Gran Canaria (1938) |
Later Names | |
Erwin Wassner (1939) |
Builder: |
Deutsche Werft A.G. Finkenwarder, Hamburg, Germany |
Ordered: |
N/A |
Keel Laid: |
N/A |
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Year Built: |
1938 |
Launched: |
January 29, 1938 |
Type: |
Freighter (Fruit ship) (a) |
Completed: |
March 28, 1938 |
Fate: |
Sunk July 24, 1944 by RAF bombers at Kiel, Germany. |
Notes |
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(a): |
Converted into a submarine depot ship in 1938, used for FdU and BdU. |
Named in honor of Konteradmiral Erwin Wassner (1887-1937) |
Dimensions, Machinery and Performance (As built) |
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Length: |
386' |
Engines: |
2 Steam turbines |
Beam: |
54' |
Boilers: |
N/A |
Draft: |
23' (depth) |
Shafts: |
1 |
Gross Tons: |
3,866 |
HP: |
918 NHP |
DWT: |
N/A |
Speed: |
16 knots |
Owner |
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As built: |
Oldenburg-Portugiesische Dampfschiffs-Rhererei Oldenburg, Germany |
1939: |
Kriegsmarine |
Commanding Officers |
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From |
To |
Name |
Mar. 1938 |
Feb. 1019 |
Unknown |
Feb. 1939 |
Oct. 1939 |
Korvettenkapitän Heinrich Bertram |
Oct. 1939 |
July 24, 1944 |
Korvettenkapitän Gottfried Pies |
Page published Feb. 26, 2021 |