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History
The Hans Lody was part of the 9th
destroyer division at the outbreak of the war, operating in the
Baltic Sea near Danzig and later transferred to the North sea after
the Polnish campaign. The ship took part in two mining operations in
British coastal waters. After the capture of French ports, the
destroyer operated in the Channel since the end of the year 1940.
Together with the destroyers Richard Beitzen
and Karl Galster , the Hans Lody damaged the
British destroyer Javelin in November 1941. In spring of
1942, the ship transferred to Norway where it was used was used
during Operation Sizilien in September 1943. In November 1943,
Hans Lody was used for escort duties between Norway and
Germany and patrols at Jutland, in the final days of the war, the
destroyer was part of the evacuation fleet in East Prussia.
Decommissioned on 09.05.1945 and taken over by the
British after the war, the ship was transferred to Portsmouth on
06.01.1946. After trials in 1946, the ship was broken down between
1949-1962.
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