RZS
Ladros (AML-1935)
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Captured Italian freighter, the ship was converted to an auxiliary minelayer.
This entailed installing a mine deck over the top of the three aft holds. Able
to hold 350-400 mines depending on type, the Ladros assisted in laying the
defensive minefields, and once laid this ship was the maintenance vessel.
Lightly armed with a 4" AA gun on each beam forward, then half a dozen 20mm
Oerlikons provided the rest of the armament.
| Displacement |
14,700 tons std 19,250 tons full load |
| Length |
433 ft |
| Breadth |
68 ft |
| Draught |
23 ft |
| Machinery |
2 shaft steam turbines, 14,000shp |
| Speed |
18 knots |
| Range |
14,000 miles at 12 knots |
| Armour |
nil |
| Armament |
2 x 4" (2x1)
6 x 20mm (1x2, 6x1) |
| Aircraft |
nil |
| Mines |
350-400 |
| Complement |
215 |
| Notes |
RZS Ladros (09/1935) Returned to mercantile service 1945. Scrapped
1968. |
Minefield.
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