Ernst Thalmann 1928
Posted: Sun Aug 18, 2013 10:01 pm
ERNST THALMANN. Destroyer. East German Navy. Built in 1928 at the Royal Dockyard, Copenhagen as the Sloop HVIDEJORNEN for the Danish Navy. 915tn. L 156'9". B32'. Dr13'. Steam engine of 1800shp. 14.5kn. Armed with Two 3.4" guns. Complement 58. Served in Iceland and Greenland as a Fish Patrol ship. On the 29th August 1943 she was scuttled south of Korser. Later salvaged by the Germans. Rebuilt as a Corvette by Mathias-Thasen-Werft, Wismar 1953-4. 1050tn. L220'. B34'6". Dr16'9". Triple expansion engine. 1800ihp. 14kn. Armed with Two 20mm AA guns. Served as training ship for officer candidates until 1962 when listed as ex ERNST THALMANN. Became a hulk. In 1964 and renamed ALBIN KOBIS. Deleted 1968-9 - German Dem. Rep. 1962. 25pf. SG E618 (LB3/41-81. EWA Vol 9. p26)