Destroyer Escort F1

F1

Country	Germany
Ship Class	F-class Destroyer Escort
Builder	Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft
Yard Number	530
Ordered	17 May 1934
Laid Down	2 Aug 1934
Launched	1 Mar 1935
Commissioned	15 Dec 1935
Displacement	1,147 tons standard
Length	263 feet
Beam	29 feet
Draft	11 feet
Machinery	Two geared turbines, two shafts
Power Output	14,000 SHP
Speed	21 knots
Range	1700nm at 13 knots
Crew	113
Armament	2x10.5cm L/45 guns, 4x3.7cm L/83 guns, 2x2cm anti-aircraft guns (4x in 1945), depth charge launchers

Contributor: Al Griffis

ww2dbaseF1 was the lead ship of her class of ten fleet escort ships. She entered service in 1935 and was decommissioned in Apr 1939 to be rebuilt as fleet tender Libelle. In Jan 1945, she was renamed Jagd. She was taken over by the United States after the war and was scrapped in France in 1947.

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F1 Operational Timeline

17 May 1934	The order for fleet escort ship F1 was placed.
2 Aug 1934	The keel of fleet escort ship F1 was laid down at the Krupp Germania Werft yard in Kiel, Germany.
1 Mar 1935	Fleet escort ship F1 was launched at the Krupp Germania Werft yard in Kiel, Germany.
15 Dec 1935	Fleet escort ship F1 was commissioned into service.
23 May 1941	Fleet escort ship F1 was renamed Libelle during her rebuild.
5 Jun 1941	Libelle was recommissioned into service.
4 Sep 1942	Libelle arrived in Germany.
15 Jan 1945	Libelle was renamed Jagd.

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