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FHR2 river minesweeping boats (1938)
Ships
| Names | Builders | Commissioned | Losses | Transfers | Discarding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FHR2 - 6 |
Hitzler, Regensburg: FHR2-6 |
1938: FHR2-6 |
FHR4 (1944) |
Soviet Union, 10.1944: FHR2, 3, 5, 6 |
none |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 13.5 |
| Length, m | 15.0 |
| Breadth, m | 3.00 |
| Draught, m | 0.90 |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 Kämper diesel |
| Power, h. p. | 100 |
| Max speed, kts | 13 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil 1.0 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 1 x 1 - 7.9/79, mechanical minesweeping gear |
| Complement | 6 |
Standard scale images
FHR2 1939
Project history
Medium (Mittlere Räumboot, MR), small (Kleine Räumboot, KR) and river (Fluß-Räumboot, FR) R-boats were minesweeping boats for service on shallow-water and lake-river areas. FHR means Fluß-Hilfs-Räumboot (auxiliary minesweeping boat).
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
All survived boats were captured by Red Army.
