Stats| Name: | Posen | | Type | S/S | Construction Yard
(Yard No.) | Schiffs- u. Dockbauwerft Flender, Lübeck
(129) | | Launched | 7.8.25 | | Commissioned | 28.9.25 | | Weight, BRT | 1104 | | Length, meters | 67,29 | | Width, meters | 10,56 | | Depth, meters | 3,81 | | Engines | One 3cyl expansion engine,
1 shaft, 2 boilers | | Horsepower, HP | 650 induced | | Speed, knots | 9,5 | Range, nautical miles
(Max.) | 5610 at 9 knots using 260t coal | | Patients (beds)/Medical staff | 115/38 | | Crew | 15 | | Armament | None | | Owner | Mathies-Reederei AG., Hamburg |
History- Completed as S/S Danzig;
- Into service 19.10.42 as hospital ship Posen;
- 11.4.45 bombed by Soviet aircraft off Hela, set on fire and sunk, about 300 dead.
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