German training ship Hugo Zeye
Initially built as a combined passenger and transport ship for Turkey, Hugo Zeye was taken over by Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine at the outbreak of the war and completed as a torpedo training ship.[2] Equipped with eight torpedo tubes, the ship was used to train torpedo personnel for surface combat ships in the Baltic Sea.
| History | |
|---|---|
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| Builder: | AG Neptun, Rostock |
| Yard number: | 482 |
| Laid down: | 1939 |
| Launched: | 14 September 1940 |
| Commissioned: | 19 July 1942 |
| Fate: | sunk 14 March 1945 after hitting a mine |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Tonnage: | 10,750 t (10,580 long tons; 11,850 short tons) |
| Length: | |
| Beam: | 16 m (52 ft 6 in) |
| Draft: | 6.50 m (21 ft 4 in) Standard |
| Propulsion: | 3 × Cylinder Triple Expansion |
| Speed: | 16 knots |
| Complement: | 7-50 officers, 169-80 enlisted |
| Armament: |
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| Service record | |
| Part of: | Kriegsmarine |
| Commanders: | K.Kapt. Warnholtz (Jul 1942 - Nov 1944 |
Fate
In 1945, the ship was used to evacuate military personnel and civilians from East Prussia. On her last evacuation voyage, the ship hit a mine northwest of Fehmarn early on 14 March 1945 and sank in position 54°33′39″N 10°52′30″E.[1] All but 5 people on board could be saved.[3]
References
- Notes
- Gröner 1988, pp. 114-6.
- "Hugo Zeye Training Ship". Wehrmacht History. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
- "Kriegsmarine". Hugo Zeye History. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
- Bibliography
- Gröner, Erich (1988). Hilfsschiffe II: Lazarettschiffe, Wohnschiffe, Schulschiffe, Forschungsfahrzeuge, Hafenbetriebsfahrzeuge (I). Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815–1945 (in German). V. Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe. ISBN 3-7637-4804-0.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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