SS Oldenburg (1936)
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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.
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Name | Oldenburg |
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Port of registry |
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Builder | Deutsche Werft |
Yard number | 158 |
Launched | 29 June 1936 |
Completed | September 1936 |
Out of service | 14 April 1940 |
Identification | |
Fate | Torpedoed and sunk |
General characteristics | |
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Tonnage | 2,312 GRT, 1,223 NRT |
Length | 287 feet 9 inches (87.71 m) |
Beam | 45 feet 8 inches (13.92 m) |
Depth | 18 feet 1 inch (5.51 m) |
Installed power | Compound steam engine, 304 nhp |
Propulsion | Screw propeller |
Speed | 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h) |
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