East German shipbuilding - Germany / German Democratic Republic 1971 - 20 Pfennig

GDR shipbuilding The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of the German Democratic Republic issues six special postage stamps with illustrations of ship types being built in the GDR. Shipbuilding in the German Democratic Republic Shipbuilding in the GDR has developed into a high-performance, export-intensive industry during its twenty-year existence. The annual output of about 10,000 GRT (1949) has risen steadily and will exceed the 350,000 GRT limit (1971). The GDR shipbuilding is currently in third place in the world in fishing vessel construction. Dry cargo ships, special ships and fishing vessels are exported to 20 countries, including the Soviet Union, the largest customer and others. Countries like France, India and England count. From the extensive product program of the shipbuilding industry, the following ship types are shown on this special postage stamp issue: 20-pfennig value cargo motor ship "Rostock" type XD 10.130 BRT The ship is suitable for transporting all types of general cargo including refrigerated cargo and sweet oil and was designed as a largely automated cargo liner. Excellent features of this type are the remote control of the main engine, the automatic power supply and the automatic air conditioning. Length: 150,15 m Width: 20,20 m Height: 11,70 m Load capacity: 10.130 tdw Engine power: 11.200 hp Speed: 19.5 kts