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SACHSENWALD mine transports (1969)
Photo
Sachsenwald 1979
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sachsenwald | A1437 | Blohm und Voss, Hamburg | 1.8.1966 | 10.12.1966 | 20.8.1969 | stricken 9.1991 | |
| Steigerwald | A1438 | Blohm und Voss, Hamburg | 9.5.1966 | 10.3.1967 | 20.8.1969 | stricken 11.1993 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 2962 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 3379 |
| Length, m | 106.8 wl 110.7 oa |
| Breadth, m | 13.9 |
| Draught, m | 4.20 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 MTU MD872 diesels |
| Power, h. p. | 5600 |
| Max speed, kts | 17 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil 250 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 3500(14) |
| Armament | 2 x 2 - 40/70 Breda-Bofors 106, mines |
| Electronic equipment | radar |
| Complement | 65 |
Standard scale images
Sachsenwald 1975
Graphics
Sachsenwald 1979
Project history
Projected under the auxiliary shipbuilding programme of 1959, both units were designed in 1963 and ordered in 1965. Officially, they were Type 762 mine transports, but they had full minelaying capabilities. All decks had minerails, the stern had four hatch-covered launching ramps and two rails on deck lead to the sideward launching positions. Their crane equipment enabled them to supply other ships with mines.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
