Lazarettschiffe Bordeaux

Stats

Name:Bordeaux
TypeS/P
Construction Yard
(Yard No.)		At. & Chant. de la Loire, St. Nazaire
(211)
Launched1912
Commissioned1912
Weight, metric tons1325
Weight, BRT774
Length, meters63,65
Width, meters8,50
Depth, meters3,68
EnginesTwo 3cyl. expansion engines,
2 shafts, 2 boilers
Horsepower, HP1500 induced
Speed, knots14
Range, nautical miles
(Max.)		? at 14 knots using 50t coal
Patients/Medical staff?/?
Crew20
ArmamentNone
OwnerSté. Nationale des Chemins de Fer Francais, Dieppe

History

  • Completed as French Channel ferry Bordeaux;
  • 1940 Transport for Seelöwe, Seetransportchef St. Malo;
  • 29.6.44 into service as the hospital ship Bordeaux (replacing Hüxter);
  • Captured 1.9.44 by British destroyers between St. Malo and St. Helier;
  • Returned 1945;
  • Scrapped 1951 in Belgium.