Seaplane Tenders

German "Answald" - Converted Merchant Ship -

	Converted from a merchant vessel at Imperial Shipyard Danzig and commissioned as Answald (FS 1). Unsuitable for service as seaplane tender she was used as torpedo boat depot ship. She was ceded to Great Britain post war, reconverted to a merchant ship and finally scrapped in1933.

	Technical Data
	Completed: Displacement: Dimensions: Propulsion: Max. Speed: Endurance: Crew:	1915 (as seaplane carrier) 5,401 ts 134 × 16.6 x 7.3  m 2,800 ihp; 3 boilers; 1 VTE; 1 shaft 11 kts ? 107
	Tactical Data
	Armament: Aircrafts:	2x 86 cal 45 2-3 (carried up to 6)

	Quellen/Sources: GG Updated: 11/29/06 © hgs 01/99