Albatross 1914
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Albatross | 162 | Weser, Bremen | 1907 | 23.10.1907 | 5/1908 | sunk 2.7.1915 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
2208 |
|
Displacement full, t |
2506 |
|
Length, m |
100.9 oa 96.6 wl |
|
Breadth, m |
11.5 |
|
Draught, m |
4.57 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 VTE, 4 Marine boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
6600 |
|
Max speed, kts |
20 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 526 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 3680(9) |
|
Armament |
8 x 1 - 88/32 SK L/35 C/01, 288 mines |
|
Complement |
208 |
Project history: Designed as 'Mine steamships A and B', two cruiser-like Nautilus and Albatross served as minelayers during the war.
Modernizations: 1910: stern was rebuilt, length oa became 100.9m.
Naval service: Albatross was beached on the Swedish island of Gotland, 2 July 1915, after an engagement with Russian cruisers Admiral Makarov, Bayan, Bogatyr and Oleg; she was refloated and scrapped.
© Ivan Gogin, 2014