Westfalen 1940
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Westfalen | Tecklenborg, Geestemünde | 14/11/1905 | 30/12/1906 // 1940 | sunk 7/9/1944 |
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Displacement standard, t |
|
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Displacement full, t |
10550 |
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Length, m |
128.5 |
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Breadth, m |
16.1 |
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Draught, m |
8.52 |
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No of shafts |
1 |
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Machinery |
1 VQE, 4 boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
2750 |
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Max speed, kts |
11.5 |
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Fuel, t |
coal |
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Armament |
2 x 1 - 20/65 C/38, 1 14t catapult, seaplane (Do 18) |
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Complement |
54 |
Ship project history: Ex-cargo vessel of Nord-Deutsche Lloyd, completed in 1906. Converted to catapult vessel for Deutsche Lűfthansa in 1933. Seaplanes were handled by 15t crane.
Modernizations: none.
Naval service: Westfalen was sunk by mine 7/9/1944 in Skagerrak.
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