German tanker Spichern

For other ships of the same name, see MS Krossfonn.

History

Name:	Krossfonn (1935-1940) Spichern (1940-1949) Ringfjell (1949-1961) Ringsaker (1961-1964)
Namesake:	Battle of Spicheren
Owner:	Skibs-A/S Dalfonn (Sigval Bergesen), Stavanger (1935-1940) Nazi Germany (1940-1945) Ringdals Rederi A/S, Oslo (1949-1961) Sameiet Ringsaker (1961-1964)
Builder:	Odense Staalskibsværft, Odense
Completed:	August 1935
Fate:	Sold for scrapping in February 1964
General characteristics
Class & type:	Motor tanker (1935-1955) Bulk carrier (1955-1964)
Tonnage:	9,323 GRT (1935-1949) 9,640 GRT (1949-1955) 9,789 GRT (1955-1964) 5,550 NRT (as built)
Length:	480.5 ft (146.46 m)
Beam:	65 ft (19.81 m)
Propulsion:	2 x 7 cylinder engines, 4700 bhp

Spichern was a German supply ship of World War II.

She was originally the Norwegian tanker Krossfonn, captured by the German auxiliary cruiser Widder in June 1940.^[1] On 26 May 1941 she supplied 2660 tons of fuel to the German cruiser Prinz Eugen during Operation Rheinübung, two days after Prinz Eugen separated from the battleship Bismarck.^[2]

She was scuttled in Brest on 31 August 1944, raised and put back into Norwegian service post-war.^[1]

References

1 2 Lawson, Siri Holm. "M/T Krossfonn". Warsailors.com. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
↑ Busch, pp. 93-94.

Busch, Fritz-Otto (1975). Prinz Eugen. London: First Futura Publications. ISBN 0-8600-72339.

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