F2
| Country | Germany |
| Ship Class | F-class Destroyer Escort |
| Builder | Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft |
| Yard Number | 531 |
| Ordered | 17 May 1934 |
| Laid Down | 7 Aug 1934 |
| Launched | 2 Apr 1935 |
| Commissioned | 27 Feb 1936 |
| Sunk | 30 Dec 1946 |
| Displacement | 1,065 tons standard |
| Length | 259 feet |
| Beam | 29 feet |
| Draft | 11 feet |
| Machinery | Two geared turbines, two shafts |
| Power Output | 14,000 shaft horsepower |
| Speed | 21 knots |
| Range | 1,700nm at 13 knots |
| Crew | 113 |
| Armament | 2x10.5cm L/45 guns, 4x3.7cm L/83 guns, 2x2cm anti-aircraft guns (7x from Jul 1942), depth charge launchers |
Contributor: Al Griffis
ww2dbaseFleet escort ship F2 was commissioned into service in 1936. In Apr 1939, she was decommissioned to be rebuilt as a torpedo recovery vessel, but this work halted in Apr 1940 before completion and she returned to service with the 25th Submarine Flotilla. In Jun 1944, she was reassigned to the 5th Escort Flotilla and served in the Baltic Sea. After the war, she was taken over by the United Kingdom. She sank during a storm in Dec 1946 at Scapa Flow, Scotland, United Kingdom. Her wreck was sold for scrap in 1967.
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| 17 May 1934 | The order for fleet escort ship F2 was placed. |
| 2 Apr 1935 | Fleet escort ship F2 was launched at the Krupp Germania Werft yard in Kiel, Germany. |
| 27 Feb 1936 | Fleet escort ship F2 was commissioned into service. |
| 1 Apr 1940 | The work to convert fleet escort ship F2 was halted. |
| 6 Apr 1940 | Fleet escort ship F2 was recommissioned into service. |
| 30 Dec 1946 | Fleet escort ship F2 was sunk during a storm at Scapa Flow, Scotland, United Kingdom. |
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