Destroyer Z4 Richard Beitzen

Z4 Richard Beitzen

Country	Germany
Ship Class	1934-class Destroyer
Builder	Deutsche Werke Kiel
Yard Number	245
Slip/Drydock Number	Drydock IV
Ordered	7 Apr 1934
Laid Down	7 Jan 1935
Launched	30 Nov 1935
Commissioned	13 May 1937

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Z4 Richard Beitzen Operational Timeline

27 Apr 1943	Jaguar, Greif, and Z4 Richard Beitzen escorted light cruiser Nürnberg out of Harstad, Norway toward Kiel, Germany.
3 May 1943	Light cruiser Nürnberg arrived at Kiel, Germany; Jaguar, Greif, and Z4 Richard Beitzen had escorted her to Kiel from Norway. Later that day, Jaguar, Greif, and Möwe escorted minelayers out of Kiel for the North Sea.

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