Hans Albrecht Wedel
Country | Germany |
Ship Class | Hans Albrecht Wedel-class Seaplane Tender |
Hull Number | K61 |
Builder | F. Schichau Königsburg |
Yard Number | 1452 |
Launched | 2 Sep 1940 |
Commissioned | 22 Sep 1941 |
Sunk | 8 Apr 1945 |
Displacement | 1,216 tons standard; 1,375 tons full |
Length | 275 feet |
Beam | 35 feet |
Draft | 12 feet |
Machinery | Four 12-cyl MAN diesel engines, two shafts |
Bunkerage | 120t fuel oil, 20t aviation fuel |
Power Output | 8,800 shaft horsepower |
Speed | 22 knots |
Range | 4,100nm at 16 knots |
Crew | 66 |
Armament | 1x3.7cm SK C/30 anti-aircraft gun (removed in 1943), 1x10.5cm SK C/32 gun (added in 1943), 2x2cm Flak 38 anti-aircraft guns (4x after 1943) |
Aircraft | 3 |
Aircraft Crane | 1 |
Contributor: C. Peter Chen
ww2dbaseHans Albrecht Wedel was the lead ship of her class of seaplane tenders. She entered service in 1941 and was deployed to Norway. In Aug 1944, she was grouped together with other seaplane tenders at the island of Rügen on the German coast to form a unit to evacuate military servicemen and civilian refugees from areas under Soviet threat. In Oct 1944, she served in that role at Klaipėda, Lithuania (German: Memel) and in Ostpreußen, Germany (English: East Prussia). At about 1220 hours on 8 Apr 1945, she was sunk during a Soviet air raid in Danzig (Polish: Gdańsk) Bay; 10 were killed in her sinking.
ww2dbaseSource: Wikipedia
Last Major Revision: Feb 2021
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2 Sep 1940 | Seaplane tender Hans Albrecht Wedel was launched at the F. Schichau yard in Königsburg, Germany. |
22 Sep 1941 | Seaplane tender Hans Albrecht Wedel was completed at the F. Schichau yard in Königsburg, Germany. |
8 Apr 1945 | At about 1220 hours, Seaplane tender Hans Albrecht Wedel was sunk during a Soviet air raid in Danzig (Polish: Gdańsk) Bay; 10 were killed. |
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