In Service: 1941 to 1953
Ordered:
Builder: Abeking
& Rasmussen, Lemwerder
Construction No: 3406
Laid down:
Launched: 25 April 1941
Commissioned: 1941
Type: 1936-42 Type R-boat/Räumboot
Class: R21 Class
Displacement: tons standard 135 tons full load
Length: 37.8 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 R71 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
17.
Räumbootsflottille during the Second World War.
And after the capitulation of the Third Reich was employed in the
German Mine Sweeping Administration (GMSA) which was controlled
by the allies.
1941
The R-boat R71 is commissioned.
1941
The R-boat R71 becomes operational with the
1.
Räumbootsflottille.
1944
The R-boat R71 becomes operational with the
17.
Räumbootsflottille.
1945
The R-boat R71 serves with the
German Mine Sweeping Administration (GMSA).
5 December 1947
The R-boat R71 is seized as a prize of war by the USA.
1948
The R-boat R71 is transferred to Bremen as an accommodation
ship.
April 1951
The R-boat R71 is renamed to Martha II.
6 April 1953
The Martha II is sunk of Bremen in Europa harbour.
June 1953
The Martha II is refloated and then cannibalised and broken
up, and scrapped.
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
