Profile drawing of F1
  • 75.94 mOriginal
  • 80.20 mAfter 1940 conversion
Overall length
  • 1,028 tOriginal
  • 1,147 tAfter 1940 conversion
Maximum displacement
  • 28 knOriginal
  • 21 knAfter 1940 conversion
Maximum speed
113Complement

Design and service

The story of F1

The Flottenbegleiter F1 was used in the 1st Geleitflotille after being commissioned. Put out of service in April 1939 and rebuild as a fleet tender. Renamed to Libelle on 23 May 1941, the ship was recommissioned on 5 June 1941 in the Baltic Sea. In May 1942 it was transferred to Norway with the Panzerschiff Lützow and returned to Germany on 4 September 1942. In June 1943 the ship was sent into the Baltic Sea again, there it was renamed to fleet tender Jagd on 15 January 1945. Taken over by the US after the war, but transferred to France and scrapped in 1947.

At a glance

Technical profile

Dimensions, armament, machinery and performance.

Dimensions

Size (Max)
1028 t (1147 t since 1940)
Length (Total)
75,94 m (80,20 since 1940)
Length (Waterline)
73,50 m (74,80 m since 1940)
Beam
8,8 m
Draft
3,24 m
Crew
113

Armament

10,5 cm L/45
2
3,7 cm L/83
4
2 cm Flak
2 (4 since 1945)
Depth Charge Launcher
2 + 2

Machinery

Shafts
2
Turbines
2
Type
Geared Turbines

Performance

Total Performance
16993 shp (14000 since 1940)
Speed
28 kn (21 kn since 1940)
Range
1965 sm at 13 kn

The archive

Photographs

Historic photographic material from the private collection.

Flottenbegleiter
Flottenbegleiter

The archive

Models

Ship models in 1/1250 scale.

Flottenbegleiter F1
Flottenbegleiter F1

Construction record

F1

Laid down
Germaniawerft Kiel, 1934
Launched
01.03.1935
Commissioned
15.12.1935
Fate
scrapped 1947 (France)