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VOLKSMARINE (GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC)

AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS AND CRAFT

WOLGAST medium landing ships (1964)

Schwedt 1975

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comm Fate
Wolgast, later- Schwedt 501/650 113 Peenewerft, Wolgast     10.4.1964 stricken 2.1978
Eisenhüttenstadt 502/618 137 Peenewerft, Wolgast     20.5.1964 stricken 10.1978
Grimmen 503/619 138 Peenewerft, Wolgast     20.5.1964 stricken 10.1978
Lübben 504/616 139 Peenewerft, Wolgast     15.8.1964 stricken 11.1976
Hoyerswerda 505/619 140 Peenewerft, Wolgast     15.8.1964 stricken 8.1975
Eberswalde/Finow 506/614 141 Peenewerft, Wolgast     20.10.1964 stricken 11.1976

 

Displacement standard, t

709

Displacement full, t

1260

Length, m

64.0

Breadth, m

11.6

Draught, m

2.48

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 40DM diesels

Power, h. p.

4400

Max speed, kts

14

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

1400(10)

Armament

1 x 2 - 57/75 ZIF-31B, 2 x 2 - 25/80 2M-3

Military load 7 medium tanks or 500 t of cargo

Sensors

KSA-3 radar

Complement

24

Project history:  Medium landing ships of domestic design.

Modernizations: 1970s, all: - KSA-3 radar; + TSR-333 radar

Naval service: No significant events.

1971

Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.

© Ivan Gogin, 2016