Profile drawing of Oldenburg
66,12 mOverall length
1141 tDisplacement
7 knMaximum speed
136-145Mine capacity

Design and service

The story of Oldenburg

The Italian water tanker Garigiliano was captured by German troops on 13.09.1943. First used as escort vessel Dwarsläufer from Novermber 1943 on, it was used as mine layer Oldenburg since February 1944. After an air attack on 12.05.1944, the engine room was destroyed. Repaired at the end of 1944 it was again used until the end of the war. Renamed with its original name and used in its original task, the ship was used until 1952 when it was scrapped.

At a glance

Technical profile

Dimensions, armament and performance.

Dimensions

Size
1141 t
Length
66,12 m
Beam
10,05 m
Draft
4,20 m

Armament

3.7 cm guns
2
2 cm guns
14
Mines
136–145

Performance

Machinery and speed
600 shp, 7 kn

Construction record

Oldenburg

Laid down
Cantieri del Tireno Riva Trigosa, 1933
Launched
08.05.1934
Commissioned
22.02.1934
Fate
scrapped 1952