In Service: 12 January 1939 to 13 April 1940
Ordered:
Builder: Deschimag,
Bremen
Construction No: 921
Laid down: 5 October 1936
Launched: 22 December 1937
Commissioned: 12 January 1939
Type: Destroyer / Zerstörer
Class: Zerstörer 1936
Displacement: 2,411 tons standard 3,415 tons full load
Length: 125.1 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:
12 January 1939
The Hermann Künne is commissioned.
12 to 13 December 1939
The Hermann Künne carries out mine laying operation against
Newcastle. Along with the destroyers, Erich Steinbrinck, Bruno
Heinemann, Friedirch Ihn and Richard Beitzen. On the way back
meet up with light cruisers Nürnberg, Leipzig and Köln.
Nürnberg and Köln are both hit by torpedoes from
the British submarine HMS Salmon escort the returning ships.
8 April 1940
The Hermann Künne 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, Hans Lüdemann, Georg Thiele and Wolfgang
Zenker.
13 April 1940
The Hermann Künne is scuttled and sunk undamaged due
to there being no ammuntion or fuel. Position 68° 31N
17° 35E.
Friedrich
Kothe
Takes command on January 1939
Ends command on April 1940
by Peter Muller 22/08/2010
Erich
Mueller
Was born on 14 June 1919 and served aboard Z19 Hermann Künne
Destroyer as a "Maschinist and a Faehnrich", He
also took part in operation Weserübung (Invasion of Denmark
and Norway). Erich Mueller sadly passed away in 1986.
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
For a complete list of
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