East German shipbuilding - Germany / German Democratic Republic 1971 - 40 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. The following ship types are shown on this special postage stamp issue from the extensive product range of the shipbuilding industry: 40-pfennig value Part-Container Freight Motor Ship Type 451 The ship is used for transporting bulk goods, general cargo, wood, but especially 8 x 8x 10-foot ISO containers , High cargo handling and low port lay time are achieved through large cargo hatchways, easy and quick-to-operate hatch covers, and a 10 Mp mobile deck gantry crane. Length: 96.38 m Width: 14.60 m Height: 7.20 m Load capacity: 4.165 t Engine power: 3,000 hp Speed: 13 kn