German tanker Spichern

For other ships with the same name, see MS Krossfonn.

History
Name	Krossfonn (1935-1940) Spichern (1940-1949) Ringfjell (1949-1961) Ringsaker (1961-1964)
Namesake	Battle of Spicheren
Owner	Skibs-A/S Dalfonn (Sigval Bergesen), Stavanger (1935-1940) Nazi Germany (1940-1945) Ringdals Rederi A/S, Oslo (1949-1961) Sameiet Ringsaker (1961-1964)
Builder	Odense Staalskibsværft, Odense
Completed	August 1935
Fate	Sold for scrapping in February 1964
General characteristics
Class and type	Motor tanker (1935-1955) Bulk carrier (1955-1964)
Tonnage	9,323 GRT (1935-1949) 9,640 GRT (1949-1955) 9,789 GRT (1955-1964) 5,550 NRT (as built)
Length	480.5 ft (146.46 m)
Beam	65 ft (19.81 m)
Propulsion	2 x 7 cylinder engines, 4700 bhp

Spichern was a German supply ship of World War II.

She was originally the Norwegian tanker Krossfonn, captured by the German auxiliary cruiser Widder in June 1940. On 26 May 1941 she supplied 2660 tons of fuel to the German cruiser Prinz Eugen during Operation Rheinübung, two days after Prinz Eugen separated from the battleship Bismarck.

She was scuttled in Brest on 31 August 1944, raised and put back into Norwegian service post-war.

References

• Busch, Fritz-Otto (1975). Prinz Eugen. London: First Futura Publications. ISBN 0-8600-72339.