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German training ship Hugo Zeye

Coordinates: 54°33′39″N 10°52′30″E / 54.56083°N 10.87500°E / 54.56083; 10.87500
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History
Nazi Germany
BuilderAG Neptun, Rostock
Yard number482
Laid down1939
Launched14 September 1940
Commissioned19 July 1942
FateSunk 14 March 1945 after hitting a mine
General characteristics [1]
Tonnage10,750 t (10,580 long tons; 11,850 short tons)
Length
Beam16 m (52 ft 6 in)
Draft6.50 m (21 ft 4 in) Standard
Propulsion3 × Cylinder Triple Expansion
Speed16 knots
Complement7-50 officers, 169-80 enlisted
Armament
Service record
Part of: Kriegsmarine
Commanders: K.Kapt. Warnholtz (Jul 1942 - Nov 1944

Initially built as a combined passenger and transport ship for Turkey, Hugo Zeye was taken over by Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine at the outbreak of the war and completed as a torpedo training ship.[2] Equipped with eight torpedo tubes, the ship was used to train torpedo personnel for surface combat ships in the Baltic Sea.

Fate

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In 1945, the ship was used to evacuate military personnel and civilians from East Prussia. On her last evacuation voyage, the ship hit a mine northwest of Fehmarn early on 14 March 1945 and sank in position 54°33′39″N 10°52′30″E / 54.56083°N 10.87500°E / 54.56083; 10.87500.[1] All but 5 people on board could be saved.[3]

References

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Notes
  1. ^ a b Gröner 1988, pp. 114–6.
  2. ^ "Hugo Zeye Training Ship". Wehrmacht History. Archived from the original on 2014-10-15. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
  3. ^ "Kriegsmarine". Hugo Zeye History. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
Bibliography
  • Gröner, Erich (1988). Hilfsschiffe II: Lazarettschiffe, Wohnschiffe, Schulschiffe, Forschungsfahrzeuge, Hafenbetriebsfahrzeuge (I) (in German). Vol. V. Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe. ISBN 3-7637-4804-0. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)