Linz 1944
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Linz | Danziger Werft / Staalskisvaerft, Odense, Denmark | 3/8/1943 | surrendered 5/1945, sold mercantile |
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Displacement standard, t |
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Displacement full, t |
3374 BRT |
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Length, m |
98.5 wl 104.2 oa |
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Breadth, m |
13.9 |
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Draught, m |
6.85 |
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No of shafts |
1 |
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Machinery |
MAN diesel |
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Power, h. p. |
4800 |
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Max speed, kts |
16 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil 199 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 5760(15) |
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Armament |
2 x 1 - 105/45 SK C/32, 2 x 1 - 37/69 FlaK M/42, 4 x 4 - 20/65 C/38, 4 x 2 - 20/65 C/38, 340 mines |
| Complement | 212 |
Ship project history: Former dry cargo carrier, laid down in Danzig by the order of Norddeutsche Lloyd, launched in 1940 and towed off for completion to Copenhagen, where 27/7/1943 damaged as result of sabotage. 21/8/1943 ship was requisitioned by Kriegsmarine and put on conversion to minelayer.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: On reparations Linz was transferred to United Kingdom and converted to cargo vessel Empire Wansbeck.
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