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RA3 minesweeping boats (1942 - 1943)
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Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RA3 (ex-Ch17) | Ch de la Méditerranée, Le Havre | 4.1943 | surrendered 5.1945, to France 5.1945 | ||||
| RA4 (ex-Ch18) | Ch Nav. de Normandie, Fécamp | 10.1942 | scuttled 16.8.1944 | ||||
| RA5 (ex-Ch19) | Ch Nav. de Normandie, Fécamp | --- | 1946 // --- | completed for France (Ch705) |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 107 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 137 |
| Length, m | 37.1 |
| Breadth, m | 5.66 |
| Draught, m | 1.95 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 MAN diesels |
| Power, h. p. | 1836 |
| Max speed, kts | 15.5 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil 5.5 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 1200(9) |
| Armament | 1 x 1 - 37/80 SK C/30, 3 x 1 - 20/65 C/38, mechanical minesweeping gear |
| Complement | 39 |
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RA3 1943
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Project history
RA1 and RA3 classes represented former French submarine chasers of Ch41 (Ch44-48) and Ch5 (Ch17-19) classes, captured on slipways in 1940 and completed for Kriegsmarine. Differed with a hull structure: RA1 had wooden hulls, RA3 had steel ones.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
RA4 was scuttled 16.8.1944 at Paris.
