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Schiffspfund [German]

A large pre-metric unit of mass, primarily used in the weighing the cargos of ships along the Baltic coast.Literally, “ship-pound.” Early versions were around 135 kilograms, later, usually around 150 kilograms. Some localities also had a slightly larger Shiffspund for goods being transported overland.

For similiar units in other areas, see Netherlands, schippond; Denmark, Norway, skippund; Sweden, skeppund;

Locale	Period	Equivalents	Kilograms	Sources
Bremen	before 1858	in theory = 300 Pfund, but in practice = 22 Liespfund each 14 Pfund, making 308 Pfund.	153.538	Do, J
Estonia		= 20 Liespfund each 20 Pfund	154.344300	J
Frankfurt a. M.		= 3 Centner	151.5284	J
Hamburg = 20 Liespfund	before 1858	sea freight, = 2½ Zentners = 20 Liespfund each 14 Pfund = 280 (Mark-)Pfund	135.690646	J
Hamburg = 20 Liespfund	before 1858	land freight, each Liespfund = 16 Pfund	155.075024	J
Hannover	before 1858	= 2½ Centner = 20 Liespfund each 14 Pfund = 280 Pfund	137.0978	J
Celle		= 2½ Centner = 20 Liespfund = 20 Stein of flax = 28 Stein of wool	137.09	D
Courland = 20 Liespfund each 20 Pfund		Liepāja (Libau)	157.1440	J
Courland = 20 Liespfund each 20 Pfund		Jelgava (Mitau)	167.4448	J
Livonia		= 20 Liespfund each 20 Pfund	167.5326	J
Lübeck 20 Liespfund each 14 Pfund		before 1861,	135.718	J
Lübeck 20 Liespfund each 14 Pfund		since 1861 = 280 new Pfund	140.000	J
Austria	to end of 1875	= 300 Schiffspfund	168.018	J
Prussia	before 1858	land freight 3 Centner = 330 Pfund	154.344	J
Dantzig		= 3 Centner = 10 heavy Stein = 20 Liespfund each 16½ Pfund = 330 Pfund	154.344	J
Saxony		(up to 1858) 3 Centner Leipzig weight = 330 Pfund.	154.316	J
Saxony		(1858-1871) 3 Centner = 300 Pfund	150.000	J

Do Doring 1854

J Jansen 1900