HNoMS Löwe
Survived
Royal Norwegian Navy, then Kriegsmarine (Germany)
| Type | Torpedo boat |
|---|---|
| Class | Sleipner |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 3 × 10 cm main guns |
Service
| to 1940 | Gyller | |
| 1940–1945 | Löwe Captured at Kristiansand | |
| from 1945 | Gyller Returned to Norway |
Norwegian Sleipner-class destroyer captured intact at Kristiansand on 9 April 1940 and commissioned by the Germans as Löwe. She was the only escort of Wilhelm Gustloff in January 1945 and picked up many of her survivors. Returned to Norway in 1945 and scrapped in 1959.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 3 × 10 cm main guns
- 1 × 40 mm Bofors L/60
- anti-aircraft gun
- 2 × 12.7 mm Colt
- anti-aircraft machine guns
- 2 × 53.3 cm double barrelled trainable torpedo tubes
- 4 × depth charge throwers
| Builder | The Royal Norwegian Navy's Karljohansvern shipyard at Horten |
|---|---|
| Launched | 7 July 1938 |
| Commissioned | 1938 |
| Displacement | 735 tons |
| Length | 74.30 m (243.77 ft) |
| Speed | 32 knots (59.26 km/h) |
| Complement | 75 (10 officers and 65 sailors) |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
7 July 1938
Sinking of Wilhelm Gustloff
Survived
30 January 1945
Her only escort; picked up survivors
Fate
Survived
Sold for scrapping 1959