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MÜHLHAUSEN mine countermeasures diver support ship (1967/1995)

Mühlhausen 2000

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Mühlhausen (ex-Walther von Ledebur) M1052   Burmester, Bremen   30.6.1966 21.12.1967 // 6.4.1995 stricken 6.2007

 

Displacement standard, t

775

Displacement full, t

825

Length, m

63.2

Breadth, m

10.6

Draught, m

3.00

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 Maybach 16-cyl diesels

Power, h. p.

5200

Max speed, kts

19

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)  

Armament

mechanical, magnetic, acoustic minesweeping gear

Electronic equipment

Kelvin Hughes 14/9 radar

Complement

 

Project history: The Type 340. Employed in mine warfare research until decommissioning in 1994. Reactivated in 1995 and converted to serve as a research ship, with mechanical, acoustic, and magnetic mine countermeasures gear. Had two 600kW sweep current generators. Wooden construction.

Modernizations: 1997: + decompression chamber and other diver support equipment

Naval service: No significant events.

Mühlhausen 2003

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