Stats| Name: | Giessen | | Type | T/P | Construction Yard
(Yard No.) | Cammell Laird & Co., Birkenhead
(887) | | Launched | 9.5.24 | | Commissioned | 1924 | | Weight, metric tons | 5800 | | Weight, BRT | 4397 | | Length, meters | 115,11 | | Width, meters | 16,25 | | Depth, meters | 5,42 | | Engines | Two Parsons Turbines,
2 shafts, 6 boilers | | Horsepower, HP | 6600 | | Speed, knots | 19 | Range, nautical miles
(Max.) | ? at 19 knots using 210t oil | | Patients/Medical staff | 448/? | | Crew | ? | | Armament | None | | Owner | Ministère de la Marine Marchande (Cie. Generale Transatlantique),Marseille |
History- Completed as French T/P Gouverneur Général Chanzy;
- 1940 seized by the Italians: Nicastro;
- 27.11.42 German accommodation ship (charter);
- Returned 14.2.43;
- Seized by the Germans 9.43;
- Began conversion to hospital ship Giessen on 15.5.44;
- Conversion was given up 17.8.44, and the ship was released for use as a blockship;
- Scuttled 8.44 in La Ciotat;
- Raised 1.5.45 and repaired: Gouverneur Général Chanzy;
- Scrapped 1962 in Italy
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