SS Oldenburg (1936)

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History
NameOldenburg
Owner
  • Oldenburg Portugiesische Dampschiffs Rhederei (1936–39)
  • Kriegsmarine (1939–41)
Port of registry
BuilderDeutsche Werft
Yard number158
Launched29 June 1936
CompletedSeptember 1936
Out of service14 April 1940
Identification
  • Code Letters DNBB
  • Pennant Number TS(K)5 (1939–41)
  • Schiff 35 (1939–41)
FateTorpedoed and sunk
General characteristics
Class and type
Tonnage2,312 GRT, 1,223 NRT
Length287 feet 9 inches (87.71 m)
Beam45 feet 8 inches (13.92 m)
Depth18 feet 1 inch (5.51 m)
Installed powerCompound steam engine, 304 nhp
PropulsionScrew propeller
Speed12.5 knots (23.2 km/h)

Oldenburg was a cargo ship that was built in 1936 by Deutsche Werft, Hamburg for the Oldenburg Portugiesische Dampschiffs Rhederei. She was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine during World War II and was designated Schiff 35. She was torpedoed and sunk in April 1940.

Description

The ship was 289 feet 9 inches (88.32 m) long, with a beam of 45 feet 8 inches (13.92 m). She had a depth of 18 feet 1 inch (5.51 m). She was assessed at 2,312 GRT, 1,223 NRT.[1]

She was powered by a four-cylinder compound steam engine, which had two cylinders of 16+916 inches (42.1 cm) diameter and two cylinders of 35+716 inches (90.0 cm) diameter by 35+716 inches (90.0 cm) stroke. The engine was built by Deutsche Werft, Hamburg. It was rated at 304 nhp and drove a screw propeller.[1] It could propel her at 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h).[2]

History

Oldenburg was built as yard number 158 by Deutsche Werft, Hamburg for the Oldenburg Portugiesische Dampschiffs Rhederei.[2] She was launched on 29 June 1936 and completed in September.[3] Her port of registry was Hamburg and the Code Letters DNBB were allocated.[1]

On 12 October 1939, she was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine. Allocated the pennant number TS(K)5 and designated Schiff 35, she was allocated to 6 Vorpostengrüppe on 23 December. On 22 January 1940, Oldenburg was placed under the control of the Führer der Sonderverband West.[3] She was used as a Q ship. On 14 April 1940, she was torpedoed and sunk in the Marstrand Fjord off Skagen, Denmark (57°50′N 11°15′E / 57.833°N 11.250°E / 57.833; 11.250) by HMS Sunfish with the loss of three of her crew.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Oldenburg (80737)" (PDF). Lloyd's Register: Steamers & Motorships. OLA-OLG (in English and French). London: Lloyd's Register. 1938–1939. Retrieved 12 February 2024 – via Southampton City Council.
  2. ^ a b Gröner 1993, p. 536.
  3. ^ a b c Gröner 1993, p. 537.
  4. ^ "Naval Events, April1940, Part 2 of 4, Monday 8th - Sunday 14th". Naval History. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
Sources
  • Gröner, Erich (1993). Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815-1945 (in German). Vol. 8/I: Flußfahrzeuge, Ujäger, Vorpostenboote, Hilfsminensucher, Küstenschutzverbände (Teil 1). Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe. ISBN 3-7637-4807-5.