N. Forchheimer in Regensburg
Engine ordered by Nathan Forchheimer from Maschineninienfabrik Augsburg Nürnberg (MAN) and manufactured under the engine number 33230, 4.4.1911 delivered to Nathan Forchheimer Walk- und Strickfabrik Regensburg, 1938 Aryanization of the company in Regensburg (owner: Karl Forchheimer and Siegfried Rossmann), takeover of the company including inventory (according to the contract of sale) by the company Rathgeber from Mühlhausen/Thuringia, allegedly the engine was later in operation on a farm (place and time are unknown), in 1976 the engine was at MAN for overhaul, from 1976 on in the German Maritime Museum. Restitution in preparation.
Deutsches Schifffahrtsmuseum
Leibniz-Institut für Maritime Geschichte
Hans-Scharoun-Platz 1
27568 Bremerhaven
Germany