In Service: 1945 to November 1979
Ordered:
Builder: Abeking
& Rasmussen, Lemwerder
Construction No: 3772
Laid down:
Launched: 22 January 1945
Commissioned: 1945
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 R150 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 the Second World War.
And after the surrender of Germany was employed in the
German Mine Sweeping Administration (GMSA) and
United
States Labour Service Unit B (LSU-B) which were controlled
by the allies.
1945
The R-boat R150 is commissioned.
1945
The R-boat R150 becomes operational with the
1.
Räumbootsflottille.
1945
The R-boat R150 becomes operational with the
4.
Räumbootsflottille.
1945
The R-boat R150 serves with the
German Mine Sweeping Administration (GMSA).
1 December 1947
The R-boat R150 is seized as a prize of war by the USA.
16 June 1948
The R-boat R150 is transferred to Nord Taucherbetrieb, Lübeck,
for use as a diving boat.
5 September 1949
The R-boat R150 is transferred to A van Holt of Hamburg,
as a Rhine tug.
15 September 1953
The R-boat R150 serves with the
United
States Labour Service Unit B (LSU-B) as the USN 150.
11 December 1956
The USN 150 is renamed to UW 5 whilst serving with the German
Federal Navy (Bundesmarine).
28 April 1967
The UW 5 is taken out of active service.
1967
The UW 5 is transferred to the naval cadets at Kiel as the
accommodation vessel Schleswig-Holstein.
November 1979
The Schleswig-Holstein is transferred to the Eberhardt dockyard,
Arnis.
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
