In Service: 1943 to 1 July 1974
Ordered:
Builder: Abeking
& Rasmussen, Lemwerder
Construction No: 3588
Laid down:
Launched: 17 February 1943
Commissioned: 1943
Type: 1936-42 Type R-boat/Räumboot
Class: R21 Class
Displacement: tons standard 135 tons full load
Length: 37.6 m
Beam: 5.82 m
Draft: 1.51 m
Propulsion: 2 × MWM 6 × cylinder 4 stroke
diesel engines producing up to 1,800 ehp
Propellers: 2 × Voith-Schneider
Speed: 20 knots
Range: 900 nautical miles at 15 knots
Crew: 38 men and officers
Armament:
6 × 2 cm MG L/65 C/30
carried 6000 rounds
Armour
Aircraft:
Electronics:
Operators: Kriegsmarine
Variants:
Other: R-boats
Articles:
The R120 R-boat (Räumboot) was built in the 1940s by
Abeking
& Rasmussen shipyard located in Lemwerder, Germany as a minesweeper or escort vessel for the Kriegsmarine.
And which served in the
1.
Räumbootsflottille and
4.
Räumbootsflottille during World War II.
And after the capitulation of the Third Reich was employed in the
German Mine Sweeping Administration (GMSA) and
United
States Labour Service Unit B (LSU-B) which were controlled
by the allies.
1943
The R-boat R120 is commissioned.
1943
The R-boat R120 becomes operational with the
1.
Räumbootsflottille.
1943
The R-boat R120 becomes operational with the
4.
Räumbootsflottille.
1945
The R-boat R120 serves with the
German Mine Sweeping Administration (GMSA).
1 December 1947
The R-boat R120 is seized as a prize of war by the USA.
29 June 1948
The R-boat R120 is transferred to the Münster waterways
directorate as an accommodation vessel.
18 October 1949
The R-boat R120 is transferred to W Schnaas of Neuwied where
the R120 was converted to the Rhine tug Dorothea.
15 September 1953
The Dorothea serves with the
United
States Labour Service Unit B (LSU-B) as the USN 139.
1956
The USN 139 is renamed to Skorpion whilst serving with the
German Federal Navy (Bundesmarine).
3 August 1962
The Skorpion is removed from active service and is used as
the accommodation vessel WBRXVI.
1 July 1974
The WBRXVI is transferred to the naval fellowship at Borkum
as the accommodation vessel Skorpion.
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
