Destroyer Escort F6

F6

Country	Germany
Ship Class	F-class Destroyer Escort
Builder	Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft
Yard Number	540
Ordered	17 May 1934
Laid Down	6 Sep 1934
Launched	1 Oct 1935
Commissioned	25 May 1936
Sunk	30 Mar 1945
Displacement	1,147 tons standard
Length	263 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	117
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 F6 was commissioned into service in 1936. In Oct 1938, she was decommissioned for conversion into a fleet tender. The conversion was completed in Sep 1939 and she was recommissioned as Königin Louise. In May 1941, she participated in Operation Rheinübung, which culminated in the Battle of Denmark Strait and the demise of battleship Bismarck. In Oct 1943, she was decommissioned for overhaul and repairs at Rotterdam in the Netherlands. In the fall of 1944, she was towed from Rotterdam to the island of Borkum near the German-Dutch border. She was sunk by USAAF B-24 bombers at Wilhelmshaven, Germany in Mar 1945.

Last Major Revision: Oct 2019

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F6 Operational Timeline

17 May 1934	The order for fleet escort ship F6 was placed.
6 Sep 1934	The keel of fleet escort ship F6 was laid down at the Krupp Germania Werft yard in Kiel, Germany.
1 Oct 1935	Fleet escort ship F6 was launched at the Krupp Germania Werft yard in Kiel, Germany.
25 May 1936	Fleet escort ship F6 was commissioned into service.
28 Oct 1938	Fleet escort ship F6 was decommissioned from service for conversion into a fleet tender.
20 Sep 1939	Fleet escort ship F6 completed her conversion into a fleet tender and was recommissioned Königin Louise.
30 Mar 1945	Fleet tender Königin Louise was sunk by USAAF B-24 bombers at Wilhelmshaven, Germany.

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