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While performing spring cleaning in a closet I rarely enter. I found a great German ships porthole that I purchased back in 2002. I started researching it this weekend and here is what I found out about it: Minensuchboot 1935 Name: M81 Construction: L�becker Maschinenbaugesellschaft L�beck, 1940 Launched: 20.12.1940 Commissioned: 17.07.1941 Fate: Taken over by the USA after the war. Given to France as Laffaux in 1947. Sold to Germany in 1957 as Hummel . Decommissioned in 1963, used as target ship. Scrapped 1976.
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Very interesting Bob, good result finding that information.
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Thanks, Here is some other data:
4th Minesweeper Flotilla: (from September 1939 to spring 1945) M61, M89, M136, M510, M511, M534, M582, M584 (added later) M1, M2, M36, M81, M101, M132, M203, M204, M255
M 81 Minesweeper
Service Data
In Service: 17 July 1941 to 19 March 1976 Production Data
Ordered: Builder: L�becker Maschinenbau Gesellschaft, L�beck Construction No: 427 Laid down: Launched: 20 December 1940 Commissioned: 17 July 1941 Technical Data
Type: 1935/39 Type Minesweeper/Minensuchboot Class: M 1 Class
Displacement: 685 tons standard 878 tons full load Length: 68.4 m Beam: 8.7 m Draft: 2.65 m Propulsion: 2 � Lentz uniform expansion engines producing up to 3,200 shp Propellers: 2 Speed: 18.3 knots Range: 5,000 nautical miles at 10 knots Crew: 90 men and officers Armament: 2 � 10.5 cm L/45 carried 480 rounds 2 � 3.7 cm L/83 SK C/30 carried 3000 rounds 2 � 2 cm MG L/65 C/30 carried 4000 rounds 4 � 2 cm MG L/65 C/30 after 1942 carried 6000 rounds 30 mines Armour 10 mm Aircraft: Electronics: Operators: Kriegsmarine Variants:
Other: Minesweepers Articles: History
The M 81 Minesweeper (Minensuchboot) was built in the 1940s by L�becker Maschinenbau Gesellschaft shipyard located in L�beck, Germany as a minesweeper or escort vessel for the Kriegsmarine.
Construction was longitudinal and ransverse frame of steel construction, which was partly welded, this vessel also had twelve watertight compartments and a double bottom. The superstructure, Bridge etc was made from light alloys. The propulsion system installed in these vessels was the two Lentz uniform expansion engines. And when used as minesweepers the Kabel Fern Raum Ger�t (KFRG) system was employed, which used generators producing 60 V, 20 kW to power the magnetic sweeping gear.
This vessel went on to serve in the 4. Minensuchflottille, 5. Minensuchflottille and 6. Minensuchflottille during World War II.
And after the surrender of Germany was employed in the German Mine Sweeping Administration (GMSA) which was controlled by the allies. Career
17 July 1941 The Minesweeper M 81 is commissioned.
1941 The Minesweeper M 81 served with the following flotilla's 4. Minensuchflottille, 5. Minensuchflottille and 6. Minensuchflottille.
1945 The Minesweeper M 81 is seized as a prize of war by the USA.
1945 The Minesweeper M 81 serves with the German Mine Sweeping Administration (GMSA).
9 October 1947 The Minesweeper M 81 is transferred to France and renamed Laffaux.
22 November 1956 The Laffaux a stricken from naval records and used as the hulk Q 75.
29 February 1957 The Q 75 is renamed to Hummel whilst serving with the German Federal Navy (Bundesmarine).
5 October 1963 The Hummel is removed from active service and use as a target ship.
December 1966 The Hummel becomes stranded at Fano-Weststrand in a severe storm, and later sinks
1967 The Hummel is refloated.
19 March 1976 The Hummel is broken up and scrapped at Kiel. Commanders
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Here are some more pictures and i was wrong about the date i bought it. It was in 2005.
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Nice to see additional pictures, it sure is a nice thing to have! it is so nice to attribute some history to such things we collect. Where did you find all that info?
She certainly had a diverse and interesting career.
Very Cool!
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Thanks I just researched it on the net.
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Well, to get that much on the net for what one would assume to be a fairly obscure subject is quite remarkable. Good stuff!
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