Friedrich Breme was an escort tanker that was built in August 1936 for the German-American Petroleum Company in Bremen.[1] On 12 June 1941, Friedrich Breme was spotted by the light cruiser HMS Sheffield at position 49°48′00″N 24°07′34″W / 49.80°N 24.126111°W northwest of Cape Finisterre,[2] came under fire and was scuttled.[3] 88 German sailors were rescued, which included 12 wounded. The Friedrich Breme was the escort tanker for the heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper and the German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau in the Atlantic Ocean. [4]
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Friedrich Breme (1936–1941) |
| Owner |
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| Builder | Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau, Bremen |
| Yard number | 905 |
| Launched | August 1936 |
| Out of service | 4 June 1941 |
| Homeport | |
| Fate | Scuttled |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Tanker |
| Tonnage | 10,397 GRT (1936–1941)) |
| Length | 487 ft 0 in (148.44 m) |
| Beam | 69.8 ft 0 in (21.28 m) |
| Depth | 31 ft 7 in (9.63 m) |
| Installed power | 909 Nhp (1936–1941) |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
References
edit- ^ Foundation, Lloyd Register (1 January 1941). Lloyd Register of Shipping 1941 Steamers. London: Lloyd's Register. p. 72.
- ^ Bassett, Ronald (1988). HMS Sheffield : the life and time of 'Old Shiny'. London: Arms and Armour Press. p. 100. ISBN 0853689113.
- ^ Paterson, Lawrence (14 April 2022). The U-Boat War: A Global History 1939–45. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 125. ISBN 978-1-4728-4826-0.
- ^ Roskill, Stephen Wentworth (1954). "The Defensive". In Butler, J.R.M. (ed.). The War at Sea, 1939-1945: The defensive. Vol. I. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 606.