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Names |
RH1 (ex-MvI), 12/1940 - R201, 9/1941 - RA51, 4/1944 - G3181, 8/1944 - SM221; RH2 (ex-MvII), 12/1940 - R202, 10/1941 - RA52, 4/1944 - G3182, 8/1944 - SM222; RH3 (ex-MvIII), 12/1940 - R203, 11/1941 - RA53; RH4 (ex-MvIV), 12/1940 - R204, 12/1941 - RA54, 4/1944 - G3184; 8/1944 - SM224; RH5 (ex-MvXI), 12/1940 - R205, 1941 - RA55; R206 (ex-MvXII), 1941 - RA56, 4/1944 - G3183, 8/1944 - SM223 |
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Builders |
De Vries-Lentsch, Amsterdam |
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Commissioned |
8 - 12/1940 |
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Losses |
SM221 (24/8/1944), SM222 (29/8/1944), RA53 (8/1941), SM224 (1944), RA55 (8/1941), SM223 (29/8/1944) |
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Transfers |
none |
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Discarding |
none |
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Displacement standard, t |
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Displacement full, t |
51 |
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Length, m |
22.0 wl 23.0 oa |
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Breadth, m |
4.50 |
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Draught, m |
1.10 normal 1.30 deep load |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
Kromhout diesels |
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Power, h. p. |
220 |
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Max speed, kts |
11 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil 6.0 |
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Armament |
1 x 1 - 37/83 SK C/30, 3 x 1 - 20/65 C/38, sweeps |
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Complement |
Ship project history: RA51 class were ex-Dutch minesweeping boats Mvl-IV, XI and XII. They were captured on slipways in 1940 and completed for Kriegsmarine. They originally received numbers RH1-6, 15/12/1940 renamed as R202-205 and in September — November, 1941 as RA51-56.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
RA52
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