In Service: 15 September 1937 to 2 May 1942
Ordered:
Builder: Deschimag,
Bremen
Construction No: 901
Laid down: 7 September 1935
Launched: 16 July 1936
Commissioned: 15 September 1937
Type: Destroyer / Zerstörer
Class: Zerstörer 1934A
Displacement: 2,171 tons standard 3,110 tons full load
Length: 120 m
Beam: 11.3 m
Draft: 4.28 m
Propulsion: 2 × shafts 2 × Wagner geared
turbines
Power: 70,000 shp
Propellers:
Speed: 38.7 knots
Range: 1,825 nautical miles at 19 knots
Crew: 325 men and officers
Armament:
5 × 12.7 cm L/45 SK C/34
carried 600 rounds
4 × 3.7 cm L/83 SK C/30
carried 8000 rounds
6 × 2 cm MG L/65 C/30
carried 12000 rounds
8 × 2 cm MG L/65 C/30 after mid 1942
carried 16000 rounds
8 × 53.3 cm torpedo tubes
8 torpedo's carried
4 × depth charge launchers
60 mines
Armour
Aircraft:
Variants:
Other: Destroyers
Articles:
Downloads:
Film Clips: Kriegsmarine
Film Footage
15 September 1937
The destroyer Hermann Schoemann is commissioned.
6 to 7 January 1940
The destroyer Hermann Schoemann carries out mine laying operations
against the Thames estuary. Along with the destroyers Friedrich
Ihn, Friedrich Eckold, Erich Steinbrinck, Richard Beitzen
and Karl Galster.
9 to 10 February 1940
The destroyer Hermann Schoemann carries out mine laying operations
along with the destroyers Max Schulz, Wilhlem Heidkamp, Richard
Beitzen, Theodor Riedel and Friedrich Eckold.
17 to 18 April 1940
The destroyer Hermann Schoemann carries out mine laying operations
in the North Sea along with the destroyers Bruno Heinemann
and Richard Beitzen.
19 to 20 April 1940
The destroyer Hermann Schoemann carries out mine laying operations
in the North Sea along with the destroyers Bruno Heinemann
and Richard Beitzen.
9 May 1940
The destroyer Hermann Schoemann escorts the minelayers, Kaiser,
Preussen, Roland and Corba, Along with Bruno Heinemann and
Richard Beitzen and the torpedo boat Greif plus three S-boats
during the course of operation British aircraft are detected
and the operation cancelled.
4 to 11 July 1941
The destroyer Herman Schoemann is transferred to Kirkenes
along with the rest of 6th destroyer flotilla Richard Beitzen,
Friedrich Eckold, Karl Galster, and Hans Lody.
12 to 16 July 1941
The destroyer Herman Schoemann carries out operations along
with the rest of 6th destroyer flotilla Richard Beitzen, Friedrich
Eckold, Karl Galster, and Hans Lody. And sink two Russian
patrol boats.
22 to 24 July 1941
The destroyer Herman Schoemann carries out operations along
with the rest of 6th destroyer flotilla Richard Beitzen, Friedrich
Eckold, and Karl Galster. And sink one Russian patrol boat
and one floatplane.
24 to 26 January 1942
The destroyer Herman Schoemann is transferred to Le Havre
along with Richard Beitzen, Paul Jakobi and Bruno Heinemann.
During the journey Bruno Heinemann is struck by two mines
and is lost.
2 May 1942
The destroyer Herman Schoemann is scuttled and sunk due to
a torpedo hit from Z24 during action against the British cruiser
HMS Edinburgh.. Position 73° 30N 35° 10E.
Erich
Schulte Monting
Takes command on September 1937
Ends command on October 1938
Theodor
Detmers
Takes command on October 1938
Ends command on July 1940
Konrad
Loerke
Takes command on July 1940
Ends command on October 1940
Heinrich
Wittig
Takes command on October 1940
Ends command on May 1942
German Warships, 1815-1945: Major Surface Vessels.
ISBN-10: 0851775330
German Warships, 1815-1945: U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels.
ISBN-10: 155750301X
German warships of the Second World War.
ISBN-10: 0668040378
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