In Service: 8 October 1938 to 13 April 1940
Ordered:
Builder: Deschimag,
Bremen
Construction No: 920
Laid down: 9 September 1936
Launched: 1 December 1937
Commissioned: 8 December 1938
Type: Destroyer / Zerstörer
Class: Zerstörer 1936
Displacement: 2,411 tons standard 3,415 tons full load
Length: 123.4 m
Beam: 11.8 m
Draft: 4.50 m
Propulsion: 2 × shafts 2 × Wagner geared
turbines producing up to 70,000 shp
Propellers:
Speed: 28.5 knots
Range: 2,050 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
9 × 2 cm MG L/65 C/30 later
carried 18000 rounds
8 × 53.3 cm torpedo tubes
8 torpedo's carried
60 mines
Armour
Aircraft:
Electronics:
Operators: Kriegsmarine
Variants:
Other: Destroyers
Articles:
8 December 1938
The Hans Lüdemann is commissioned.
8 April 1940
The Hans Lüdemann takes part in operation Weserübung
(Invasion of Denmark and Norway) along with Anton Schmitt,
Wilhlem Heidkamp, Diether von Roeder, Erich Giese, Erich Koellner,
Bernd von Arnim, Georg Thiele, Hermann Künne and Wolfgang
Zenker.
13 April 1940
The Hans Lüdemann is scuttled and sunk undamaged due
to there being no ammuntion or fuel. 2 crew lost. Position
68° 25N 17° 34E.
Herbert
Friedrichs
Takes command on October 1938
Ends command on April 1940
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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