Lazarettschiffe Huxter

Stats

Name:Hüxter
TypeS/S
Construction Yard
(Yard No.)
Union-Giesserei, Königsberg
(199)
Launched6.24
Commissioned9.24
Weight, BRT991
Length, meters70,30
Width, meters10,87
Depth, meters4,10
EnginesOne 3cyl expansion engine,
1 shaft, 2 boilers
Horsepower, HP830 induced
Speed, knots9
Range, nautical miles
(Max.)
5280 at 9 knots using 293t coal
Patients (beds)/Medical staff102/13
Crew16
ArmamentNone
OwnerH. M. Gehrckens, Hamburg

History

  • 16.10.41 into service as hospital ship*;
  • Decommissioned 25.6.44 after suffering heavy damage from an air attack;
  • Scuttled 9.8.44 in St. Malo harbour as a blockship (48°39 N / 02°01 W);
  • Raised 1948, and repaired;
  • 1950s French Oualidia;
  • 1959 Indonesian Hai Loong;
  • 1959 Hailona;
  • Sunk 13.5.66 off Tandjong Priok (accident);
  • Raised and scrapped.