 Meteor
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Meteor |
| Owner | Reichsmarine |
| Route | Atlantic Ocean |
| Builder | Kaiserliche Werft, Danzig, Germany |
| Laid down | 26 February 1914[1] |
| In service | 15 November 1924[1] |
| Homeport |  Wilhelmshaven, Germany |
| Fate | Ceded to the Soviet Union 1945, scrapped 1968 or later |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Survey vessel |
| Displacement | 1,504 tonnes[2] |
| Length | 71.10 m (233 ft 3 in)[2] |
| Beam | 10.20 m (33 ft 6 in)[2] |
| Draught | 4.00 m (13 ft 1 in)[2] |
| Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h)[2] |
| Crew | 138[2] |
| Armament | 1 × 8.8 cm (3.5 in) SK L/45 gun |
Meteor was a German survey vessel, noted for her survey work in the Atlantic Ocean between 1925 and 1927. Handed over to the Soviet Union following World War II, the ship was renamed Ekvator. Her ultimate fate is not known.