![Brummer file photo [1192]](/images/ship_brummer1.jpg "Brummer file photo [1192]")
Brummer
| Country | Germany |
| Ordered | 24 Aug 1934 |
| Laid Down | 27 Dec 1934 |
| Launched | 29 May 1935 |
| Commissioned | 8 Feb 1936 |
| Sunk | 1 May 1945 |
| Displacement | 1,924 tons standard |
Contributor: C. Peter Chen
ww2dbaseOlav Tryggvason, a 1924-ton minelayer, was built at Horton, Norway. Launched in 1932 and completed in 1934, she served as a cadet training ship and minelayer. Captured during the German invasion in April 1940, she was employed by the German Navy under the names Albatros (1940-41) and Brummer (1941-45) during the rest of World War II. She was scuttled at Kiel, Germany, in May 1945 after being badly damaged by bombs.
ww2dbaseSource: Naval Historical Center
Last Major Revision: Jan 2005
Brummer Operational Timeline
| 1 Jan 1934Â | Brummer was commissioned into service. |
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James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy, 23 Feb 1945
3 Feb 2013 03:51:44 AM
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