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Z18 Hans Lüdemann

Zerstörer 1938 - 1940  Zerstörer 1936  Class

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Z 18 Hans Lüdemann (1939)


As part of the 5th destroyer division, the Z18 Hans Lüdemann was used to lay mine fields in the North Sea (Westwall) in September 1939, followed by two mine laying operation off the British coast until February 1940. During in Operation Weserübung  the ship was part of the Kriegsschiffgruppe 1 heading for Narvik where it was scuttled on 13.04.1940 in the Rombakkenfjord near Narvik after a battle with British destroyers because running out of ammo and fuel. 

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