Marinefährprahm
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The Marinefährprahm (MFP, naval ferry barge) was the largest landing craft operated by the German Kriegsmarine during World War II. The MFP was used for transport, minelaying, as an escort and a gunboat in the Mediterranean, Baltic and Black Seas as well as the English Channel and Norwegian coastal waters. Originally developed for Operation Sea Lion the proposed invasion of England, the first of these ships was commissioned on 16 April 1941, with approximately 700 being completed by the end of war. Allied sources sometimes refer to this class of vessel as a "Flak Lighter" or "F-lighter".[1]
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Marinefährprahm | |
Class overview | |
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Builders | various |
Operators |
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Preceded by | none |
Succeeded by | Einheitslandungsboot |
Subclasses | A–D, MZ, AF, AT, KF |
Built | about 700 |
In commission | 1941–1945 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Landing Craft |
Displacement | 220–239t |
Length | 47.04–49.84 m (154 ft 4 in – 163 ft 6 in) |
Beam | 6.53–6.59 m (21 ft 5 in – 21 ft 7 in) |
Draught | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Propulsion | 3 Deutz Diesel 390HP |
Speed | 10.5 kn (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) empty |
Range | max. 1,340 nmi (2,480 km; 1,540 mi) at 7 kn (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) |
Capacity | 85–140t |
Complement | 17–25 |
Armament | 2 × 2cm AA, 1 × 3.7cm AA, 1 × 7.5cm |
Armour | 20 mm (0.79 in) |
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