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Begleitschiff "Gustav Nachtigal"
Begleitschiff "Gustav Nachtigal" in the Kiel-Kanal - Picture: Archives 7. SGschw
Technical Data
| Shipyard | John Cockerill S.A. Hoboken-Antwerpen |
| In Commission | 13.05.1944 - 10.05.1945 |
| Displacement | 3.700 t |
| Length | 114,0 m |
| Beam | 14,7 m |
| Draught | 6,01 m |
| Propulsion | 1 Burmeister & Wain - Dieselengine 3.800 HP |
| Shafts/Propellers | 2 - 2 |
| Speed | 17 kts |
| Complement | 225 ? |
| Armament | 3 x 10,5 cm Rapid Firing Gun |
| 6 x 3,7 cm Flak | |
| 10 x 2 cm Flak |
Specials
1940 the uncompleted ship was confiscated by the Wehrmacht at shipyard John Cockerill S.A., Antwerpen. The decision to complete and use the ship was only taken end of April 1942 due to copper shortage. One month after her comissioning the ship was sunk by an airtorpedo west of Borkum on 14.6.1944.
Begleitschiff "Gustav Nachtigal" nit by A/C Torpedo just before Sinking - Picture: Archives 7. SGschw
Begleitschiff "Gustav Nachtigall" sinking off Borkum - Picture: Archives 7. SGschw