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Z14 Friedrich Ihn (1945)
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Named after the torpedo boat
commander Friedrich Ihn who died during the Battle of Jutland in
World War I. |
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History
14 Friedrich Ihn
was part of the 3th 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 three
mining operations in British coastal waters and was operating at the
French Atlantic coast from 1941 to 1942, including the Operation
Cerberus in February of 1942.
After that, the ship was sent to Norway
where it was stationed until 1944. In the final days of the war,
the destroyer was part of the evacuation fleet in East Prussia and
was decommissioned on 10.05.1945. Taken over by the British, but
given to the Soviet Union where it entered fleet lists on
05.11.1945. Taken over by a Russian crew on 02.01.1946, the ship
arrived in Libau five days later. On 13.02.1946 it was renamed to
Prytkiy and served in the North Baltic fleet until
22.03.1952 when it was disarmed, removed from the fleet lists and
scrapped.
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| Construction
Data |
Dimensions |
Commanders |
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Laid down: |
Blohm & Voß Hamburg, 30.03.1935 |
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Launched: |
05.11.1935 |
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Commissioned: |
06.04.1938 |
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Fate: |
scrapped 1952 |
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Costs: |
14,1 Mio Reichsmark |
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Size (Max): |
3165 t |
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Length (Total): |
121,0 m |
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Length (Waterline): |
116,0 m |
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Beam: |
11,3 m |
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Draft: |
4,23 m |
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Crew: |
325 |
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KK Trampedach: |
Apr 1938 - Oct 1938 |
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FK Bey: |
Oct 1938 - Apr 1939 |
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KK/FK v. Pufendorf: |
Apr 1939 - Oct 1939 |
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KK Wachsmuth: |
Oct 1939 - Nov 1942 |
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KK Fromme: |
Nov 1942 - Apr 1944 |
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KK Richter-Oldekop: |
Apr 1944 - Mai 1945 |
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Weapons |
Armour and
Aircraft |
Engines
& Performance |
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12,7 cm L/45 C/36: |
5 |
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3,7 cm L/83 C/30: |
4 |
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2 cm MG L/65 C/30: |
6 - 8 |
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53,3 cm Torpedo tubes: |
8 |
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Mines: |
60 |
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Shafts: |
2 |
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Turbines: |
2 |
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Type: |
Wagner Geared Turbines |
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Total Performance: |
70000 shp |
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Speed: |
38,9 kn |
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Range: |
2760 sm at 19 kn |
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Operational
History
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