Light Cruiser Emden

Emden

國家	德國
艦級	Emden 級輕巡洋艦
造船廠	Kriegsmarinewerft
Yard Number	100
Slip/Drydock Number	I
訂購日期	1921年4月7日
安放龍骨日期	1921年12月8日
下水日期	1925年1月7日
服役日期	1925年10月15日
沉沒日期	1945年5月3日
排水量	7,102 tons full
長度	512 feet
寬度	47 feet
吃水	19 feet
動力來源	Steam turbines, 2 shafts, 4 boilers
功率	46,000 shaft horsepower
速度	30 knots
續航力	6750nm at 15 knots
乘員	683
武裝	8x150mm, 3x105mm, 2x37mm, 20x20mm, 4x500mm torpedoes, 120 mines
裝甲	24-40mm deck, 50mm belt, 100mm command tower

Contributor: C. Peter Chen

ww2dbaseThe only ship in her class, Emden was constructed as one of the most advanced cruisers at the time, though her design retained much of the old German Navy charm, particularly with the use of single-gun turrets instead of a multiple-gun configuration. Also technologically breaking was the first usage of electrical welding for a ship this size. However, the lack of steel due to Germany's economic hardship plus British objection caused the construction to be delayed significantly. After launch, as a training vessel, she made a number of journeys in the Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, and the Mediterranean Sea between 1926 and 1939, notably with Karl Dönitz at the helm between Sep 1934 and Sep 1935. On 4 Sep 1939, fourth day of the European War, she was damaged during a British air raid at Wilhelmshaven when a Blenheim bomber crashed into the foreship, killing nine sailors. After repairs, she mined the North Sea and then participated in the invasion of Norway as a member of the fleet that sailed for Oslo. For the remainder of the war, she served in the Baltic Sea, tasked mainly with training duties. From Jan 1945 on, she helped evacuate German troops and civilians from East Prussian to northern Germany and Denmark. In the night of 9-10 Apr 1945, while at Kiel, she was attacked and severely damaged. She was towed into the Heikendorfer Bucht and beached there on 14 Apr. With the war coming to an end, her crew scuttled her on 3 May. She was scrapped after the war.

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Last Major Revision: Sep 2006

