History- Entered service as a hospital ship 9.9.40, TSV-N;
- 19.11.40 decommissioned;
- Into service 10.6.41 as Sperrbrecher 68;
- 1.8.41 Sperrbrecher 168;
- Scuttled 25.8.44 in St. Nazaire (47°16 N / 02°12 W);
- Raised and repaired after the war, 1947 French Port Navalo;
- 1955 German Flachsee (Schuchmann);
- Sunk 11.2.63 near Varne Light (51°08 N / 01°18 E) after collision with Canadian M/S Canuk Trader.
Stats| Name: | Flora | | Type | M/S | Construction Yard
(Yard No.) | Atlas-Werke AG., Bremen
(355) | | Launched | 1939 | | Commissioned | 27.8.40 | | Weight, BRT | 1248 | | Length, meters | 80,47 | | Width, meters | 10,50 | | Depth, meters | 4,60 | | Engines | Two MAN 4-stroke 6cyl diesels,
2 shafts | | Horsepower, HP | 1120 effective | | Speed, knots | 12 | Range, nautical miles
(Max.) | 7200 at 12 knots using 145t oil | | Patients (beds)/Medical staff | 148/13 | | Crew | 20 | | Armament | None | | Owner | DSG. “Neptun”, Bremen |
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