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MINE WARFARE SHIPS
KAMERUN minelayers (1940 / 1940)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamerun (ex-Rauma) | NO01, 1941- V5908 | Nylands, Oslo, Norway | 1939 | 1940 // 4.1940 | surrendered 5.1945, to Norway 1947 (Rauma) | ||
| Togo (ex-Otra) | NO02, 3.1941- V5909, 1941- V6512 | Nylands, Oslo, Norway | 5.8.1939 | 1940 // 4.1940 | surrendered 5.1945, to Norway 1947 (Otra) |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 320 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 370 |
| Length, m | 50.9 wl 52.1 oa |
| Breadth, m | 7.05 |
| Draught, m | 1.83 normal load 2.00 deep load |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 VTE, 1 water-tube boiler |
| Power, h. p. | 900 |
| Max speed, kts | 12 |
| Fuel, t | oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 1400(9) |
| Armament | 1 x 1 - 76/50 Bofors, 2 x 1 - 20/65 C/38, 20 mines |
| Complement | 18 |
Standard scale images
Kamerun 1940
Project history
Former Norwegian minesweepers of Otra class, captured in Norway in April-May, 1940. Commissioned as minelayers / patrols, Kamerun 18.4.1940 and Togo 10.4.1940.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
Both were returned to Norway in 1947 and BU in 1963.
