History March 15, 1937 Launched. May 16, 1937 Commissioned. Sept 3, 1940 Entered Kriegsmarine service as the Hospital ShipLatona for use during the planned Invasion of England. Nov 16, 1940 Decommissioned. 1940 Again into service as Navigation School Ship Nautik. 1945 British accommodation ship in Kiel. June, 1948 Returned to owner. 1962 Scrapped. Stats Name: […]
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Hospital Ship Alexander Von Humoldt in 1940 Mar 28, 1940 Launched. Aug 20, 1940 Commissioned. 1940 Completed as Lazarettschiffe Alexander Von Humboldt. Listedas Lazarettschiff G, but it never actually used that designation. Servedwith Fleet Train North (TSV-N). 1942 Served under the Admiral Polarküste, Field PostNumber 33254. June 24, 1944 Bombed while in Wesermünde by USAAF […]
Stats Name: Frankfurt Type M/P Construction Yard(Yard No.) Helsingörs Jernskibs- og Maskinbyggeri, Helsingör(246) Launched 1937 Commissioned 1937 Weight, metric tons 3850 Weight, BRT 3226 Length, meters 92,28 Width, meters 13,89 Depth, meters 5,05 Engines Two B & W 2-stroke 7cyl. diesels, 2 shafts Horsepower, HP 6000 effective Speed, knots 18 Range, nautical miles(Max.) ? at […]
History Completed as S/S Gertrud (NDC); 1917-18 Transport, FECH; 1930 Leipzig; Entered service on 3.9.40 as a hospital ship, TSV-N; 22.11.40 decommissioned; 17.9.41 again hospital ship Christian, BSN; Decommissioned 31.3.43; Began conversion to navigation school ship Deneb at Antwerpen, andentered service 1.44 at Navigationsschule Gotenhafen; 1945 returned, Christian; Scrapped 1953. Stats Name: Leipzig Type S/S Construction […]
The Italian Hosptial Ship Aquileja in German hands in 1943 Jan, 1914 Launched. 1914 – 1935 (??) In Dutch service as the passenger ship Prins derNederlanden. June 25, 1935 Taken over by the Italians, renamed as theAquileja. May 24, 1940 In Italian service as the Hospital Ship Aquileja. 1940 – 1943 The Aquileja saw service […]
Stats Name: Freiburg Type S/P Construction Yard(Yard No.) Cant. Nav. Riuniti, Ancona(105) Launched 1929 Commissioned 1929 Weight, BRT 1463 Length, meters 75,43 Width, meters 10,86 Depth, meters ? Engines One 3cyl expansion engine, 1 shaft, 1 or more boilers Horsepower, HP ? Speed, knots 10 Range, nautical miles(Max.) ? at 10 knots using 150t oil […]
Stats Name: Marburg Type S/P Construction Yard(Yard No.) Burmeister & Wain, Copenhagen(283) Launched 1912 Commissioned 1912 Weight, metric tons 2950 Weight, BRT 1618 Length, meters 82,42 Width, meters 11,98 Depth, meters 4,90 Engines One 4cyl. expansion engine, 1 shaft, 3 boilers Horsepower, HP 2300 induced Speed, knots 14,5 Range, nautical miles(Max.) ? at 14 knots […]
The Berlin as Hospital Ship “A” Mar 25, 1925 Launched as the Steamship Berlin of the NorthGerman Lloyd shipping line Bremen, Germany. Sep 17, 1925 Completed. Sep 26, 1925 The Berlin set out on her maiden voyage betweenBremerhaven-Southampton-New York. She continued to cruise this routebetween 1925 and 1939, when she was laid up (see below). […]
Thuringia (General San Martin) as pre-1939 Passenger Liner History Aug 12, 1922 Launched. Jan 10, 1923 Completed as the turbine steamer Thuringia(Hapag). 1930 Refit for service to South American, renamed as the GeneralSan Martin. Mar 18, 1934 The General San Martin was chartered by theHamburg-South America Line. June 30, 1936 The General San Martin was […]
Stats Name: Meta Type M/P Construction Yard(Yard No.) Cant. Nav. Franco Tosi, S.A., Tarent(41) Launched 1929 Commissioned 1929 Weight, BRT 243 Length, meters 40,49 Width, meters 6,81 Depth, meters 2,57 Engines Two Tosi 4-stroke 6cyl. engines, 2 shafts Horsepower, HP ? Speed, knots ? Range, nautical miles(Max.) ? at ? knots using oil Patients/Medical staff […]