Lazarettschiffe Marburg

Stats

Name:Marburg
TypeS/P
Construction Yard
(Yard No.)
Burmeister & Wain, Copenhagen
(283)
Launched1912
Commissioned1912
Weight, metric tons2950
Weight, BRT1618
Length, meters82,42
Width, meters11,98
Depth, meters4,90
EnginesOne 4cyl. expansion engine,
1 shaft, 3 boilers
Horsepower, HP2300 induced
Speed, knots14,5
Range, nautical miles
(Max.)
? at 14 knots using 100t coal
Patients/Medical staff?/?
Crew?
ArmamentNone
OwnerDet Forenede Dampskibsselskab A/S, Copenhagen

History

  • Completed as Danish S/P Aarhus;
  • 18.4.44 seized by the KM as tender, Admiral der Uboote;
  • 18.1.45 into service as the hospital ship Marburg;
  • Returned 5.45, Aarhus;
  • 1949 Botnia;
  • Later became accommodation hulk Huso-Werft;
  • 2.73 to P & W McLean, Bo’ness for scrapping.