Niobe (schooner)

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

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.