Stats Name: Bordeaux Type S/P Construction Yard(Yard No.) At. & Chant. de la Loire, St. Nazaire(211) Launched 1912 Commissioned 1912 Weight, metric tons 1325 Weight, BRT 774 Length, meters 63,65 Width, meters 8,50 Depth, meters 3,68 Engines Two 3cyl. expansion engines, 2 shafts, 2 boilers Horsepower, HP 1500 induced Speed, knots 14 Range, nautical miles(Max.) […]
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Stats Name: Göttingen Type T/P Construction Yard(Yard No.) Arsenal de la Marine, Brest(?) Launched 4.8.21 Commissioned 1921 Weight, metric tons 5014 Weight, BRT 4565 Length, meters 111,28 Width, meters 15,02 Depth, meters 5,40 Engines Two Rateau Turbines, 2 shafts, 6 boilers Horsepower, HP 6400 Speed, knots 19 Range, nautical miles(Max.) ? at 19 knots using […]
History Monte Olivia pre-1939 as a Passenger Ship Oct 28, 1924 Launched. Apr 4, 1925 Completed. Apr 23, 1925 Maiden Voyage Hamburg-La Plata, South America. Oct 19, 1939 Sucssesfully broke through the Allied naval blockadeafter sailing from Santos, South America, and entered into Hamburgharbor. Jan 4, 1940 The Monte Olivia was commissioned into service in […]
Stats Name: Brigitte Type M/P Construction Yard(Yard No.) Unknown(?) Launched ? Commissioned ? Weight, metric tons 100 Weight, BRT 75 Length, meters ? Width, meters ? Depth, meters ? Engines One diesel, 1 shaft Horsepower, HP 80 effective Speed, knots ? Range, nautical miles(Max.) ? at ? knots using oil Patients/Medical staff 22-40/6 Crew 5 […]
Hospital Ship Graz, former Greek training ship History Jan 28, 1927 Launched by the Greek Navy. 1927 Completed as the Greek Naval school ship Ares. May, 1941 Seized by the Germans in Salamis Bay, Greece. May 15, 1941 Into Kriegsmarine service as a hospital ship. Nov 28, 1941 Renamed as the Lazarettschiffe Graz. Dec 5, […]
Monte Rosa post-1945 as British war prize. Hull is still white w/ green band,as required by the Hague Convention on hospital ships North of Gibralter. History Dec 4, 1930 Launched. Mar 21, 1931 Commissioned. Mar 21, 1931 (??) Maiden voyage Hamburg-La Plata, SouthAmerica. Jan 11, 1940 The Monte Rosa was commissioned into service in thekriegsmarine […]
The Cap Arcona was a German luxury liner that was sunk in the last days of WWII in one of the most tragic naval disasters of the entire war. The history of…
Stats Name: Greifswald Type T/P Construction Yard(Yard No.) Arsenal de la Marine, Brest(?) Launched 1923 Commissioned 1923 Weight, metric tons 5700 Weight, BRT 4513 Length, meters 110,48 Width, meters 16,20 Depth, meters 5,30 Engines Two Rateau Turbines, 2 shafts, 6 boilers Horsepower, HP 6400 Speed, knots 19 Range, nautical miles(Max.) ? at 19 knots using […]
Stats Name: München Type M/S Construction Yard(Yard No.) Deschimag/AG. Weser, Bremen(930) Launched 4.39 Commissioned 1939 Weight, BRT 3290 Length, meters 115,10 Width, meters 15,30 Depth, meters 6,50 Engines Two 2-stroke 6cyl diesel,1 shaft, 2 boilers Horsepower, HP 3500 effective Speed, knots 14 Range, nautical miles(Max.) 14000 at 14 knots using 830t oil Patients (beds)/Medical staff […]
History Feb 24, 1936 Launched. May, 1936 Commissioned. Sept 3, 1940 Entered service as Hospital Ship Ceres underFleet Train, North (TSV-N). Nov 22, 1940 Returned. June 27, 1941 Again entered Kriegsmarine service, now asSperrbrecher 69. Aug 1, 1941 Became Sperrbrecher 169. Nov 19, 1942 Mined north of Norderney (20.00 hr, position 53°58N / 07°05 E) […]