In Service: 1944 to 1978
Ordered:
Builder: Abeking
& Rasmussen, Lemwerder
Construction No: 3760
Laid down:
Launched: 7 April 1944
Commissioned: 1944
Type: 1937-43 Type R-boat/Räumboot
Class: R25 Class
Displacement: 150 tons standard 155 tons full load
Length: 41.05 m
Beam: 5.8 m
Draft: 1.67 m
Propulsion: 2 × MWM 6 × cylinder 4 stroke
diesel engines producing up to 2,155 ehp
Propellers: 2 × Voith-Schneider
Speed: 19.8 knots
Range: 900 nautical miles at 15 knots
Crew: 41 men and officers
Armament:
1 × 3.7 cm L/83 SK C/30 later
carried 1000 rounds
2 × 2 cm MG L/65 C/30
carried 2000 rounds
10 mines
Armour
Aircraft:
Electronics:
Operators: Kriegsmarine
Variants:
Other: R-boats
Articles:
The R138 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
4.
Räumbootsflottille and
13.
Räumbootsflottille during the Second World War.
And after the surrender of Germany was employed in the
German Mine Sweeping Administration (GMSA),
German
Mine Sweeping Formation Cuxhaven (MRVC) and
United
States Labour Service Unit B (LSU-B) which were controlled
by the allies.
1944
The R-boat R138 is commissioned.
1944 between 1945
The R-boat R138 becomes operational with the
4.
Räumbootsflottille and
13.
Räumbootsflottille.
1945
The R-boat R138 serves with the
German Mine Sweeping Administration (GMSA).
1 November 1947
The R-boat R138 is seized as a prize of war by the USA.
1 January 1948
The R-boat R138 serves with the
German
Mine Sweeping Formation Cuxhaven (MRVC).
1 July 1951
The R-boat R138 serves with the
United
States Labour Service Unit B (LSU-B) as the USN 138.
19 June 1956
The USN 138 is renamed to Castor whilst serving with the German
Federal Navy (Bundesmarine).
23 February 1962
The Castor is taken out of active service and is used as the
accommodation vessel WBRXI.
19 September 1969
The WBRXI is transferred to Wilhelmshaven as the accommodation
vessel Schlicktau.
1978
The Schlicktau is 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
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