Seaplane Tenders

German "Oswald" - Converted Merchant Ship -

	Launched as merchant Owestry at JL Thompson & Sons in November 1905. Interneted at Danzig in 1914. Commissioned as minesweeper depot ship and renamed Oswald in 1917.
	Converted to seaplane tender in 1918. Ceded to England in 1919 and sold to Japan in 1924. Sunk as Eian Maru by US aircraft in July 1945.

	Technical Data
	Completed: Displacement: Dimensions: Propulsion: Max. Speed: Endurance: Crew:	1918 as seaplane carrier 3,657 ts 113 × 15.2 x 6.7  m 2,200 ihp; 2 boilers; 1 VTE; 1 shaft 10 kts ? 95
	Tactical Data
	Armament: Aircrafts:	2x 86 cal 45 AA 4

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