Destroyer Escort F4

F4

Country	Germany
Ship Class	F-class Destroyer Escort
Builder Name	Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft
Yard Number	533
Ordered	17 May 1934
Laid Down	22 Aug 1934
Launched	2 Jul 1935
Commissioned	5 Apr 1936
Displacement	1,065 tons standard
Length	259 feet
Beam	29 feet
Draft	11 feet
Machinery	Two geared turbines, two shafts
Power Output	14,000 SHP
Speed	28 knots
Range	1,700nm at 13 knots
Crew	113
Armament	2x10.5cm L/45 guns (from 1944), 4x3.7cm L/83 guns (2x from 1944), 2x2cm anti-aircraft guns, depth charge launchers

Contributor: Al Griffis

ww2dbaseFleet escort ship F4 was commissioned into service in 1936. In Apr 1939, she was decommissioned for the intended purpose of conversion into a torpedo recovery vessel. In Aug 1940, the conversion work ceased. She was then transferred to an experimental unit. In 1944, she was transferred to the North Sea to serve as an escort vessel. After the war, she was taken over by the United Kingdom. She was broken down for scrap in Jan 1949.

Last Major Revision: Oct 2019

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F4 Operational Timeline

17 May 1934	The order for fleet escort ship F4 was placed.
22 Aug 1934	The keel of fleet escort ship F4 was laid down at the Krupp Germania Werft yard in Kiel, Germany.
2 Jul 1935	Fleet escort ship F4 was launched at the Krupp Germania Werft yard in Kiel, Germany.
5 Apr 1936	Fleet escort ship F4 was commissioned into service.
1 Aug 1940	The work to convert F4 from a fleet escort ship to a torpedo recovery vessel ceased.