Drache 1943
| Laid down as Yugoslavian tender Zmaj. |
Contruction Data
| Laid down: |
Deutsche Werft AG Hamburg, 1929 |
| Launched: |
22.06.1929 |
| Commissioned: |
1930 (1941 in German services) |
| Fate: |
exploded 22.09.1944 |
| Costs: |
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Technical Data
| Size: |
1870 t |
| Length: |
76,50 m |
| Beam: |
13,70 m |
| Draft: |
4,00 m |
| Armament: |
2 x 8,8 cm; 5 x 3,7 cm; 13 x 2 cm; 120 Mines (all 1944) |
| Performance: |
3260 shp, 15 kn |
History
The Yugoslavian tender Zmaj
was build in Germany in 1929. It was captured by German troops in Split on 17.04.1941. First
commissioned as aircraft recovery vessel Drache
in 1941. After being used as troop transport later that year, the ship was modified into a minelayer and put into service in November 1942. In January and February 1943 it was equipped with an on-board helicopter.
On 22.09.1944 it was attacked by allied aircraft at Samos and exploded 2 hours after the attack.
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