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LINZ minelayer (1943)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linz | Danziger Werft / Staalskisvaerft, Odense, Denmark | 3.8.1943 | surrendered 5.1945, sold mercantile |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 3374 BRT |
| Length, m | 98.5 wl 104.2 oa |
| Breadth, m | 13.9 |
| Draught, m | 6.85 |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 MAN diesel |
| Power, h. p. | 4800 |
| Max speed, kts | 16 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil 199 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 5760(15) |
| Armament | 2 x 1 - 105/42 SK C/32, 2 x 1 - 37/69 FlaK M/42, 4 x 4 - 20/65 C/38, 4 x 2 - 20/65 C/38, 340 mines |
| Electronic equipment | FuMO 28 radar |
| Complement | 212 |
Standard scale images
Linz 1944
Project history
Former dry cargo carrier, laid down in Danzig by the order of Norddeutsche Lloyd, launched in 1940 and towed off for completion to Copenhagen, where 27.7.1943 damaged as result of sabotage. 21.8.1943 ship was requisitioned by Kriegsmarine and put on conversion to minelayer.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
On reparations Linz was transferred to United Kingdom and converted to cargo vessel Empire Wansbeck.
