In Service: 11 November 1944 to 1947
Ordered:
Builder: Burmester,
Burg-Lesum
Construction No: 2866
Laid down:
Launched: 1944
Commissioned: 11 November 1944
Type: 1937-43 Type R-boat/Räumboot
Class: R25 Class
Displacement: 140 tons standard 148 tons full load
Length: 39.35 m
Beam: 5.72 m
Draft: 1.61 m
Propulsion: 2 × MWM RS 127 Su 6 × cylinder
4 stroke diesel engines producing up to 2,550 ehp
Propellers: 2 × Voith-Schneider
Speed: 22.5 knots
Range: 1,000 nautical miles at 15 knots
Crew: 40 men and officers
Armament:
1 × 3.7 cm L/83 SK C/30
carried 1000 rounds
6 × 2 cm MG L/65 C/30
carried 2000 rounds
12 mines
Armour
Aircraft:
Electronics:
Operators: Kriegsmarine
Variants:
Other: R-boats
Articles:
The R259 R-boat (Räumboot) was built in the 1940s by
Burmester
shipyard located in Burg-Lesum, Germany as a minesweeper or escort vessel for the Kriegsmarine.
And which served in the
1.
Räumbootsflottille and
14.
Räumbootsflottille during World War II.
And after the surrender of Germany was employed in the
German Mine Sweeping Administration (GMSA) which was controlled
by the allies.
11 November 1944
The R-boat R259 is commissioned.
1944 between 1945
The R-boat R259 becomes operational with the
1.
Räumbootsflottille and
14.
Räumbootsflottille.
1945
The R-boat R259 serves with the
German Mine Sweeping Administration (GMSA).
3 September 1945
The R-boat R259 is seized as a prize of war by the Danish.
1945
The R-boat R259 is renamed MR259 however, this vessel was
never recommissioned.
1947
The MR259 is transferred to Britain, 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
