Richthofen 1943
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Hans Albrecht Wedel | K61 | 1452 | Schichau, Königsberg | 2.9.1940 | 22.9.1941 | sunk 8.4.1945 | |
| Richthofen | K62 | 1526 | Schichau, Königsberg | 26.9.1942 | 5.1943 | surrendered 5.1945, to United Kingdom 12.1945, to Soviet Union 3.1946 (Υθαθνϋ [Khibiny]) | |
| Hermann Köhl | K63 | 1527 | Schichau, Königsberg | 19.3.1942 | --- | cancelled 1944 |
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Displacement standard, t |
1215 |
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Displacement full, t |
1375 |
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Length, m |
83.8 |
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Breadth, m |
11.0 |
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Draught, m |
3.05 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
4 MAN diesels |
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Power, h. p. |
8800 |
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Max speed, kts |
21.5 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil 120 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 4100(16) |
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Armament |
Hans Albrecht Wedel: 1 x 1 - 37/80 SK C/30, 2 x 1 - 20/65 C/38, 3 seaplanes (He 60, He 114, Ar 196, Ar 95, BV 138) Richthofen: 1 x 1 - 105/42 SK C/32, 2 x 4 - 20/65 C/38, 3 seaplanes (He 60, Ar 196, Do 24, Ar 95, BV 138) |
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Complement |
66 |
Project history: Slightly increased version of Karl Meyer. Richthofen was laid as Werner Minders. Designed armament (3 20mm MG) at the moment of commission was strengthened. Sisterships "M" and "N" (both Schichau) were ordered but never laid down and cancelled in March, 1943. Slightly modified "O" (K71, 1780t, 96.0x12.0x3.3m, 8800hp, 22kts) was never ordered.
Modernizations: 1943, Hans Albrecht Wedel: - 1 x 1 - 37/80; + 1 x 1 - 105/42 SK C/32, 2 x 4 - 20/65 C/38.
Naval service: Hans Albrecht Wedel was sunk 8.4.1945 by Soviet bombers in Danzig Bight. Richthofen on reparations was transferred to the USSR as Khibiny.
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