Z19 Hermann Künne (1939)
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As part of the 5th destroyer division, the Z19 Hermann Künne
was used to lay mine fields in the North Sea (Westwall) in September 1939, followed by four 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 beached on 13.04.1940 in the Herangsfjord near Narvik after a battle with British destroyers. The wreck was raised and screpped between 1960 and 1963.
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