Lazarettschiffe Tübingen shortly before sinking History Feb 25, 1922, Launched. 1922 Commissioned as the French Gouverneur Général Tirman. Jan 1, 1943, Entered service in the German Kriegsmarine as an accommodation ship based in Marseille, France. July 24, 1943, Began conversion to a hospital ship still under German service. Nov 1, 1943, Entered service in the […]
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Stats Name: Viking Type Gunboat Construction Yard(Yard No.) Carljohansvaerns Vaerft, Horten(72) Launched 2.4.91 Commissioned 1891 Weight, metric tons 1200 Weight, BRT 1086 Length, meters 63,00 Width, meters 9,30 Depth, meters 4,10 Engines Two 3cyl. expansion engines, 2 shafts, ? boilers Horsepower, HP 2200 induced* Speed, knots 15* Range, nautical miles(Max.) 2300 at 15 knots using […]
Title from a pre-War Gustloff photo album Painting from a pre-War Gustloff photo album Wilhelm Gustloff as Lazarettschiffe D On the bitterly cold night of January 30th, 1945, the former KdF Cruise Liner Wilhelm Gustloff, at the time serving as a barracks ship for the Kriegsmarine, left from the Baltic port of Gotenhafen and set […]
History Memorial to the Wilhelm Gustloff May 5, 1937 Launched. Mar 15, 1938 Commissioned. Apr 2, 1938 Maiden voyage, cruising in the North Sea as aKdF (Strenght through Joy) ship owned by the DAF,but managed by the Hamburg-South America ship line. Apr 3, 1938 The Wilhelm Gustloff received a distress call from thePegaway, a sinking […]
History Beached 22.1.18 at Öland, and sunk; Later raised and repaired; Entered service on 14.8.40 as a water carrier, 25. U-Flotilla, Danzig; Hospital ship 4.9.40, TSV-N; 18.11.40 decommissioned; 13.3.41 tender Schwalbe, Ubootabnahmekommando, Kiel; 16.5.42 navigation school ship Nadir; 30.11.46 RN tug pool, Kiel; 1951 Claus (Wagner); Scrapped 1955. Stats Name: Claus Type S/S Construction Yard(Yard No.) […]
Stats Name: Indalsälfven Type S/S Construction Yard (Yard No.) G. Seebeck AG., Geestemünde (214) Launched 6.04 Commissioned 1904 Weight, BRT 658 Length, meters 56,60 Width, meters 8,98 Depth, meters 3,65 Engines One 3cyl expansion engine, 1 shaft, 2 boilers Horsepower, HP 650 induced Speed, knots 9 Range, nautical miles(Max.) 5030 at 9 knots using 220t […]
Stats Name: Portia Type S/S Construction Yard(Yard No.) Henry Koch, Lübeck(208) Launched 19.8.11 Commissioned 14.10.11 Weight, BRT 968 Length, meters 68,58 Width, meters 10,08 Depth, meters 4,53 Engines One 3cyl expansion engine,1 shaft, 2 boilers Horsepower, HP 800 induced Speed, knots 10 Range, nautical miles(Max.) 3600 at 10 knots using 170t coal Patients (beds)/Medical staff […]
History Completed as S/S Elsa (NDC); 1917-18 Transport, FECH; 1930 Danzig; Entered service on 4.9.40 as a hospital ship, TSV-N; 22.11.40 decommissioned; 12.3.41 trial ship, Theodor, EMG, Kiel; 1945 GM/SA; 1947 returned; Scrapped 1953. Stats Name: Danzig Type S/S Construction Yard (Yard No.) Flensburger Schiffbauges., Flensburg (179) Launched 30.7.98 Commissioned 8.9.98 Weight, BRT 797 Length, meters […]
Stats Name: Innsbruck Type S/S Construction Yard(Yard No.) N.V. Machn. & Scheepswerf P. Smit Jr., Rotterdam(321) Launched 6.22 Commissioned 1922 Weight, metric tons 1810 Weight, BRT 1579 Length, meters 77,00 Width, meters 11,24 Depth, meters 3,73 Engines One 3cyl expansion engine, 1 shaft, 2 boilers Horsepower, HP 1400 induced Speed, knots 10 Range, nautical miles(Max.) […]
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 […]