SS Memel
Memel was a 1,102 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1925 as Reval by Schiffs-und Dockbauwerft Flender AG, Lübeck, Germany for German owners. A sale in 1934 saw her renamed Memel. She was seized by the Allies in May 1945, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and was renamed Empire Constellation. In 1946, she was transferred to the Soviet Union and renamed Ivan Sechenov.
Description
The ship was built in 1925 by Schiffs-und Dockbauwerft Flender AG, Lübeck.
The ship was 220 feet 7 inches (67.23 m) long, with a beam of 34 feet 6 inches (10.52 m) and a depth of 12 feet 5 inches (3.78 m). The ship had a GRT of 1,102 and a NRT of 575.
The ship was propelled by a triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of 16 3⁄4 inches (43 cm), 27 9⁄16 inches (70.0 cm) and 43 5⁄16 inches (110.0 cm) diameter by 27 9⁄16 inches (70.0 cm) stroke. The engine was built by Waggon-und Maschinenbau AG, Görlitz.
History
Reval was built for Lübeck Linie AG, Lübeck. Her port of registry was Lübeck. The Code Letters PCDL were allocated. In 1929, her captain was Walter Heinrich Giermann, who had previously captained the four-masted schooner Vaterland. In 1934, Reval was sold to Mathies Reederei, Hamburg and was renamed Memel. Her port of registry was changed to Hamburg and the Code Letters DRBK were allocated.
Tallinn
Tallinn (/ˈtɑːlɪn/,Estonian pronunciation: [ˈtɑlʲˑinˑ]) is the capital and largest city of Estonia.
Tallinn occupies an area of 159.2 km2 (61.5 sq mi) and has a population of 440,043. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, 80 km (50 mi) south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is ranked as a global city and has been listed among the top 10 digital cities in the world. The city was a European Capital of Culture for 2011, along with Turku in Finland.
The city was known as Reval from the 13th century until 1918 and again during the Nazi occupation of Estonia from 1941 to 1944.
Approximately 32% of Estonia's total population lives in Tallinn.
Toponymy
Historical names
In 1154, a town called Qlwn or Qalaven (possible derivations of Kalevan or Kolyvan) was put on the world map of the Almoravid by the Arab cartographer Muhammad al-Idrisi, who described it as a small town like a large castle among the towns of Astlanda. It has been suggested that the Quwri in Astlanda may have denoted the predecessor town of today's Tallinn.
Reval (company)
Reval is a leading, global Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider of comprehensive and integrated Treasury and Risk Management (TRM) solutions. Reval’s cloud-based software provides clients with tools to manage cash and financial risks. The company is headquartered in New York with regional offices in EMEA and APAC. Reval is led by CEO, chairman, and co-founder Jiro Okochi.
History
Reval was founded in 1999 by Jiro Okochi and Woo Song. In 2009, the company acquired FXpress Corporation, a leading treasury software provider to the Fortune 1000, and in 2011, acquired European treasury management provider, ecofinance.
In 2012 and 2013, Reval won Global Finance Magazine's Treasury & Cash Management Award for Best Financial Risk Management Solution.
Philanthropy
Little Kids Rock (LKR), a leading nonprofit provider of free musical instruments and teacher trainings to U.S. public schools, appointed Jiro Okochi to the New York Area Board of Directors to spearhead fundraising efforts for LKR’s New York metro area program.
Reval (disambiguation)
Reval is the former name of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia.
Reval may also refer to:
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