Light Cruiser Emden 互動地圖

Photographs

Emden in the Yantze River en route to Nanjing, China, 1931

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Emden Operational Timeline

1921年4月7日	The construction of cruiser Emden was ordered.
1921年12月8日	The keel of Emden was laid down at the Reichsmarinewerft shipyard in Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
1925年1月7日	Emden was launched at the Reichsmarinewerft shipyard in Wilhelmshaven, Germany. Admiral Hans Zenker gave a speech at her launching, and the ship was christened by the widow of Karl von Müller, who had commanded the original warship by the same name of Emden during WW1.
1925年10月15日	Emden was commissioned into service.
1926年11月14日	Emden departed Wilhelmshaven, Germany on her first long-range training cruise.
1927年3月15日	A memorial service was held aboard cruiser Emden for the fallen of the original Emden at the Coco Islands, Straits Settlements (now a part of Australia).
1927年12月25日	Emden arrived at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
1928年3月14日	Emden arrived at Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
1928年12月5日	Emden departed Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
1929年12月13日	Emden arrived at Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
1930年1月13日	Emden departed Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
1930年5月13日	Emden arrived at Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
1930年12月1日	Emden departed Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
1931年12月8日	Emden arrived at Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
1932年1月1日	Emden was transferred from the Training Inspectorate to the Commander of Reconnaissance Forces, Konteradmiral Conrad Albrecht.
1933年4月1日	Emden was decommissioned from service for an extensive refit.
1934年9月29日	Emden was recommissioned into service, with Karl Dönitz in command.
1934年11月10日	Emden departed Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
1935年6月12日	Emden arrived at Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
1935年10月23日	Emden departed Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
1935年12月25日	Emden arrived at Guayaquil, Ecuador.
1936年6月11日	Emden arrived at Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
1936年10月10日	Emden departed Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
1937年4月15日	Emden arrived at Algeciras, Spain.
1937年4月23日	Emden arrived at Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
1937年10月11日	Emden departed Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
1937年10月16日	Emden arrived in Spanish waters.
1937年10月18日	Emden departed Spanish waters.
1938年3月14日	Emden arrived in Spanish waters.
1938年3月21日	Emden departed Spanish waters.
1938年4月23日	Emden arrived at Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
1938年7月26日	Emden departed Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
1938年8月30日	Emden arrived at Hamilton, Bermuda.
1938年9月3日	Emden departed Hamilton, Bermuda.
1938年9月10日	Emden arrived at Funchal, Madeira, Portugal.
1938年9月15日	Emden departed Funchal, Madeira, Portugal.
1938年10月19日	Emden arrived at Istanbul, Turkey.
1938年10月23日	Emden departed Istanbul, Turkey.
1938年12月16日	Emden arrived at Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
1939年3月29日	Emden began operating as a fishery protection ship in the North Atlantic.
1939年4月15日	Emden ended her role as a fishery protection ship in the North Atlantic.
1939年9月3日	Emden laid mines in the North Sea.
1939年9月4日	Emden was damaged during a British air raid at Wilhelmshaven, Germany when a damaged Blenheim aircraft crashed into the foreship, killing 9 and wounding 20. The aircraft's pilot was Flying Officer H. L. Emden, whose name matched that of the ship he had crashed into by pure chance. The RAF officer was later buried at the Sage War Cemetery in Großenkneten, northwestern Germany.
1939年12月2日	Emden began a period of maintenance at Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
1940年1月3日	Emden completed a period of maintenance at Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
1940年3月12日	Emden arrived at Swinemünde, Germany and joined Group 5 being organized for the invasion of Oslo, Norway.
1940年4月5日	Emden conducted searchlight training at Swinemünde, Germany.
1940年4月6日	Emden embarked 600 troops at Swinemünde, Germany.
1940年4月8日	Emden departed Strander Bucht off Strander, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany for Norway together with Group 5.
1940年4月9日	Emden transferred 350 of her 600 carried troops onto Räumboote minesweepers, which would act as landing ships for the Oslo, Norway invasion operation. At 1555 hours, Emden began firing on the Oscarborg fortress.
1940年4月10日	Emden entered the port of Oslo, Norway and began serving as a communications ship coordinating messages between German Army, Navy, and Air Force units.
1940年4月24日	Emden was relieved of her duty as the communications ship at Oslo, Norway.
1940年5月17日	Grand Admiral Erich Raeder toured Emden at Oslo, Norway.
1940年6月7日	Emden departed Oslo, Norway.
1940年6月8日	Emden arrived at Swinemünde, Germany.
1940年11月7日	Emden entered drydocks for maintenance.
1941年2月15日	Emden exited drydocks after completion of maintenance.
1941年9月16日	Emden was attacked by Soviet coastal batteries based on the island of Hiiumaa, Estonia as well as four torpedo boats; the Soviets failed to cause any damage.
1941年9月26日	Emden provided naval gunfire support for ground troops fighting on the Sõrve Peninsula on the island of Saaremaa, Estonia.
1941年9月27日	Emden provided naval gunfire support for ground troops fighting on the Sõrve Peninsula on the island of Saaremaa, Estonia. Upon completion of her duties, she set sail for Gotenhafen (Gdynia), occupied Poland.
1941年11月7日	Emden arrived at Gotenhafen (Polish: Gdynia), occupied Poland and disembarked Grand Admiral Erich Raeder.
1944年9月19日	Emden began laying mines in the Skagerrak.
1944年9月21日	Emden completed laying mines in the Skagerrak.
1944年10月5日	Emden began laying mines in the Skagerrak.
1944年10月6日	Emden completed laying mines in the Skagerrak.
1944年11月1日	Emden assisted the cruiser Köln, which had run aground on the Norwegian coast.
1944年12月9日	Emden ran aground in the Oslofjord, Norway.
1944年12月10日	Emden was refloated in the Oslofjord, Norway after having run aground on the previous day.
1944年12月23日	Emden departed Oslo, Norway.
1944年12月25日	Emden arrived at Königsberg, Germany (now Kaliningrad, Russia).
1945年1月23日	Emden departed Königsberg, Germany (now Kaliningrad, Russia) with the remains of Paul von Hindenburg aboard.
1945年2月6日	Emden arrived at Kiel, Germany.
1945年3月11日	While under repair at Deutsche Werke shipyard in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Emden suffered damage on the forward deck and port torpedo launchers from Allied aerial incendiary bombs.
1945年4月3日	While under repair at Deutsche Werke shipyard in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Emden had her forward funnel destroyed by a direct hit of an Allied aerial bomb.
1945年4月9日	While under repair at Deutsche Werke shipyard in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Emden was damaged by a near miss of a bomb from an Allied aircraft.
1945年4月13日	While under repair at Deutsche Werke shipyard in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Emden was damaged by Allied aircraft.
1945年4月14日	In the morning, damaged Emden was towed from Deutsche Werke shipyard in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany to the nearby Heikendorfer Bucht. After observing a 15-degree list to port due to flooding, her crew sealed the hull and beached her to prevent sinking.
1945年4月26日	While beached on the shore of Heikendorfer Bucht near Kiel, Germany, Emden was decommissioned from service.
1945年5月3日	While beached on the shore of Heikendorfer Bucht near Kiel, Germany, Emden was scuttled by her own crew with demolition charges to prevent capture.

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Visitor Submitted Comments

1. Jude Monthy says:
31 May 2009 06:25:02 AM

I have in my posession the original drawing of the Emden boat.
Draving sisned by Dönitz (dated 17.02.1935)
contact in my email

2. phil morgan says:
15 Aug 2015 02:30:06 PM

I have found this site most helpful in sorting out some time differences that have been queried or mis-recorded. Thank you.

Alan Chanter says:
22 Sep 2017 11:17:12 AM

By a bizarre twist of fate, the pilot of the Blenheim, which hit be anti-aircraft fire, crashed in flames onto the forecastle of the Emden, killing nine German seamen and the four man aircrew, was Flying Officer H.L. Emden, who tragically died while attacking an enemy warship bearing his own surname.

4. Carlos says:
20 Nov 2019 03:41:51 PM

Hi Jude Monthy, I want to have the EmdenII boat original drawing, you can give me. If there is price, say me.

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