Niedersachsen 1944
| Laid down as French frighter Guyane |
Contruction Data
| Laid down: |
Burgmeister & Wain Kopenhagen, 1934 |
| Launched: |
1934 |
| Commissioned: |
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| Fate: |
sunk on 12.02.1944 |
| Costs: |
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Technical Data
| Size: |
1794 t |
| Length: |
86,71 m |
| Beam: |
12,62 m |
| Draft: |
5,8 m |
| Armament: |
2 x 10,5 cm; 2 x 6,9 cm; 12 x 2 cm; 260 Mines |
| Performance: |
2100 shp, 13 kn |
History
| The former french transport Guyane
was taken over by Italy as Acqui on 04.12.1942. After the Italian surrender, the ship was taken over by German troops on 12.12.1943. Commissioned as mine layer on 20.12.1943, it was sunk by the British submarine Upstart
near Toulon at 43°02'06"/06°01'ß7"E on 15.02.1944. |
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