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Brummer before war

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Brummer		894	Deschimag, Bremen	27.12.1934	29.5.1935	8.2.1936	sunk 14.4.1940

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	2410
Displacement full, t	3354
Length, m	108.0 wl 112.9 oa
Breadth, m	13.5
Draught, m	3.20 normal 4.20 deep load
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 sets Deschimag geared steam turbines, 2 Wagner boilers
Power, h. p.	10000
Max speed, kts	20
Fuel, t	oil 365
Endurance, nm(kts)	2400(15)
Armament	2 x 2 - 105/60 SK C/33, 2 x 1 - 88/42 SK C/35, 2 x 2 - 37/80 SK C/30, 2 x 1 - 20/65 C/30, 450 mines
Complement	182 + 298 cadets

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Project history

Ship was ordered as "Ersatz Hai". Purpose-built ship for training of an antiaircraft artillery personnel, armed by various samples of antiaircraft guns and MGs (105mm/65, 88mm/45, 37mm/83 and 20mm/65). In wartime she could be used as a minelayer (she can carry up to 450 mines) or command ship. Besides 182 crew members ship took aboard up to 298 cadets. As well as in a case with Bremse, machinery had experimental character.

Brummer was first German combat ship with machinery used high parameters steam, consisting of 2 Wagner boilers (70atm, 460°C) and twin-shaft Deschimag turbines, subsequently applied on German destroyers. On trials Brummer achieved 23kts at 10500hp. Operating experience has shown low reliability of machinery.

Modernizations

1939: + 6 x 1 - 20/65 C/30

Naval service

14.4.1940 Brummer was torpedoed by British submarine Sterlet in Skagerrack and has sunk next day.