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 producing up to 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: Electronics:
Operators: Kriegsmarine
Variants: Other:
Destroyers Articles: 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 attacked
the British cruiser HMS Edinburgh along with Z24 and Z25 whilst she was under
tow to Kola Fjord. During this action the destroyer Herman Schoemann was sunk.
Position 73° 30N 35° 10E.
Erich
Schulte Monting
Takes command on 15 September 1937
Ends command on
25 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
For a complete list of
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