| Z6 - Theodor Riedel |
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| Photo courtesy David Walker, Scotland |
| General Details |
| Type |
1934A |
| Pennant number |
22 |
| Builder |
DeSchiMAG, Bremen, Germany |
| Builder's number |
900 |
| Contract placed |
9 January 1935 |
| Laid down |
18 July 1935 |
| Launched |
22 April 1936 |
| Commissioned |
2 July 1937 |
| Fate |
Decommissioned 9 May 1945 in Kiel. 28-30 January transferred to Rosyth, UK. Handed over to the French navy and transferred to Cherbourg. Renamed T 03. From July 1952 in Toulon. 10 April 1957 now as hulk Q 85 handed over to the harbour administration and on for sale. Scrapped in 1958 after being transferred to Rouen. |
Ship named after
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Korvettenkapitän Hartmuth Otto Ludwig Theodor Riedel. Commander of 6 Torpedobootshalb flotilla. Killed in action on his boat, V 48, in the Battle of Jutland 31 May 1916. |
| Displacement |
| Displacement, standard |
2.232 t |
| Displacement, full load |
3.156 t |
| Dimensions and Construction Details |
| Lenght (waterline) |
114 m |
| Lenght (total) |
119 m |
| Beam |
11,3 m |
| Draft |
4,23 m |
| Machinery |
| Boilers |
Six Wagner 70 Kg/cm² |
| Turbines |
Two Wagner geared |
| Turbo generators |
Two of 200 kW each |
| Diesel generators |
Two of 60 kW each and one 50 kW |
| Shafts |
2 |
| Total performance |
70.000 shp |
| Speed |
36 knots |
| Range |
1.900 nm at 19 knots |
| Armament |
| 12,7 cm L/45 C/34 |
5 in single mountings |
| 3,7 cm L/83 C/30 |
4 in twin mountings |
| 2 cm MG L/65 C/30 |
4-6 in single mountings |
| 53,3 cm Torpedo tubes |
8 in two quadruple banks |
| Mines |
60 |
| Depth Charge launcher |
4 |
| Commanding Officers |
| 06.07.1937 – 30.10.1938 |
Korvettenkapitän Max Fechner |
| 31.10.1938 – 25.11.1940 |
Korvettenkapitän Gerhard Böhmig |
| 26.11.1940 - 08.04.1941 |
No commander of the ship |
| 09.04.1941 – 19.09.1943 |
Korvettenkapitän/Fregattenkapitän Walter Riede |
| 20.09.1943 – 03.01.1944 |
Korvettenkapitän Lothar Freiherr von Hausen |
| 04.01.1944 – 09.06.1944 |
Korvettenkapitän Rudolf Menge |
| 10.06.1944 – 21.05.1945 |
Kapitänleutnant/Korvettenkapitän Hans Blöse |
| 22.05.1945 - 05.08.1945 |
No commander of the ship |
| 06.08.1945 - 31.01.1946 |
Kapitänleutnant Ferdinand Wolf von Stülpnagel |
| Complement |
| Complement |
325 officers and men |