Motor Torpedo Boat Seeadler (SE)

Seeadler

País	Alemanha
Classe de Navio	Lancha Torpedeira da Classe 1923
Hull Number	SE
Estaleiro	Kriegsmarinewerft
Yard Number	103
Data de Encomenda	6 abr 1925
Data de Quilha	5 out 1925
Data de Lançamento	15 jul 1926
Data de Incorporação	15 mar 1927
Data de Afundamento	14 mai 1942
Deslocamento	938 tons standard; 1,310 tons full
Comprimento	288 feet
Boca	27 feet
Calado	12 feet
Máquinas	Three water-tube boilers, two geared steam turbines, two shafts
Capacidade de combustível	321t fuel oil
Potência	23,000 shaft horsepower
Velocidade	33 knots
Autonomia	1,800nm at 17 knots
Tripulação	120
Armamento	3x10.5cm SK L/45 guns, 2x3x533mm torpedo tubes, 2x2cm C/30 anti-aircraft guns, 30 mines

Contributor: C. Peter Chen

ww2dbaseTorpedo boat Seeadler was commissioned into service in May 1928. In late 1936, she was assigned to the 2nd Torpedo Boat Flotilla of the German Navy and made several trips to Spain during the Spanish Civil War. In 1937, she escorted heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer during the bombardment of Almería, Spain, and was targeted, though not hit, by shore-based batteries. In mid-1938, she was transferred to the newly formed 4th Torpedo Boat Flotilla. In Sep 1939, 4th Flotilla was disbanded, and she was transferred to 6th Torpedo Boat Flotilla, operating in the North Sea region. During the invasion of Norway, she accompanied the task force centered around light cruiser Karlsruhe which captured the fortress of Kristiansand, Norway on 9 Apr 1940. Karlsruhe, would be hit by British submarine Truant with a torpedo at 1858 hours on the same day just as the group set sail for Kiel, Germany; Seeadler carried a number of survivors of Karlsruhe. Between May and Aug 1940, she was refitted at Wesermünde, Germany. Transferred to France, she was assigned to 5th Flotilla which operated in the English Channel. In Nov 1940, she, along with the rest of 5th Flotilla, would be transferred to Saint-Nazaire, France, from which port she embarked on several minelaying missions. Between Mar and May 1941, she was refitted in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. After serving as a convoy escort, she was again refitted at Rotterdam between Dec 1941 and Feb 1942. In Feb 1942, she escorted battleship Scharnhorst, battleship Gneisenau, and heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen during the Operation Cerberus "Channel Dash". Between Mar and May 1942, she escorted merchant raiders Michel and Stier as they operated in the English Channel. While escorting Stier, on 13 May, Seeadler was hit by a torpedo from a British motor torpedo boat, capsized, and then broke in half. 85 of her crew members were killed in the sinking.

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Last Major Revision: Aug 2020

Motor Torpedo Boat Seeadler (SE) Mapa Interativo

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Seeadler Operational Timeline

5 out 1925	The keel of Seeadler was laid down at the Reichsmarinewerft yard in Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
15 jul 1926	Seeadler was launched at the Reichsmarinewerft yard in Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
15 mar 1927	Seeadler was commissioned into service.
14 dez 1939	Seeadler began patrolling the Skagerrak strait between Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.
15 dez 1939	Seeadler completd her patrol of the Skagerrak strait between Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.
18 fev 1940	Seeadler escorted battleship Scharnhorst, battleship Gneisenau, and the heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper.
19 fev 1940	Seeadler began patrolling the Skagerrak strait between Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.
20 fev 1940	Seeadler completd her patrol of the Skagerrak strait between Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.
8 abr 1940	Seeadler departed Wesermünde, Bremerhaven, Germany.
9 abr 1940	Seeadler arrived off Kristiansand, Agder, Norway, assisted in the capture of the fortress in the morning, and departed for Kiel, Germany at 1800 hours.
12 abr 1940	Seeadler arrived off the Danish coast and provided assistance for the damaged heavy cruiser Lützow.
18 abr 1940	Seeadler laid anti-submarine mines in the Kattegat between Denmark and Sweden.
30 set 1940	Seeadler began laying mines in the English Channel.
1 out 1940	Seeadler completed laying mines in the English Channel.
8 out 1940	Seeadler patrolled off the Isle of Wight, southern England, United Kingdom.
9 out 1940	Seeadler completed her patrol off the Isle of Wight, southern England, United Kingdom.
11 out 1940	German torpedo boats Falke, Greif, Kondor, Seeadler, and Wolf sank British anti-submarine trawler HMT Warwick Deeping (no deaths), French submarine chasers Ch.6 (9 killed, 12 captured) and CH.7 (12 killed, 8 captured), and French armed trawler Listrac (12 killed, 25 wounded) in the English Channel off the Isle of Wight overnight.
11 out 1940	Seeadler patrolled in the English Channel.
12 out 1940	Seeadler completed her patrol in the English Channel.
3 dez 1940	Seeadler began laying mines in the English Channel near Dover, England, United Kingdom.
4 dez 1940	Seeadler completed laying mines in the English Channel near Dover, England, United Kingdom.
21 dez 1940	Seeadler começou a lançar minas no Canal da Mancha.
22 dez 1940	Seeadler terminou de lançar minas no Canal da Mancha.
23 jan 1941	Seeadler began laying mines in the English Channel.
24 jan 1941	Seeadler completed laying mines in the English Channel.
12 fev 1942	Torpedo boats Jaguar and Seeadler made rendezvous with battleship Scharnhorst, battleship Gneisenau, and heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen off Cap Gris-Nez, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.
12 mar 1942	Torpedo boats Jaguar and Seeadler began escorting merchant raider Michel as the raider attacked British shipping in the English Channel.
2 abr 1942	Seeadler completed her escort duties for merchant raider Michel.
12 mai 1942	Seeadler began escorting merchant raider Stier as the raider attacked British shipping in the English Channel.
14 mai 1942	Seeadler was hit by a torpedo from a British motor torpedo boat, capsized, and then broke in half. 85 of her crew members were killed in the sinking.

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