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 | |
|---|---|
 Nazi Germany | |
| 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
editIn 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 / 54.56083°N 10.87500°E.[1] All but 5 people on board could be saved.[3]
References
edit- Notes
- ^ a b Gröner 1988, pp. 114–6.
- ^ "Hugo Zeye Training Ship". Wehrmacht History. Archived from the original on 2014-10-15. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
- ^ "Kriegsmarine". Hugo Zeye History. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
- Bibliography
- Gröner, Erich (1988). Hilfsschiffe II: Lazarettschiffe, Wohnschiffe, Schulschiffe, Forschungsfahrzeuge, Hafenbetriebsfahrzeuge (I) (in German). Vol. V. Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe. ISBN 3-7637-4804-0.
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