Dimensions
- Size (Max)
- 1028 t (1147t since 1940)
- Length (Total)
- 75,94 m (80,20 msince 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 F3
The Flottenbegleiter F3 was used in the 2nd Geleitflotille after being commissioned. Put out of service in 28 October 1938 to be rebuilt as a fleet tender. Its planned name was Königin Louise, but on 5 March 1940 it was recommissioned as fleet tender Hai. Used as a tender for the Minehunters in the Baltic Sea it took part in the first attack of Operation Barbarossa - the attack on Russia and was damaged by bomb near misses on 28 June 1941. On 24 June 1942 it was again attacked by Soviet aircraft. Sunk on 3 May 1945 during an attack by British "Typhoon" fighter bombers on Kiel. Wreck raised in 1948 and broken down.
At a glance
Technical profile
Dimensions, armament, machinery and performance.
Armament
- 10,5 cm L/45
- 2 (since 1938, 1 since 1942)
- 8,8 cm
- 2 (1936)
- 3,7 cm L/83
- 4 (since 1942)
- 2 cm Flak
- 2 (4 since 1942)
- 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
Construction record
F3
- Laid down
- Germaniawerft Kiel, 1934
- Launched
- 01.06.1935
- Commissioned
- 07.03.1936
- Fate
- sunk 03.05.1945