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F8
Country | Germany |
Ship Class | F-class Destroyer Escort |
Builder | Blohm und Voss |
Yard Number | 499 |
Ordered | 17 May 1934 |
Laid Down | 29 Jan 1935 |
Launched | 27 Jul 1936 |
Commissioned | 8 Apr 1937 |
Displacement | 1,028 tons standard |
Length | 249 feet |
Beam | 29 feet |
Draft | 11 feet |
Machinery | Two geared turbines, two shafts |
Power Output | 16,993 shaft horsepower |
Speed | 28 knots |
Range | 1,700nm at 13 knots |
Crew | 117 |
Armament | 2x10.5cm L/45 guns, 4x3.7cm L/83 guns, 2x2cm anti-aircraft guns, depth charge launchers |
Contributor: Al Griffis
ww2dbaseFleet escort ship F8 was commissioned into service in 1937. Days after the outbreak of the European War, she was transferred from the Baltic Sea to the German archipelago of Helgoland for escort and minelaying duties. In Apr 1940, she was transferred to the 25th Submarine Flotilla as a torpedo recovery vessel. From 1940 until Mar 1945, she served as a submarine training vessel. After the war, she was taken over by the United States. She was scrapped in 1950.
Last Major Revision: Oct 2019
Destroyer Escort F8 Interactive Map
F8 Operational Timeline
17 May 1934 | The order for fleet escort ship F8 was placed. |
29 Jan 1935 | The keel of fleet escort ship F8 was laid down at the Blohm und Voss yard in Hamburg, Germany. |
27 Jul 1936 | Fleet escort ship F8 was launched at the Blohm und Voss yard in Hamburg, Germany. |
8 Apr 1937 | Fleet escort ship F8 was commissioned into service. |
6 Sep 1939 | Fleet escort ship F8 was transferred from the Baltic Sea to the German archipelago of Helgoland. |
1 Apr 1940 | Fleet escort ship F8 was assigned to the 25th Submarine Flotilla as a torpedo recovery vessel. |
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