Light Cruiser Köln

Kriegsmarine KMS Light Cruiser Köln

Aircraft facilities and on-board accommodation:

Capacity: The ship can take 2 aircraft on board.

Accommodation: 1. Airplane on the catapult. The 2nd board aircraft can be dismantled and carried below deck.

Centrifugal device: Installation in the winter of 1934, 1x compressed air operated DWK (type FL 22) catapult of 14 m length, 360 ° swiveling (starting area is 70 ° to 100° and 255 ° to 285 °), amidships, between the chimneys at a height of 3.50 m high special structure. Expansion in January 1938.

Takeover facility: 1x heavy aircraft crane, port side next to the rear chimney. 1940 installation of a landing platform for helicopters on tower B.

 

  Missions in Spain (1936 to 1937), tests of aircraft types including helicopters

Code:	Aircraft type:	WNr:	Period:	Remarks:
D-IDYZ	He 60	-	1935	Catapult testing.
60D81	He 60	-	1936-1937	Spain use
D-IBAX	Vought V 85 G	1069	Autumn 1937	Sample testing by seaplane test center in Travemünde to test the catapult capability and the operational capability on warships
D-1DIT	Vought V 85 G	1073	Autumn 1937	Sample testing by seaplane test center in Travemünde to test the catapult capability and the operational capability on warships
D-ITIT	Vought V 85 G	1074	Autumn 1937	Sample testing by seaplane test center in Travemünde to test the catapult capability and the operational capability on warships
D-EFLV	FL 265 V1	1579	1940	Helicopter - border trials.
CJSA	Flettner FL 282 V-7 B	280007	1940	Helicopter - border trials.
From February 1938 - No more takeover of board aircraft possible due to expansion of the aircraft facilities