German minelayer Hansestadt Danzig

Postcard of Hansestadt Danzig in Swinoujscie, around 1934–1938
History
Nazi Germany
NameHansestadt Danzig
NamesakeGdańsk
OwnerSeedienst Ostpreußen
BuilderOderwerke
Launched17 March 1926
Commissioned14 July 1926
HomeportSwinemünde
FateRequisitioned by Kriegsmarine, 1939
Nazi Germany
OperatorKriegsmarine
CommissionedAugust 1939
FateSunk by mine, 1941
General characteristics
TypeMinelayer
Tonnage2,225 GRT
Length85.4 m (280 ft 2 in)
Beam11.7 m (38 ft 5 in)
Propulsion4,700 kW (6,300 hp)
Speed16 knots (30 km/h)
Complement225 crew
Armament

The Hansestadt Danzig was a German passenger ship from 1926 to 1939 serving the East Prussian Sea Service for Norddeutscher Lloyd. In 1939 she was converted by the Kriegsmarine to a troop transport and minelayer. She sank in 1941 when she ran into a minefield.