Destroyer Escort F3

F3

Country	Germany
Ship Class	F-class Destroyer Escort
Builder	Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft
Yard Number	532
Ordered	17 May 1934
Laid Down	22 Aug 1934
Launched	1 Jun 1935
Commissioned	7 Mar 1936
Sunk	3 May 1945
Displacement	1,065 tons standard
Length	263 feet
Beam	29 feet
Draft	11 feet
Machinery	Two geared turbines, two shafts
Power Output	14,000 shaft horsepower
Speed	21 knots
Range	1,700nm at 13 knots
Crew	113
Armament	2x10.5cm L/45 guns (1x from 1942), 2x8.8cm guns, 4x3.7cm L/83 guns, 2x2cm anti-aircraft guns (4x from 1942), depth charge launchers

Contributor: Al Griffis

ww2dbaseFleet escort ship F3 was commissioned into service in 1936. In Oct 1938, she was decommissioned for the intended purpose of conversion into fleet tender Königin Louise. In Mar 1940, she was recommissioned as Hai rather than Königin Louise. During the German invasion of the Soviet Union (Operation Barbarossa), she sustained some damage by aerial bombs on 28 Jun 1941. She was sunk at Kiel, Germany by British Typhoon fighter bombers in May 1945. Her wreck was raised in 1948 and was broken down for scraps.

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F3 Operational Timeline

17 May 1934	The order for fleet escort ship F3 was placed.
1 Jun 1935	Fleet escort ship F3 was launched at the Krupp Germania Werft yard in Kiel, Germany.
7 Mar 1936	Fleet escort ship F3 was commissioned into service.
28 Oct 1938	Fleet escort ship F3 was decommissioned for conversion into a fleet tender.
5 Mar 1940	Fleet escort ship F3 was recommissioned as a fleet tender, with the new name of Hai.
28 Jun 1941	Fleet tender Hai sustained some damage by Soviet aircraft in the Baltic Sea.
24 Jun 1942	Fleet tender Hai sustained some damage by Soviet aircraft.
3 May 1945	Fleet tender Hai was sunk by British Typhoon fighter bombers at Kiel, Germany.

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