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Waldemar Kophamel

CountryGermany
Ship ClassWilhelm Bauer-class Submarine Tender
BuilderHowaldtswerke Kiel
Ordered1 Jan 1937
Laid Down12 Aug 1937
Launched15 May 1939
Commissioned21 Oct 1940
Sunk18 Dec 1944
Displacement5,600 tons full
Length435 feet
Beam52 feet
Draft16 feet
MachineryFour MAN diesel engines, two shafts
Power Output12,400 shaft horsepower
Speed20 knots
Range9,000 statute mile at 15 knots
Crew289
Armament4x10.5cm L/45 guns (2x after 1944), 1x40mm L/60 Bofors gun (after 1944), 2x3.7cm guns, 4x2cm machine guns (12x after 1944)

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ww2dbaseWaldemar Kophamel was a submarine tender of the Germn Navy. She was commissioned into service in Oct 1940. In Dec 1944, she was struck by bombs and sank. In 1950, the Soviet Union raised the wreck and commissioned into Soviet Navy service with a new name, Kuban, after a long period (1951-1955) of repairs. In the final five years of her service life, she served as a floating barracks ship for the Soviet Northern Fleet under the name PKZ-12. She was removed from the Soviet Navy list in 1978 and was scrapped some time after.

ww2dbaseSource: german-navy.de

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Waldemar Kophamel Operational Timeline

1 Jan 1937 The order for the construction of Waldemar Kophamel was issued.
12 Aug 1937 The keel of Waldemar Kophamel was laid down at the Howaldtswerke shipyard in Kiel, Germany.
15 May 1939 Waldemar Kophamel was launched at the Howaldtswerke shipyard in Kiel, Germany.
21 Oct 1940 Waldemar Kophamel was commissioned into service.
18 Dec 1944 Waldemar Kophamel was sunk by Allied aircraft.
30 Jul 1951 The Soviet Union added Waldemar Kophamel to its Navy List.
17 Sep 1973 Soviet submarine tender Kuban was transferred to the Northern Fleet, where she was to be used as floating barrack under the new name PKZ-12.
9 Feb 1978 Soviet floating barracks PKZ-12 was removed from the Navy List.




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