81,90 mOverall length
1257 tDisplacement
130Mine capacity

Design and service

The story of Herta

The Seebäderschiff Herta was first used as auxiliary hospital ship Hilfslazarettschiff E. From September 1914 on, it was used as mine layer, mainly operating in the Baltic Sea. Until 1917, it was used for various mine laying operations there. In 1919 it was again used as a civilian Seebäderschiff. During World War II, it was used as a floating barrack for the 25th U-Boat flotilla and taken over by Greece after the war as Heimara. On 19.01.1947 it was hit by a mine left over from World War 2 and sunk off Piraeus.

At a glance

Technical profile

Dimensions, armament and performance.

Dimensions

Size
1257 t
Length
81,90 m
Beam
10,35 m
Draft
4,11 m

Armament

Weapons and mines
2 x revolver cannons; 130 mines

Performance

Machinery and speed
2600 shp, 16kn

Construction record

Herta

Laid down
Stettiner Oderwerke A.G. Stettin, 1905
Launched
April 1905
Fate
sunk 19.01.1947