Berlin A

Hospital Ship

Service Data

In Service: 17 September 1925 to 31 January 1945

Production Data

Ordered:
Builder: Bremer Vulkan, Vegesack
Construction No:
Laid down:
Launched: 23 March 1925
Commissioned: 17 September 1925

Technical Data

Type: Hospital ship / Lazarettschiffe
Class:

Displacement: 23,480 tons
Length: waterline 174.3 m overall
Beam: 20.98 m
Draft: 9.4 m
Propulsion: 2 × 4 cylinder triple acting expansion engines, 2 × shafts, 6 × boilers producing up to 12000 hp
Propellers: 2
Speed: 16.5 knots
Range: 12,500 nautical miles at 16 knots
Crew: men and officers
Armament: none
Armour
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Electronics:
Operators: Kriegsmarine
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Other: Hospital ships
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History

Career

17 September 1925
The Hospital ship Berlin A is commissioned.

31 January 1945
The Hospital ship Berlin A is sunk.

Commanders

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Sources

German Warships, 1815-1945: Major Surface Vessels.
ISBN-10: 0851775330

German Warships, 1815-1945: U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels.
ISBN-10: 155750301X

German warships of the Second World War.
ISBN-10: 0668040378

For a complete list of sources