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Waldemar Kophamel |
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Kuban (1951) |
Type: |
Submarine Depot |
Class: |
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Builder: |
Howaldtswerke (a) Hamburg, Germany |
Pennant Number: |
N/A |
Ordered: |
N/A |
Launched: |
May 15, 1939 |
Keel Laid: |
N/A |
Commissioned: |
Oct. 21, 1940 |
Fate: |
Sunk by RAF air raid on Dec. 18, 1944 at Gotenhafen (Gdynia) occupied Poland. Raised 1950-51 by the Soviets, repaired and renamed Kuban. Scrapped in 1978. |
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Alt. source indicates built at Kiel, Germany. |
Named in honor of Fregattenkapitän Waldemar Kophamel (1880-1934) |
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Commanding Officers |
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Oct. 1940 |
June 1944 |
Korvettenkapitän Erich Langer |
June 1944 |
Dec. 18, 1944 |
Kapitänleutnant Hermann Mollandin |
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Ship's History (Timeline) |
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Oct. 1940 |
Assigned to 27th U-boat Flotilla. |
Mar. 1941 |
Assigned to 24th U-boat Flotilla. |
Apr. 1942 |
Assigned to 27th U-boat Flotilla. |
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Page published Feb. 25, 2021 |