In Service: 1944 to 22 December 1944
Ordered:
Builder: Abeking
& Rasmussen, Lemwerder
Construction No: 3802
Laid down:
Launched: 10 October 1944
Commissioned: 1944
Type: 1937-43 Type R-boat/Räumboot
Class: R25 Class
Displacement: 140 tons standard 150 tons full load
Length: 35.4 m
Beam: 5.55 m
Draft: 1.65 m
Propulsion: 2 × MWM RS 127 Su 6 × cylinder
4 stroke diesel engines producing up to 2,800 ehp
Propellers: 2
Speed: 25 knots
Range: 1,100 nautical miles at 15 knots
Crew: 37 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
2 × 8.6 cm rocket launchers
12 mines
Armour
Aircraft:
Electronics:
Operators: Kriegsmarine
Variants:
Other: R-boats
Articles:
The R402 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
16.
Räumbootsflottille during World War II.
1944
The R-boat R402 is commissioned.
1944
The R-boat R402 becomes operational with the
16.
Räumbootsflottille.
22 December 1944
The R-boat R402 is sunk after hitting a mine, at 0934 hrs,
North north-west of Feiestein, 13 crew casualties.
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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