German aviso Grille (1935)
Grille in 1935
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 Nazi Germany
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| Name: | Grille |
| Namesake: | Grille (I) |
| Builder: | Blohm + Voss, Hamburg |
| Laid down: | June 1934 |
| Launched: | 15 December 1934 |
| Commissioned: | 19 May 1935 |
| Fate: | Scrapped 1951 |
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| Type: | Aviso |
| Displacement: | 3,430 long tons (3,490 t) |
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| Beam: | 13.5 m (44 ft) |
| Draft: | 4.20 m (13.8 ft) |
| Installed power: | 2 × Benson-high-pressure steam boiler |
| Propulsion: | 2 × geared turbines, 2 shafts |
| Speed: | 26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph) |
| Range: | 9,500 nmi (17,600 km; 10,900 mi) |
| Complement: | 248 |
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The aviso Grille was ordered as Flottentender "C" (Fleet Tender "C") and her keel was laid down in June 1934 at the Blohm + Voss shipyard in Hamburg, Germany. She was built to be the official German state yacht in 1935.
Grille was 115 meters (377 ft) long at the waterline and 135 m (443 ft) long overall. She had a beam of 13.5 m (44 ft) and a draft of 4.2 m (14 ft). Her standard displacement was 2,560 long tons (2,600 t), and at full combat load, her displacement rose to 3,430 long tons (3,490 t). The ship's propulsion system consisted of two high-pressure geared turbines manufactured by Blohm & Voss, with steam provided by two Benson water-tube boilers. Grille was equipped with these turbines to test them before they were installed in new destroyers. The engines were rated at 22,000 shaft horsepower (16,000 kW), for a top speed of 26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph). She had a cruising radius of 9,500 nautical miles (17,600 km; 10,900 mi).
She was armed with three 12.7 cm SK C/34 naval guns in individual mountings, four 3.7 cm SK C/30 anti-aircraft guns in two dual mounts, and four 2 cm C/30 anti-aircraft guns in a single quadruple mount. Grille had provisions to carry up to 228 naval mines. The ship had a crew of 248 officers and men.
Grille was built by Blohm & Voss in Hamburg: she was launched on 15 December 1934, and was commissioned in May 1935. Until the outbreak of World War II, the Grille represented the Nazi State and Chief of the Naval Staff.
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