In Service: 1935 to 1947
Ordered:
Builder: Abeking
& Rasmussen, Lemwerder
Construction No: 2874
Laid down:
Launched: 29 August 1935
Commissioned: 1935
Type: 1934 Type R-boat/Räumboot
Class: R17 Class
Displacement: tons standard 128 tons full load
Length: 36.9 m
Beam: 5.44 m
Draft: 1.38 m
Propulsion: 2 × MAN 8 × cylinder 4 stroke
diesel engines producing up to 1,836 ehp
Propellers: 2 × Voith-Schneider
Speed: 21.2 knots
Range: 900 nautical miles at 15 knots
Crew: 17 men and officers
Armament:
2 × 2 cm MG L/65 C/30
carried 2000 rounds
12 mines
Armour
Aircraft:
Electronics:
Operators: Kriegsmarine
Variants:
Other: R-boats
Articles:
The R18 R-boat (Räumboot) was built in the 1930s by
Abeking
& Rasmussen shipyard located in Lemwerder, Germany
as a minesweeper or escort vessel for the Kriegsmarine.
And which served in the
1.
Räumbootsflottille,
14.
Räumbootsflottille during World War II.
And after the surrender of Germany was employed in the
25.
Räumbootsflottille,
German
Mine Sweeping Administration (GMSA) and the
United
States Labour Service Unit B (LSU-B) which were all controlled
by the allies.
1935
The R-boat R18 is commissioned.
1937
The R-boat R18 becomes operational with the
1.
Räumbootsflottille.
1943
The R-boat R18 becomes operational with the
14.
Räumbootsflottille.
1945
The R-boat R18 serves with the
United
States Labour Service Unit B (LSU-B).
1945
The R-boat R18 serves with the
German
Mine Sweeping Administration (GMSA).
1 December 1945
The R-boat R18 is seized as a prize of war by the Danish Navy.
1947
The R-boat R18 is cannibalised and broken up, and scrapped
In Britain.
German Warships, 1815-1945: Major Surface Vessels.
ISBN-10: 0851775330
German Warships, 1815-1945: U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels.
ISBN-10: 155750301X
German warships of the Second World War.
ISBN-10: 0668040378
For a complete list of
sources
