Stats| Name: | Erlangen | | Type | S/P | Construction Yard
(Yard No.) | Forg. & Chant. de la Méditerranée, La Seyne
(1139) | | Launched | 24.6.22 | | Commissioned | 1922 | | Weight, metric tons | 4820 | | Weight, BRT | 3509 | | Length, meters | 105,58 | | Width, meters | 13,62 | | Depth, meters | 5,60 | | Engines | One 3cyl. expansion engine,
1 shaft, 4 boilers | | Horsepower, HP | 5200 induced | | Speed, knots | 17,5 | Range, nautical miles
(Max.) | ? at 17,5 knots using 376t oil | | Patients/Medical staff | 448/? | | Crew | ? | | Armament | None | | Owner | Ministère de la Marine Marchande (Cie. de Nav. Mixte), Marseille |
History- Completed as French S/P Gouverneur Général Cambon;
- 1940 seized by the Italians: Urbino;
- Into German service 23.12.42 as a accommodation ship, Hs.-Flotilla Marseille;
- 13.3.44 hospital ship: Erlangen;
- Bombed 14.6.44, 17km off Pantelleria, while rescueing survivors from TA26 and TA30, and was beached at Deiva di Marina;
- 15.6.44 towed free, and transferred to Genoa for repairs;
- Bombed again 4.9.44 while under repair;
- Decommissioned 13.9.44, and was scuttled 9.44 in Genoa.
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