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
- 75.94 mOriginal
- 80.20 mAfter 1940 conversion
- 1,028 tOriginal
- 1,147 tAfter 1940 conversion
- 28 knOriginal
- 21 knAfter 1940 conversion
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.
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.
The archive
Models
Ship models in 1/1250 scale.
Construction record
F1
- Laid down
- Germaniawerft Kiel, 1934
- Launched
- 01.03.1935
- Commissioned
- 15.12.1935
- Fate
- scrapped 1947 (France)