Dimensions
- Size
- 1794 t
- Length
- 86,71 m
- Beam
- 12,62 m
- Draft
- 5,8 m
86,71 mOverall length
1794 tDisplacement
13 knMaximum speed
260Mine capacity
Design and service
The story of Niedersachsen
The former french transport Guyane was taken over by Italy as Acqui on 04.12.1942. After the Italian surrender, the ship was taken over by German troops on 12.12.1943. Commissioned as mine layer on 20.12.1943, it was sunk by the British submarine Upstart near Toulon at 43°02'06" 06°01'ß7"E on 15.02.1944.
At a glance
Technical profile
Dimensions, armament and performance.
Armament
- 10.5 cm guns
- 2
- 6.9 cm guns
- 2
- 2 cm guns
- 12
- Mines
- 260
Performance
- Machinery and speed
- 2100 shp, 13 kn
Construction record
Niedersachsen
- Laid down
- Burgmeister & Wain Kopenhagen, 1934
- Launched
- 1934
- Fate
- sunk on 12.02.1944