Westfalen 1940
Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
Westfalen | 208 | Tecklenborg, Geestemünde | 14.11.1905 | 30.12.1906 // 1940 | sunk 7.9.1944 |
Displacement standard, t |
|
Displacement full, t |
10550 |
Length, m |
128.5 |
Breadth, m |
16.1 |
Draught, m |
8.52 |
No of shafts |
1 |
Machinery |
1 VQE, 4 boilers |
Power, h. p. |
2750 |
Max speed, kts |
11.5 |
Fuel, t |
coal |
Armament |
2 x 1 - 20/65 C/38, 1 14t catapult, seaplane (Do 18) |
Complement |
54 |
Project history: Ex-cargo vessel of Nord-Deutsche Lloyd, completed in 1906. Converted to catapult vessel for Deutsche Lűfthansa in 1933. Seaplanes were handled by 15t crane.
Modernizations: none.
Naval service: Westfalen was sunk by mine 7.9.1944 in Skagerrak.
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