D.K.M. Bremse
1939
(Neptun 1053)
- Class: Bremse - 1 gunnery training ship of 1930
- Displacement: 1,460 tons
- Dimensions: 318 x 31 x 9.5 ft
- Machinery: Diesels, twin shaft, 26,000 bhp = 27 knots
- Armament: 4-5in (4x1), 2-20mm AA guns; 350 mines
- Complement: 192
- Builder: Wilhelmshaven
- Laid Dow: 1930
- Launched: 24 Jan 1931
- Completed: 1932
- Service: Dual purpose training ship / minelayer. Trials ship for diesel machinery installed in Deutschland. Part of Group III sent to Bergen during invasion of Norway in Apr 1940. Sunk in action while defending a convoy of small cargo ships and trawlers 6 Sep 1941 off North Cape, by HMS Nigeria and HMS Aurora.
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