Niobe (schooner)
Niobe, 1930 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Germany | |
| Name | Niobe |
| Namesake | Niobe |
| Builder | Frederikshavns Værft og Flydedok |
| Launched | 2 August 1913 |
| In service | 30 April 1923 |
| Captured | 21 November 1916 |
| Fate | Sunk 26 July 1932 off Fehmarn |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | training vessel |
| Displacement | 645 t (635 long tons) |
| Length | 46.1 m (151 ft 3 in) |
| Beam | 9.17 m (30 ft 1 in) |
| Draught | 5.2 m (17 ft 1 in) |
| Propulsion | 1 Bolinder 2-cylinder two-stroke engine of 160 shp (120 kW) |
| Sail plan | 943 m2 (10,150 sq ft)+40 m2 (430 sq ft) |
| Speed | 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h; 8.6 mph) |
| Complement | 7 officers, 27 men, and up to 65 cadets |
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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.