Brandenburg 1943
| Laid down as French transport ship Kita |
Contruction Data
| Laid down: |
Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée SA La Seyne, 1936 |
| Launched: |
1936 |
| Commissioned: |
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| Fate: |
sunk 21.09.1943 |
| Costs: |
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Technical Data
| Size: |
3894t |
| Length: |
106,7 m |
| Beam: |
13,16 m |
| Draft: |
5,7 m |
| Armament: |
3 x 10,5 cm; 3 x 3,7 cm; 18 x 2 cm; 6 depth charge launcher;
225-260 Mines |
| Performance: |
4800 shp, 15 kn |
History
The former french transport Kita
was captured by German troops in December 1942. First planned to be used as fast escort vessel SG8
, it was decided to modify it to a minelayer. Commissioned on 01.05.1943 it was sunk on 21.09.1943 by the British submarine Unseen
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