Niobe 1960
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Niobe | W21, 1.1968- M2661, 1969- Y1643 | Kröger-Werft, Schacht-Audorf | 8.8.1957 | 3.1958 | mine warfare RC-control boat 1968, stricken 9.1976 |
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Displacement standard, t |
170 |
|
Displacement full, t |
171 |
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Length, m |
33.8 wl 35.2 oa |
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Breadth, m |
6.80 |
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Draught, m |
1.70 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 Mercedes-Benz MB820Db diesels |
|
Power, h. p. |
2000 |
|
Max speed, kts |
16 |
|
Fuel, t |
diesel oil 11 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 800(12) |
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Armament |
1 x 1 - 40/70 Bofors 315, mechanical, acoustic and magnetic minesweeping gear |
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Electronic equipment |
TRS-N radar |
|
Complement |
20 |
Project history: Hansa and Niobe were designed in 1955-56 as coast guard boats of the Types 361 and 360, differed in the propulsion arrangement: Hansa had one shaft, Niobe two. These wooden boats were the first to use non-magnetic materials. In 1968 they were reclassified as riverine minesweepers Types 392 and 391, their pennant number changing from 'W' to 'M' prefix.
Modernizations: 12.1968: - minesweeping gear; + minesweeping drone control equipment
Naval service: No significant events.
© Ivan Gogin, 2016