Hans Bürkner 1963
Hans Bürkner 1975
Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
Hans Bürkner | Y879, 1975- A1449 | Atlaswerke, Bremen | 10.1960 | 16.7.1961 | 5.1963 | stricken 10.1990 |
Displacement standard, t |
983 |
Displacement full, t |
1347 |
Length, m |
81.0 |
Breadth, m |
9.40 |
Draught, m |
2.80 |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
4 MAN V8V24/30 diesels |
Power, h. p. |
13600 |
Max speed, kts |
24 |
Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
Endurance, nm(kts) | 2180(15) |
Armament |
1 x 2 - 40/70 Breda-Bofors 106, 2 - 533 TT, 1 x 4 - 375 Bofors ASWRL, mines |
Electronic equipment |
Kelvin Hughes 14/9, TRS-N radars, 1BV sonar |
Complement | 60 |
Project history: Originally rated as a 'Large B Type' torpedo-recovery vessel, Hans Bürkner was manned by the navy who first commissioned her in May 1963. However she was turned over to Trials Command 71 and operated under the pennant lumber A1449 with a reduced civilian crew.
Modernizations: early 1970s: - 1 x 2 - 40/70, 2 - 533 TT; + VDS sonar
Naval service: No significant events.
Hans Bürkner 1978
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