Schwabenland 1944
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Schwabenland (ex-Schwarzenfels) | 180 | Deutche Werke, Kiel | 14.3.1925 | 16.7.1925 // 12.10.1939 | damaged 24.3.1944, never repaired |
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Displacement standard, t |
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Displacement full, t |
16200 |
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Length, m |
147.0 |
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Breadth, m |
18.4 |
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Draught, m |
9.95 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 DWK diesels |
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Power, h. p. |
3600 |
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Max speed, kts |
11 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil 1600 |
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Armament |
8 x 1 - 20/65 C/38, 1 14t catapult, seaplane (Do 18) |
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Complement |
65 |
Project history: Cargo vessel Schwarzenfels was built in 1925 for DDG Hansa, converted to catapult vessel Schwabenland for Deutsche Lűfthansa in 1934. Seaplanes were handled by 15t crane.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: Schwabenland was torpedoed 24.3.1944 by British submarine Terrapin off Egersund and stranded. Later she was salvaged but used only as hulk and scuttled 31.12.1946 with chemical ammunition on board.
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