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.jpg) Tanga at sea, 1939
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| History | |
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 Nazi Germany | |
| Name | Tanga |
| Namesake | Tanga, Tanzania |
| Builder | Neptun Werft |
| Launched | 4 December 1937 |
| Commissioned | 21 January 1939 |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1967 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Depot ship |
| Displacement | 2,620 tonnes (2,580 long tons) at full load |
| Length | 96.2 m (315 ft 7 in) |
| Beam | 13.63 m (44 ft 9 in) |
| Draft | 4.34 m (14 ft 3 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 27.5 knots (50.9 km/h) |
| Complement | 225 crew |
| Armament |
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Tanga was a fleet tender serving the Kriegsmarine. The second ship of this type in the navy, which served as accommodation for the crews of the Schnellboote and as a fuel, ammunition, fresh water and food depot for them.