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The Theodor Körner was a cargo and training ship of the VEB Deutsche Seereederei (DSR). The ship was named after the writer Theodor Körner.

History
The ship was launched in March 1938 at J. Cockerill S. A. in Hoboken as Copacabana with the number 654. The combined cargo and passenger ship was operated by Compagnie Maritime Belge (Lloyd Royal) S.A., Antwerp, in the liner service between Belgium and South America and Belgian Congo. During World War II, the ship sailed under Allied control.

In February 1958, the two cargo passenger ships Copacabana and Mar del Plata, later Heinrich Heine, were procured as part of the hobbyhorse movement. On 2 April 1958, the German shipping company Rostock took over the Copacabana under the name Theodor Körner. Initially, it was used in the UNIAFRICA service between Rostock and West African ports. With the expiration on 1 November 1962 from Rostock began without interruption until 30. April 1967 the use in the CUBALCO service between European ports, Cuba and ports in Mexico. The training and cargo ship was decommissioned on 28 February 1968. In the same year, DSR sold Theodor Körner to Altis Cia. Nav. S.A., Famagusta, where it continued as Nedi II. After 34 years of use, the ship arrived in Kaohsiung on Taiwan on 23 December for demolition.

Due to the relatively high number of passenger seats and the suitable premises on board, the ship was used by the DSR as a training and cargo ship. Every year 95 to 100 sailors on the two ships completed their two-year training.

Technology
The ship was a fully riveted shelter. Three of the five decks were continuous. It was originally possible to accommodate 136 passengers in two classes. As a training ship, Theodor Körner was able to accommodate up to 174 sailor apprentices and instructors. As a propulsion, the ship had a double-acting two-stroke 5-cylinder marine diesel engine of 5260 hp power, with which a speed up to 14 kn could be achieved.

Literature
German shipping companies Volume 23 VEB Deutsche Seereederei Rostock Autorenkollektiv Verlag Gert Uwe Detlefsen ISBN 3-928473-81-6 page 106
Claus Rothe: German ocean passenger ships. 1919 to 1985. In: Library of ship types. transpress Verlag für Verkehrswesen, Berlin 1987, ISBN 3-344-00164-7, pp. 34, pp. 140–141.

Passenger Ship (DDR)
Cargo vessel (DDR)
Passenger ship (Belgium)
Cargo vessel (Belgium)
Passenger ship (Cyprus)
Cargo vessel (Cyprus)
Schiff (German Maritime Company)
Kombischiff (Germany)
Training ship (Germany)
Motorised vessel
Theodor Körner (writer) as namesake
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