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Niobe (schooner)
Training schooner of the Reichsmarine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Segelschulschiff Niobe was a tall ship used by the Reichsmarine to train cadets and aspiring NCOs. She sank during a white squall on 26 July 1932, with the loss of 69 lives. A memorial monument to Niobe was erected at Gammendorfer Strand on Fehmarn island, within view of the site of the sinking.
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Name | Niobe |
Namesake | Niobe |
Builder | Frederikshavns Værft og Flydedok[1] |
Launched | 2 August 1913[2] |
In service | 30 April 1923[2] |
Captured | 21 November 1916 |
Fate | Sunk 26 July 1932 off Fehmarn[2] |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | training vessel |
Displacement | 645 t (635 long tons)[1] |
Length | 46.1 m (151 ft 3 in)[1] |
Beam | 9.17 m (30 ft 1 in)[1] |
Draught | 5.2 m (17 ft 1 in)[1] |
Propulsion | 1 Bolinder 2-cylinder two-stroke engine of 160 shp (120 kW)[1] |
Sail plan | 943 m2 (10,150 sq ft)+40 m2 (430 sq ft)[1] |
Speed | 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h; 8.6 mph)[1] |
Complement | 7 officers, 27 men, and up to 65 cadets[1] |
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