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German tanker Spichern
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For other ships with the same name, see MS Krossfonn.
Spichern was a motor tanker that was built in Denmark for Norwegian owners and launched in 1935 as Krossfonn. In 1940 the German navy captured her, renamed her Spichern and converted her into an oiler. In 1944 she was damaged in an air raid and then scuttled.
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![]() Krossfonn in 1935 | |
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Namesake |
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Owner |
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Operator |
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Port of registry |
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Builder | Odense Staalskibsværft, Odense |
Launched | 16 May 1935 |
Completed | August 1935 |
Out of service | 1944–49 |
Refit | 1947–49,1955 |
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Fate | Scuttled 1944, raised 1947, scrapped 1964 |
General characteristics | |
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Tonnage | |
Length | 480.5 ft (146.5 m) |
Beam | 65.0 ft (19.8 m) |
Draught | 28 ft 0 in (8.53 m) |
Depth | 35.6 ft (10.9 m) |
Decks | 1 |
Installed power | 728 NHP, 4,700 bhp |
Propulsion |
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Spichern was raised in 1947, rebuilt, renamed Ringfjell and returned to Norwegian merchant service in 1949. She was converted into a bulk carrier in 1955, renamed Ringsaker in 1961 and scrapped in 1964.