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Ramb III (1938) |
Later names |
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Kiebitz (1943) |
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Galeb (1952) |
Builder: |
Ansaldo Societa' per Azioni Sestri Ponente, Italy |
Ordered: |
N/A |
Keel Laid: |
N/A |
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Year Built: |
1938 |
Launched: |
N/A |
Type: |
Freighter (see note) |
Completed: |
April 1938 |
Fate: |
As of Aug. 2009 moored at Rijeka, Croatia awaiting final decision, possibly to be turned into a floating museum at Rijeka. |
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Note: |
Built as a Refrigerated cargo ship (banana boat), converted into an auxiliary minelayer by the Germans in World War 2, converted into a yacht in 1950-52. |
Owner |
Italian Government |
Sept. 1943: |
German Government (Kriegsmarine) |
1948: |
Yugoslavian Government |
1980: |
Montenegrin Government (later Croatian Government) |
1991: |
John Paul Papanicolaou Greece |
Dimensions, machinery and performance |
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Length: |
383' 2" |
Engines: |
2 Fiat diesels |
Beam: |
49' 5" |
Boilers: |
None |
Draft: |
N/A |
Shafts: |
2 |
Gross Tons: |
3,667 |
HP: |
7,200 |
DWT: |
N/A |
Speed: |
17 knots |
Crew: |
N/A |
Funnels: |
1 |
Timeline |
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Sept. 1943: |
Following the Italian capitulation the ship was taken over by the Kriegsmarine and converted into an auxiliary minelayer, renamed Kiebitz. Armed with three 6" and twenty-six 20mm AA. Could carry 80 mines and laid over 5,000 mines in the Adriatic during her career. |
Nov. 3, 1944: |
Sunk in shallow water at Fiume by USAAF aircraft. |
1948: |
Raised and taken to Pola for repair and conversion into a yacht / training ship. |
1952: |
Put into service and renamed Galeb, used by Yugoslavian President
Josip Broz Tito (Marshall Tito) and used as an official yacht. Reverted to naval use following his death in 1980. |
1991: |
Sold to John Paul Papanicolaou of Greece, still awaiting final disposition. Currently moored at Rijeka, Croatia for possible use as a museum ship. |
Builder's Data |
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Page published Oct. 29, 2009 |