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Richthofen

Flugsicherungsschiff 1943 - ?  

   Ship Info   Technical Data   Operational History   1:1250 Model 
May 1943:   Richhofen is commissioned and attached to the Erprobungsstelle Travemünde.
1943:   Sent into French waters.
14/15.08.1943:   Together with torpedo boat T24, mine hunters M275 and M 385 and the Sperrbrecher 157, Richthofen is attcked by the British cruiser Mauritius and the Canadian destroyer Iroquis . Sperrbecher 157 is sunk, both mine hunters are badly damaged.
20.04.1944:   Interned in Pasajes, Spain.
Dec 1945:   Taken over by Britain.
16.03.1946:   Given to the Soviet Union as Chibiny. Further fate unknown.

  [Groe7