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KR1 small minesweeping boats (1938)
Ships
| Names | Builders | Commissioned | Losses | Transfers | Discarding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KR1 - 3 |
Abeking & Rasmussen, Lemwerder: KR1, 2 Roland-Werft, Hemelingen: KR3 |
1938: KR1-3 |
unknown |
none |
1946: presumably all |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | KR1, 2: 11.3 KR3: 13.3 |
| Length, m | 13.0 wl 13.5 oa |
| Breadth, m | KR1, 2: 3.44 KR3: 3.48 |
| Draught, m | KR1, 2: 0.90 normal 0.99 deep load KR3: 0.91 normal load |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | KR1, 2: 2 Kämper diesels KR3: 2 Deutz diesels |
| Power, h. p. | KR1, 2: 170 KR3: 150 |
| Max speed, kts | KR1, 2: 10 KR3: 12 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil 0.6 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | KR3: 175(12) |
| Armament | mechanical minesweeping gear |
| Complement | MR1 - 4: 6 MR7: 8 |
Standard scale images
KR1 1938
Project history
Medium (Mittlere Räumboot, MR), small (Kleine Räumboot, KR) and river (Fluß-Räumboot, FR) R-boats were minesweeping boats for service on shallow-water and lake-river areas.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
