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History
The Flottenbegleiter F5 was u sed in the
1st Geleitflotille after being commissioned. Put out of service in
April 1939 to be rebuild as a training ship for the anti-submarine
school. On 18.12.1939 the ship was put into service again and was
attached to the 23rd and 25th U-Flottilla as a torpedo recovery
vessel where it served almost the entire war.
In 1944 it was assigned to the 7th M-flotilla in
the North Sea and returned to the Baltic Sea in January 1945. On
29.01.1945 it was hit by a ground mine between Copenhagen and
Swinemünde and despite its heavy damage - the complete stern was
destroyed - it kept afloat. When it was attempted to tow the
ship to Swinemünde, the F5 collided with a wreck and
capsized.
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