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LOSSEN minelayer (1911)


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Lossen 1911 Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.

Ships


Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Lossen   101 Orlogsværftets, København 1.1910 5.10.1910 7.1911 scuttled 29.8.1943


Technical data


Displacement normal, t

628
Displacement full, t

640
Length, m

48.6
Breadth, m

8.53
Draught, m

3.10
No of shafts

2
Machinery

2 VTE, 2 boilers
Power, h. p.

900
Max speed, kts

13
Fuel, t

coal 44
Endurance, nm(kts) 
Armament

2 x 1 - 57/40 M.1885, 180 mines
Complement

53


Standard scale images


<i>Lossen</i> 1940
Lossen 1940


Graphics


<i>Lossen</i> 1911 <i>Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.</i>
Lossen 1911 Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.


Project history

Small minelayer.

Modernizations

1930s: - 2 x 1 - 57/40; + 2 x 1 - 75/52 M.12.

Naval service

Lossen was scuttled by crew 29.8.1943 at Holmen to avoid capture by Germans. Nevertheless, later she was raised and entered German service in 1943-1944 under old name. After war old ship was retained in East Germany and served as tug Wismar till 1962.

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