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RA51 minesweeping boats (1940)
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RA52
Ships
| Names | Builders | Commissioned | Losses | Transfers | Discarding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RH1 (ex-MvI), 12.1940 - R201, 9.1941 - RA51, 4.1944 - G3181, 8.1944 - SM221 RH2 (ex-MvII), 12.1940 - R202, 10.1941 - RA52, 4.1944 - G3182, 8.1944 - SM222 RH3 (ex-MvIII), 12.1940 - R203, 11.1941 - RA53 RH4 (ex-MvIV), 12.1940 - R204, 12.1941 - RA54, 4.1944 - G3184; 8.1944 - SM224 RH5 (ex-MvXI), 12.1940 - R205, 1941 - RA55 R206 (ex-MvXII), 1941 - RA56, 4.1944 - G3183, 8.1944 - SM223 |
De Vries-Lentsch, Amsterdam: RH1-5, R206 |
8 - 12.1940: RH1-5, R206 |
SM221 (24.8.1944), SM222 (29.8.1944), RA53 (8/1941), SM224 (1944), RA55 (8/1941), SM223 (29.8.1944) |
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Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 51 |
| Length, m | 22.0 wl 23.0 oa |
| Breadth, m | 4.50 |
| Draught, m | 1.10 normal 1.30 deep load |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 Kromhout diesels |
| Power, h. p. | 220 |
| Max speed, kts | 11 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil 6.0 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 1 x 1 - 37/80 SK C/30, 3 x 1 - 20/65 C/38, mechanical minesweeping gear |
| Complement |
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RA52
Project history
RA51 class were ex-Dutch minesweeping boats Mvl-IV, XI and XII. They were captured on slipways in 1940 and completed for Kriegsmarine. They originally received numbers RH1-6, 15.12.1940 renamed as R202-205 and in September — November, 1941 as RA51-56.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
