Lazarettschiffe Fasan

Stats

Name:Fasan
TypeS/S
Construction Yard
(Yard No.)
Howaldtswerke, Kiel
(745)
Launched18.4.36
Commissioned6.36
Weight, BRT1275
Length, meters80,15
Width, meters11,70
Depth, meters3,79
EnginesOne double-acting engine,
1 shaft, 2 boilers
Horsepower, HP1250 induced
Speed, knots12,5
Range, nautical miles
(Max.)
4120 at 12 knots using 187t coal
Patients (beds)/Medical staff118/36
Crew23
ArmamentNone
OwnerArgo Reederei Richard Adler & Co., Bremen

History

  • 14.8.40 Transport A49 for Operation Seelöwe;
  • Returned 5.12.40;
  • 8.6.41 entered service as hospital ship*, Sanitätsamt Ost;
  • 1.2.42 Station N;
  • Bombed (RAF) 27.7.43 in Hamburg and burned out and sunk;
  • Raised 7.43 and repaired;
  • 21.11.44 again bombed (USAAF) in Hamburg and sunk;
  • Raised 1946 and repaired: Fasan;
  • 1958 to Greece: Media;
  • Scrapped 1968 in Italy.

* converted by Afrikawerkstätten, Hamburg