&sq=&lang=&file=File:Schwabenland.jpg) Schwabenland before 1939
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| History | |
|---|---|
  Weimar / Nazi Germany | |
| Name | MS Schwabenland |
| Namesake | The region of Swabia in Germany |
| Launched | 1925 |
| Completed | July 1925 |
| Refit | 1934 |
| Fate | Loaded with poison gas shells and scuttled, 31 December 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Steamship |
| Tonnage | 8,500 GRT |
| Propulsion | Twin diesel screws |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Aviation facilities | Crane and catapult for flying boats |
MS Schwabenland was a German catapult ship owned by the Deutsche Luft Hansa. It took part in the 1938-1939 Third German Antarctic Expedition.[1]
- ^ "The Schwabenland in the Antarctic". The Geographical Journal. 95 (1). The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers): 52–54. January 1940. doi:10.2307/1788684. JSTOR 1788684.