Bottrop class

*Bottrop* class
	two ships of the LST-542 class
Ship data
country	United States (1945–1960) Germany (1960–1972) Netherlands (from 1970) Turkey (from 1972) ; ; ;
Ship type	Mine layers; ex-US armored landing ships
Shipyard	Mission Valley Bridge and Iron Co., Evansville, IN.
Launch of the type ship	1945
Units built	3
period of service	1961 to 1972
From 1945
length	99.97 m ( Lüa )
width	15.24 m
Draft	Max. Bow: 2.51 m; Stern: 4.29 m
displacement	1625 t
crew	13 officers ; 104 men
From 1964
length	101.37 m ( Lüa )
width	15.28 m
Draft	Max. 3.98 m
displacement	4140 t
Machine system
machine	2 × General Motors 12-567A
Machine ; performance	900 hp (662 kW)
Top ; speed	11 kn (20 km / h)
propeller	2
Armament
	2 × 40 mm twin guns with Mk 51 fire control system ; 4 × 40 mm guns; 12 × 20 mm guns;

The miners of the Bottrop class (370) (before conversion class 765) of the German Navy were former landing ships of the American type LST -542, which were converted into mine layers in Germany .

The units were acquired by the US Navy in 1960 at a price of DM 340,000.00 each and converted into mine layers by MWB Motorenwerke Bremerhaven . In 1964, the Bottrop and Bochum were put into service and assigned to the mine ship squadron , from 1965 the mine-laying squadron. The Bamberg was only about 60% completed and finally sold to the Netherlands .

After decommissioning in 1972, they were given to Turkey .

units

Identifier	Surname	class	period of service	Whereabouts
N 120 / A 1404	Bochum	765/370	04/09/1964 - 09/14/1971	1972 sold to Turkey: TCG Sancaktar (N-121)
N 121 / A 1405	Bottrop	765/370	02/06/1964 - 09/28/1971	1972 sold to Turkey: TCG Bayraktar (NL-120)
A 1403	Bamberg	765/370	never put into service for the German Navy	1970 sold to the Netherlands

Bottrop class

units

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