Name
FRANKEN
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Position
54° 32’ 18,60" N
018° 57’ 58,90" E
Movie:camera Śławek Paćko:
http://www.vimeo.com/3617762.
History of duty
FRANKEN
Tanker oiler with mechanical drive. Driven with four 9 cylinders Diesel engines. Equipped wiyh two screws with regular stroke.She was built in shipyard Deutche Wrek Kiel in 1937 year. However ship was not delivered to use before the begining of II WW. The hulk was launched 08.03.1939. After begining of war the works were provided slowly, only when the shipyard did not have more urgent works. In 1942 year Franken was towed away to Burmeister & Wain shipyard in Copenhagen, where she was finished and started his service on 17.03.1943. The tanker oiler operated only in Baltic Sea region as provider for battleship the Prinz the Eugen. She provided torpedo ships and minesweeping ships. She was sunk by Soviet bombers near Hel 08.04.1945 year.
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Dimensions
Total length 177 m
Width 22 m
Draft 10,2 m
Recorded capacity 22850 BRT
crew 94 - 208 persons dependended on mission character
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Drive
Equipped with four 9 cylinders Diesel engines
2 screw, maximum speed 12,6 knot
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Armament
Three cannon 150 mm
16 anti-aircraft gun 2,0 cm
2 anti-aircraft gun 3,7 cm.
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Depths
The smallest depth on wreck 47 m
Depth on bottom 72 m
