F5
| Country | Germany |
| Ship Class | F-class Destroyer Escort |
| Builder | Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft |
| Yard Number | 534 |
| Ordered | 17 May 1934 |
| Laid Down | 6 Sep 1934 |
| Launched | 14 Aug 1935 |
| Commissioned | 1 May 1936 |
| Sunk | 29 Jan 1945 |
| Displacement | 1,028 tons standard |
| Length | 249 feet |
| Beam | 29 feet |
| Draft | 11 feet |
| Machinery | Two geared turbines, two shafts |
| Power Output | 14,000 shaft horsepower |
| Speed | 28 knots |
| Range | 1,700nm at 13 knots |
| Crew | 113 |
| Armament | 2x10.5cm L/45 guns, 4x3.7cm L/83 guns, 2x2cm anti-aircraft guns (6x from 1944), depth charge launchers |
Contributor: Al Griffis
ww2dbaseFleet escort ship F5 was commissioned into service in 1936. In Apr 1939, she was decommissioned for the intended purpose of conversion into an anti-submarine warfare training ship. She was recommissioned in Dec 1939 and was assigned to 23rd Submarine Flotilla and then 25th Submarine Flotilla as a torpedo recovery vessel. In 1944, she was transferred to the North Sea. In Jan 1945, she was transferred to the Baltic Sea. She struck a mine in Jan 1945 in western Baltic Sea and suffered heavy damage; while being towed toward Swinemünde, Germany (now Swinoujscie, Poland), she collided with a wreck and sank.
Last Major Revision: Oct 2019
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F5 Operational Timeline
| 17 May 1934 | The order for fleet escort ship F5 was placed. |
| 6 Sep 1934 | The keel of fleet escort ship F5 was laid down at the Krupp Germania Werft yard in Kiel, Germany. |
| 14 Aug 1935 | Fleet escort ship F5 was launched at the Krupp Germania Werft yard in Kiel, Germany. |
| 1 May 1936 | Fleet escort ship F5 was commissioned into service. |
| 18 Dec 1939 | F5 was recommissioned into service. |
| 29 Jan 1945 | Fleet escort ship F5 struck a mine in western Baltic Sea and suffered heavy damage; while being towed toward Swinemünde, Germany (now Swinoujscie, Poland), she collided with a wreck and sank. |
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