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MINE WARFARE SHIPS

R401 minesweeping boats

R401 1944

Name No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
R401   Abeking & Rasmussen, Lemwerder     9/1944 surrendered 5/1945, to USA 11/1947, sold
R402   Abeking & Rasmussen, Lemwerder     10/1944 sunk 22/12/1944
R403   Abeking & Rasmussen, Lemwerder     10/1944 surrendered 5/1945, to USA 11/1947, sold
R404   Abeking & Rasmussen, Lemwerder     11/1944 surrendered 5/1945, to USA 11/1947, sold
R405   Abeking & Rasmussen, Lemwerder     10/1944 surrendered 5/1945, to USA 11/1947, sold
R406, 1/1957- OT1 W52 Abeking & Rasmussen, Lemwerder     11/1944 surrendered 5/1945, to USA 11/1947, reverted to West Germany 1/1957 (TS OT1), stricken 2/1959
R407, 1/1957- AT2 W62 Abeking & Rasmussen, Lemwerder     11/1944 surrendered 5/1945, to USA 11/1947, reverted to West Germany 1/1957 (TS AT2), stricken 1/1963
R408, 12/1956- UW6 W48 Abeking & Rasmussen, Lemwerder     11/1944 surrendered 5/1945, to USA 11/1947, reverted to West Germany 12/1956 (UW6), stricken 1/1963
R409   Abeking & Rasmussen, Lemwerder     12/1944 surrendered 5/1945, to Soviet Union 10/1945 (KT-1020)
R410   Abeking & Rasmussen, Lemwerder     12/1944 surrendered 5/1945, to Soviet Union 11/1945 (KT-1021)
R411   Abeking & Rasmussen, Lemwerder     12/1944 surrendered 5/1945, to Soviet Union 11/1945 (KT-1049)
R412   Abeking & Rasmussen, Lemwerder     12/1944 surrendered 5/1945, to Soviet Union 12/1945 (KT-1030)
R413   Abeking & Rasmussen, Lemwerder     1/1945 surrendered 5/1945, to Soviet Union 12/1945 (KT-1031)
R414   Abeking & Rasmussen, Lemwerder     1/1945 surrendered 5/1945, to Soviet Union 12/1945 (KT-1050)
R415   Abeking & Rasmussen, Lemwerder     2/1945 surrendered 5/1945, to Soviet Union 12/1945 (KT-1032)
R416   Abeking & Rasmussen, Lemwerder     2/1945 surrendered 5/1945, to Soviet Union 12/1945 (KT-1033)
R417   Abeking & Rasmussen, Lemwerder     2/1945 surrendered 5/1945, to Soviet Union 11/1945 (KT-1012)
R418   Abeking & Rasmussen, Lemwerder     2/1945 surrendered 5/1945, to Soviet Union 11/1945 (KT-1034)
R419   Abeking & Rasmussen, Lemwerder     2/1945 surrendered 5/1945, to Soviet Union 12/1945 (KT-1036)
R420   Abeking & Rasmussen, Lemwerder     3/1945 surrendered 5/1945, to Soviet Union 11/1945 (KT-1022)
R421   Abeking & Rasmussen, Lemwerder     3/1945 surrendered 5/1945, to Soviet Union 11/1945 (KT-1023)
R422   Abeking & Rasmussen, Lemwerder     3/1945 surrendered 5/1945, to Soviet Union 11/1945 (KT-1035)
R423   Abeking & Rasmussen, Lemwerder     3/1945 surrendered 5/1945, to Soviet Union 11/1945 (KT-1024)
R424   Abeking & Rasmussen, Lemwerder     2/1946 completed for GMSA, to Netherlands 11/1947 (Roompot)
R425   Abeking & Rasmussen, Lemwerder     --- BU incomplete 1945
R426   Abeking & Rasmussen, Lemwerder     --- BU incomplete 1945
R427   Abeking & Rasmussen, Lemwerder     --- BU incomplete 1945

 

Displacement standard, t

140

Displacement full, t

150

Length, m

36.8 wl 39.4 oa

Breadth, m

5.72

Draught, m

1.50 normal 1.65 deep load

No of shafts

2

Machinery

MWM diesels

Power, h. p.

2800

Max speed, kts

25

Fuel, t

diesel oil 15
Endurance, nm(kts) 1000(15)

Armament

1 x 1 - 37/69 FlaK M/42, 3 x 2 - 20/65 C/38, 2 x 1 - 86 R Ag M42/43 rocket launchers, 12 mines, sweeps, DCR

Complement

33 - 37

Ship project history: Motor minesweeping boats, or R-boats (Räumboote) were developed for shallow water areas, but actually became multi-purpose ships for operations in inshore waters; besides the basic purpose, they were used as patrol, anti-submarine and rescue ships. The prototype was created by F.Lürssen on the basis of F type minesweeping boat of WWI period.

All had composite hulls. Usage of minesweeping gear was supposed at heaving to 6 on the Beaufort scale.

Modernizations: 1956 - 1957, UW6, AT2, OT1: were armed only with 1 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 6.

Naval service: R402 was sunk by Allied mine. R406 - 408 were commissioned by border guard in 1956 - 1957.

 

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