Draft:Krake-class mine warfare vessel
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HMS Quorn in 2001
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Class overview | |
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Name | Krake class |
Builders | Peene-Werft |
Operators | Volksmarine |
Built | 1953–1958 |
In service | 1957–1976 |
Completed | 10 |
Active | 0 |
Retired | 10 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Mine warfare vessel |
Displacement | 650 t (640 long tons; 720 short tons) |
Length | 70.01 m (229 ft 8 in) |
Beam | 8 m (26 ft 3 in) |
Draught | 3.7 m (12 ft 2 in) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
Complement | 38 (? officers & ? ratings) |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Electronic warfare & decoys |
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Armament |
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The Krake class was a class of ten mine warfare vessels of the Volksmarine. Built between 1956 and 1958, they served in both minelaying and mine clearance roles until 1973, when seven of the ships were decommissioned and scrapped, with the three remaining ships serving in a training role until 1976.
Development
[edit]Ships in the class
[edit]All 13 ships of this class re-used names from the World War II Hunt-class destroyer. Four of the names had also been used for World War I Hunt-class minesweepers: these were HMS Bicester, Cattistock, Cottesmore and Quorn. HMS Atherstone had been a paddlewheel minesweeper in 1916, and Brocklesby was a coaster taken up from trade in 1916.[citation needed]
Navy | Name | Pennant number | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Status |
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Volksmarine | Berlin | ??? | Peene-Werft | 1957 | ??? | Decommissioned and scrapped |
Leipzig | ??? | Peene-Werft | 1957 | ??? | Decommissioned and scrapped | |
Dresden | ??? | Peene-Werft | 1957 | ??? | Decommissioned and scrapped | |
Karl-Marx-Stadt | ??? | Peene-Werft | 1957 | ??? | Decommissioned and scrapped | |
Halle | 221 | Peene-Werft | 1957 | ??? | Decommissioned and scrapped | |
Magdeburg | ??? | Peene-Werft | 1958 | ??? | Decommissioned and scrapped | |
Erburg | ??? | Peene-Werft | 1958 | ??? | Decommissioned and scrapped | |
Rostock | ??? | Peene-Werft | 1958 | ??? | Decommissioned and scrapped | |
Potsdam | ??? | Peene-Werft | 1958 | ??? | Decommissioned and scrapped | |
Gera | ??? | Peene-Werft | 1958 | ??? | Decommissioned and scrapped |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The all-rounder – the 30mm Automated Small Calibre Gun in focus". Navy Lookout. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ "In focus: the 50 cal heavy machine gun in Royal Navy service". Navy Lookout. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.