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Schwere Kreuzer Admiral Hipper 06 Jul 35: Laid down at Blohm and Voss, Hamburg, asSchwere Kreuzer H. 06 Feb 37: Launched. 29 Apr 39: Commissioned as the Schwere Kreuzer AdmiralHipper. Jul 39: Returns to dock to correct numerous design faults discoveredduring her initial trials. 01 Sep 39: Running trials out of Kiel. Nov 39: Returns […]
Commander-in-Chief of the German Navy(Chef der Marineleitung 1920-1935)(Oberbefehlshaber der Kriegsmarine 1935-1945) Grossadmiral Erich Raeder 9.24.28-1.30.43 Grossadmiral Karl Dönitz 1.30.43-5.1.45 Generaladmiral Hans-Georg von Friedeburg 5.1.45-5.23.45 Generaladmiral Walter Warzecha 5.23.45-7.22.45 Chief of Naval General Staff(Chef der Marinkommandoamtes 1919-1937)(Chef der Stabes der Seekriegsleitung 1937-1945) Admiral Dr. Otto Groos 9.28.31-9.28.34 Admiral Günther Guse 9.29.34-10.31.38 Generaladmiral Otto Schniewing 10.31.38-6.13.41 Admiral […]
Werkstattschiffe Repair Ships Tender Tender Ships Begleitschiffe Escort Ships Kohlenschiffe Coal Ships Proviantschiffe Provision Ships Munitions- und Waffentransporter Munitions/Weapons Transporters Tanker Tanker Ships Versorger Supply Ships Lazerettschiffe Hospital Ships Wohnschiffe Barrack Ships Schulschiffe School Ships Forschungsfahrzeug ?? Hafenbetriebsfahrzeuge ??
The German naval campaign in the Baltic Sea was one of Germany’s most successful military efforts of the entire Second World War. For most of the Second Wo…
History The Stuttgart as Hospital Ship “C” in 1939 Mar 29, 1923: Launched. Jan 4, 1924: Commissioned. Jan 15, 1924: Maiden voyage, Bremerhaven-New York. 1930: Transferred to the Far East for trade service. 1938: Sold to the DAF for use as a KdF ship (Strength through Joy). Management continued under North German Lloyd. May 1939: The Stuttgart sailed with […]
Lazarettschiffe Tübingen shortly before sinking History Feb 25, 1922, Launched. 1922 Commissioned as the French Gouverneur Général Tirman. Jan 1, 1943, Entered service in the German Kriegsmarine as an accommodation ship based in Marseille, France. July 24, 1943, Began conversion to a hospital ship still under German service. Nov 1, 1943, Entered service in the […]
Stats Name: Viking Type Gunboat Construction Yard(Yard No.) Carljohansvaerns Vaerft, Horten(72) Launched 2.4.91 Commissioned 1891 Weight, metric tons 1200 Weight, BRT 1086 Length, meters 63,00 Width, meters 9,30 Depth, meters 4,10 Engines Two 3cyl. expansion engines, 2 shafts, ? boilers Horsepower, HP 2200 induced* Speed, knots 15* Range, nautical miles(Max.) 2300 at 15 knots using […]
Title from a pre-War Gustloff photo album Painting from a pre-War Gustloff photo album Wilhelm Gustloff as Lazarettschiffe D On the bitterly cold night of January 30th, 1945, the former KdF Cruise Liner Wilhelm Gustloff, at the time serving as a barracks ship for the Kriegsmarine, left from the Baltic port of Gotenhafen and set […]
History Memorial to the Wilhelm Gustloff May 5, 1937 Launched. Mar 15, 1938 Commissioned. Apr 2, 1938 Maiden voyage, cruising in the North Sea as aKdF (Strenght through Joy) ship owned by the DAF,but managed by the Hamburg-South America ship line. Apr 3, 1938 The Wilhelm Gustloff received a distress call from thePegaway, a sinking […]