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MINE WARFARE SHIPS
SOMME minesweepers (1939 - 1941 / 1947), MEUSE minesweepers (1941 / 1947), OISE minesweepers (1940 - 1942 / 1947)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate | Modification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ailette (ex-M24) | A20, 1950- M605 | 261 | Flender-Werft, Lübeck, Germany | 7.1939 | 12.10.1940 | 2.1941 // 10.1947 | to West Germany 2.1957 (Wespe) | "1935" type |
| Somme (ex-M9) | A22, 1950- M603 | 244 | Flender-Werft, Lübeck, Germany | 3.1937 | 16.11.1937 | 5.1939 // 10.1947 | BU 1955 | "1935" type |
| Meuse (ex-M28) | A23, 1950- M601 | 744 | Stülcken, Hamburg, Germany | 12.1939 | 29.7.1940 | 5.1941 // 10.1947 | BU 1955 | "1938" type |
| Bapaume (ex-M35) | A29 | 1437 | Schichau, Elbing, Germany | 4.1940 | 9.11.1940 | 9.1941 // 10.1947 | BU 1950 | "1938" type |
| Ancre (ex-M252) | A21, 1950- M611 | 286 | Deutsche Werft, Hamburg, Germany | 3.1940 | 27.9.1940 | 2.1941 // 10.1947 | BU 1955 | "1939 (Mob)" type |
| Oise (ex-M38) | A24, 1950- M602 | 367 | Atlaswerke, Bremen, Germany | 5.1940 | 28.2.1941 | 12.1941 // 10.1947 | BU 1955 | "1939 (Mob)" type |
| Yser (ex-M85) | A25, 1950- M604 | 431 | Lübecker Maschinenbau, Germany | 1940 | 6.12.1941 | 9.1942 // 10.1947 | to West Germany 2.1957 (Brummer) | "1939 (Mob)" type |
| Belfort (ex-M205) | A26, 1950- M606 | 498 | Neptun, Rostock, Germany | 10.1940 | 3.5.1941 | 11.1941 // 10.1947 | to West Germany 2.1957 (Biene) | "1939 (Mob)" type |
| Péronne (ex-M251) | A27 | 285 | Deutsche Werft, Hamburg, Germany | 1.1940 | 12.7.1940 | 12.1940 // 10.1947 | BU 1950 | "1939 (Mob)" type |
| Vimy (ex-M253) | A28, 1950- M608 | 287 | Deutsche Werft, Hamburg, Germany | 1940 | 23.11.1940 | 4.1941 // 10.1947 | to West Germany 2.1957 (Bremse) | "1939 (Mob)" type |
| Laffaux (ex-M81) | A30, 1950- M607 | 427 | Lübecker Maschinenbau, Germany | 1940 | 20.12.1940 | 7.1941 // 10.1947 | to West Germany 2.1957 (Hummel) | "1939 (Mob)" type |
| Craonne (ex-M202) | A31 | 495 | Neptun, Rostock, Germany | 3.1940 | 29.9.1940 | 4.1941 // 10.1947 | BU 1950 | "1939 (Mob)" type |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | "1935": 682 "1938": 713 "1939 (Mob)": 785 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | "1935": 874 "1938": 908 "1939 (Mob)": 878 |
| Length, m | "1935": 66.0 wl 68.1 oa "1938": 66.6 wl 71.0 oa "1939 (Mob)": 66.6 wl 68.4 oa |
| Breadth, m | "1935", "1939 (Mob)": 8.70 "1938": 9.20 |
| Draught, m | 2.12 normal 2.65 deep load |
| No of shafts | M1, 2: 2 Voith-Schneider M3 - 24, "1938", "1939": 2 |
| Machinery | 2 Lentz SE, 2 Wagner or La Mont boilers |
| Power, h. p. | "1935": 3500 "1938": 3200 "1939 (Mob)": 3700 |
| Max speed, kts | 18.1 - 18.3 |
| Fuel, t | "1935", "1939 (Mob)": oil 143 "1938": oil 155 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 5000(10) |
| Armament | "1935": 2 x 1 - 105/45 Tbts C/16, 1 x 2 - 37/83 SK C/30, 2 x 1 - 20/65 C/38, 30 mines, 2 DCT (12), mechanical, magnetic, acoustic minesweeping gear "1938": 2 x 1 - 105/45 Tbts C/16, 3 x 1 - 20/65 C/38, 30 mines, 2 DCT (12), mechanical, magnetic, acoustic minesweeping gear "1939 (Mob)": 2 x 1 - 105/45 Tbts C/16, 1 x 2 - 37/83 SK C/30, 2 x 1 - 20/65 C/38, 30 mines, 2 DCT (20), mechanical, magnetic, acoustic minesweeping gear |
| Electronic equipment | GHG sonar |
| Complement | "1935": 84 "1938": 97 "1939 (Mob)": 95 - 119 |
Standard scale images
Somme 1947
Meuse 1947
Project history
Former German minesweepers, transferred to France.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
