Lazarettschiffe Meteor

Stats

Name:Meteor
TypeS/P
Construction Yard
(Yard No.)
Blohm & Voss, Hamburg
(170)
Launched15.3.04
Commissioned28.5.05
Weight, metric tons4018
Weight, BRT3717
Length, meters112,01
Width, meters13,47
Depth, meters4,47
EnginesTwo 3cyl. expansion engines,
2 shafts, 2 boilers
Horsepower, HP1550 induced
Speed, knots10,5
Range, nautical miles
(Max.)
? at 10 knots using ?t coal
Patients/Medical staff200/?
Crew130
ArmamentNone
OwnerDet Bergenske D/S, Bergen

History

  • Completed for Hapag, Germany;
  • 1914 Target and accommodation ship; 18.5.19 to UK;
  • 1922 Norwegian S/P Meteor;
  • Seized by Germans 27.4.40 in Bergen;
  • Into service 7.5.40 as a hospital ship;
  • 12.5.42 Admiral Polarküste;
  • On 19.3.42 ordered renamed Rostock*, but this order was cancelled 28.5.42, due to resistancefrom the crew (known internally as Meteor II);
  • Bombed 9.3.45 in Pillau and sunk, 24 dead.