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KRISCHAN III seaplane tender (1935)

Bernhard von Tschirschky 1937

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Krischan III, 8.1936- Bernhard von Tschirschky K31 684 Norderwerft Köser & Meyer, Hamburg   1935 7.11.1935 sunk 4.1.1944

 

Displacement standard, t

880

Displacement full, t

960

Length, m

77.0

Breadth, m

11.0

Draught, m

3.00

No of shafts

3

Machinery

3 MAN diesels

Power, h. p.

4800

Max speed, kts

20

Fuel, t

diesel oil 70

Endurance, nm(kts) 3000(16)

Armament

3 x 1 - 37/80 SK C/30, 2 x 1 - 20/65 C/30, 2 seaplanes (He 60, Do 18)

Complement

61

 

Project history:  Arranged by 12t gantry and a deck for 2 seaplanes.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: Bernhard von Tschirschky was sunk 4.1.1944 by British aircraft at Kiel.

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