german destroyer friedrich type class destroyer built nazi_germany kriegsmarine mid-1930s ship named world war german naval officer beginning world war ship initially deployed blockade polish coast quickly transferred german bight lay defensive minefields german waters late early ship laid multiple offensive minefields english coast claimed merchant ships destroyer repair early transferred france later year lengthy refit germany returned france early escorted returning warships commerce raiders supply ships months remained germany rest year returning july ship transferred france early escort capital ships sailed english channel return germany channel dash transferred norway participated unsuccessful attacks convoys soviet_union returned germany remained rest year ship spent northern norway inactive fuel shortages ordered home long refit late year sent southern norway completion ship remained rest war trips evacuate refugees days war eventually allocated soviets surviving warships divided allies war little known service probably scrapped 1960s design description overall length meters meters long waterline ship beam meters maximum draft meters displaced long tons standard long tons deep load wagner geared steam turbines designed produce metric horsepower shp propel ship knots mph steam provided turbines high pressure boilers carried maximum metric tons long tons fuel oil intended range nautical miles knots mph ship proved heavy service fuel retained ballast low ship effective range proved nmi knots mph ship crew consisted officers sailors carried guns single mounts gun shields superimposed fore aft fifth gun carried rear anti aircraft armament consisted guns twin mounts abreast rear funnel guns single mounts ship carried water centimeter torpedo tubes power operated mounts pair torpedoes provided mount depth charge throwers mounted sides rear supplemented racks individual depth charges sides stern sufficient depth charges carried patterns sixteen charges rails fitted rear deck maximum capacity mines passive fitted detect submarines active system installed february war ship light anti aircraft armament augmented times april improved guns replaced original guns additional guns added guns aft shelter deck replaced point single quadruple mount probably received partial refit twin mounts replaced singles giving total barrels construction career named commander torpedo boat killed ordered january laid shipyard hamburg yard number launched november completed april ship participated august march destroyers escorting adolf_hitler aboard pocket battleship germans occupied participated spring fleet exercise western mediterranean visits spanish ports april world war began initially deployed baltic operate enforce blockade poland soon transferred german bight joined sister ships laying defensive minefields patrolled inspect neutral shipping goods october ship scheduled conduct operation british coast early november cancelled destroyers assigned participate suffered machinery problems contaminated fuel oil night december german destroyers sortied lay minefields british coast command commodore flagship laid mines mouth navigation lights lit british unaware minefield existence lost ships totaling gross register tons grt destroyers later ordered escort crippled light cruisers leipzig torpedoed submarine hms salmon covering destroyers withdrawal machinery problems route forced return port reached cruisers sisters sortied night december british turned navigation lights german forced abandon attempt locate precisely lay minefield proper position minefield magnetic mines laid sister night january thames estuary destroyer merchant ships totalling grt lost minefield ship damaged led destroyer sortie newcastle area night january problems boilers reduced maximum speed knots mph escorted germany minefield claimed fishing tons repairs april leave dockyard began working 5th destroyer flotilla flotilla transferred france early september attacked bombers royal_air_force september crossing result near missed based brest flotilla laid minefield night september ships totalling grt sunk minefield led destroyers sortied october intercepted british force light cruisers destroyers british opened fire extreme range forced face long range torpedo attacks luftwaffe bombers having hit german ships returned home november refit stettin refit completed late january trapped thick ice reach work mid february returned france april based primarily occupied escorting returning commerce raiders warships supply ships bases france included april supply ship fleet late heavy cruiser escorted brest early june separating battleship operation sailed brest july refit attacked british motor torpedo boats day ship remained german waters rest year completing refit sent brest february escort battleships english channel germany operation voyage twice engaged british shot torpedo bombers shortly ship joined destroyers escorting heavy cruiser admiral trondheim norway heavy weather forced destroyers return port reaching trondheim badly damaged british submarine separation march battleship escorted destroyers sortied attack returning convoy russia bound night weather worsened suffered damage bridge forward gun mount high waves following morning admiral commanding operation ordered destroyers search independently allied ships grt soviet freighter later afternoon sank rejoined shortly ordered refuel destroyer rejoined battleship morning able shoot torpedo bombers aircraft carrier unsuccessfully attacked german ships hours later ships arrived port flagship captain 5th destroyer flotilla assigned escort knight attack russia bound convoy ships sailed trondheim july stage operation destroyers assigned escort ran aground dark heavy fog forced return port repairs heavy cruiser admiral hipper arrived july recalled shortly 5th engaged allied ships escorted destroyers run aground germany july refitted arrival remained baltic_sea rest year january destroyers escorted attempted return norway ships spotted route days later aircraft royal_air_force attempt abandoned element surprise lost attempt march joined escort norway march heavy weather forced destroyer bergen norway battleship reached trondheim transferred norway end april shortage fuel severely limited activities arctic ordered home refit november lengthy lasted june stationed norway rest year employed convoy escort duties mainly ship received brief refit november augmented anti aircraft armament returned remained sailed denmark loaded refugees ferried copenhagen following day immediately turned returned load delivered germany 8th surrendered day post war ship moved wilhelmshaven summer british control division surviving warships decided victorious allies argued ships overhauled small maintenance crew aboard preserve value allocated soviet_union end time developed problems boilers british proposed swap avoid forcing soviets wait repaired refused repaired quickly estimated additional spare boiler parts loaded aboard voyage commissioned soviet navy russian ship served baltic fleet struck list march sold scrap
German destroyer Z14 Friedrich Ihn