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LOTHRINGEN minelayer (1944)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lothringen (ex-Londres) | F C de la Méditerranée, La Seyne | 19.12.1941 | 24.6.1944 | surrendered 5.1945, sold mercantile |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 1975 |
| Length, m | 93.6 wl 94.5 oa |
| Breadth, m | 12.1 |
| Draught, m | 3.15 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | Parsons geared steam turbines, 2 Penhoët boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 22000 |
| Max speed, kts | 24 |
| Fuel, t | oil 163 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 2 x 1 - 88/42 SK C/30, 2 x 1 - 37/80 SK C/30, 3 x 1 - 20/65 C/38, 200 mines |
| Electronic equipment | FuMO 28 radar |
| Complement | 175 |
Standard scale images
Lothringen 1944
Project history
Ferry built for Soc. Nationale de Chemins de Fer, Dieppe. In June, 1940 she was captured on a slipway in Le Havre and completed as target vessel for submarines in 1943 as Lothringen. Since 24.4.1944 till 18.11.1944 she was converted to minelayer.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
Lothringen operated in North and Baltic Seas, in 1945 she was returned to France and lost from a fire in 1966.
