Dimensions
- Size
- 1975 t
- Length
- 94,50 m
- Beam
- 12,10 m
- Draft
- 3,15 m
94,50 mOverall length
1975 tDisplacement
200Mine capacity
Design and service
The story of Lothringen
The French ferry Londres was captured in July 1940 while still being under construction. Completed in December 1941 it was first used as a mine ship, in 1943 it was assigned as a target ship for U-Boats. Used as a mine layer from July 1944 on, it survived the war and was sold to Britain and Greece. In April 1966 it burned out in the harbor of Piraeus.
At a glance
Technical profile
Dimensions, armament and performance.
Armament
- 8.8 cm guns
- 2
- 3.7 cm guns
- 2
- 2 cm guns
- 3
- Mines
- 200
Performance
- Machinery and speed
- 22000 shp, 24kn
Construction record
Lothringen
- Laid down
- Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée SA Le Havre, 1941
- Launched
- 19.12.1941
- Commissioned
- 1942
- Fate
- burned out 14.04.1966