NAVYPEDIA

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Nautilus Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Nautilus	M12	158	Rotterdam Droogdok Mij	1.1929	20.10.1929	5.1930	collision 22.5.1941

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	800
Displacement full, t	951
Length, m	55.0 pp 58.7 oa
Breadth, m	9.53
Draught, m	3.50 normal 4.20 max
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 VTE, 3 boilers
Power, h. p.	1350
Max speed, kts	15
Fuel, t	oil 138
Endurance, nm(kts)
Armament	2 x 1 - 75/52 SA Nr.2, 1 x 1 - 37/45 Hotchkiss, 2 x 1 - 12.7/90, 60 mines
Complement	57

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Project history

Rather successful ship of double assignment: minelayer and escort; in a peace time she was used as a fishery protection vessel. Nautilus has served as a prototype for a number of subsequent projects. She differed by good seaworthiness, however had no covered mine deck. In a role of escort she was appeared ineffective because of weakness of antiaircraft armament.

Modernizations

1940: + 2 x 1 - 40/39 QF Mk VIII

Naval service

Nautilus was sunk 22.5.1941 as result of collision with British s/s Murrayfield at E coasts of England.



Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.