German training ship Hugo Zeye

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
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 ofKriegsmarine
CommandersK.Kapt. Warnholtz (July 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. Equipped with eight torpedo tubes, the ship was used to train torpedo personnel for surface combat ships in the Baltic Sea. The ship was named after Hugo Zeye, a vice admiral of the Imperial German Navy.

Fate

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. All but 5 people on board could be saved.

References

Notes
  1. 1 2 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.
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