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RA1 minesweeping boats (1942 - 1943)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RA1 (ex-Ch44) | Ch de Normandie, Fécamp | 10.6.1940 | 1.1942 | surrendered 5.1945, to United Kingdom 1.1946 (RN602) | |||
| RA2 (ex-Ch45) | Ch de Normandie, Fécamp | 1941 | 3.1942 | sunk 18.10.1944 | |||
| RA6 (ex-Ch46) | Ch de Normandie, Fécamp | 24.10.1942 | 8.1943 | scuttled 16.8.1944 | |||
| RA7 (ex-Ch47) | Ch de Normandie, Fécamp | 1943 | 9.1943 | scuttled 16.8.1944 | |||
| RA8 (ex-Ch48) | Ch de Normandie, Fécamp | 8.7.1943 | 10.1943 | scuttled 16.8.1944 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 126 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 160 |
| Length, m | 37.4 |
| Breadth, m | 5.53 |
| Draught, m | 2.40 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 MAN diesels |
| Power, h. p. | 1836 |
| Max speed, kts | 15.5 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil 6.5 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 1100(10) |
| Armament | 1 x 1 - 37/80 SK C/30, 3 x 1 - 20/65 C/38, mechanical minesweeping gear |
| Complement | 39 |
Standard scale images
nearly sister-ship RA3 1943
Project history
RA1 and RA3 classes represented former French submarine chasers of Ch41 (Ch44-48) and Ch5 (Ch17-19) classes, captured on slipways in 1940 and completed for Kriegsmarine. Differed with a hull structure: RA1 had wooden hulls, RA3 had steel ones.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
RA2 was sunk by Allied mine and RA6, RA7 and RA8 were scuttled by own crews.
