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With the rise of the Nazi Regime, the expansion of the German Armed forces began, which included U-boats. In 1935, the Weddigen Flotilla (later re-designated the 1st U-boat flotilla) was formed and stationed in Kiel. Aside from the six Type IIB U-boats, the flotilla included the tender Saar and an old WW1 torpedo boat. In 1936, Hamburg returned to her former duties as U-boat support ship, this time, however, as barracks ship, assigned to the Weddigen Flotilla. The old cruiser had been stripped down to the basic hull, some gaps filled up with additional panelling.



Hamburg continued her service in this form for the years to come, even when the war began. It was not until mid-1944 that she was finally stricken from the naval register. She was towed to her namesake town Hamburg on July 7th to be scrapped, however a British bombing raid hit the old hulk and sunk her on July 27th. The wreck remained there until 1949 when Hamburg was raised and ultimately scrapped in 1956, completing a career of almost fifty years.

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Nice work!

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Excellent work!

As usual, you've done an awesome job on these ships.

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The cruiser Berlin was ordered in 1902 as Ersatz Zieten, replacing the old Aviso of 1876. She was built at the Imperial Dockyard (Kaiserliche Werft) in Danzig and launched on September 22nd, 1903 and commissioned on April 4th, 1905. She (and her sister München) had a stubbier bow and a single-mast compass podest.

Berlin served initially as an escort ship for the Kaiser's yacht Hohenzollern. During those months she participated in a visit to Russia, where Tsar Nicholas II. himself visited the cruiser. The meeting of the Kaiser and the Tsar would ultimately result in the Treaty of Björkö.



In August, Berlin was assigned to the regular fleet's scouting forces, replacing the older cruiser Amazone and taking over most of her crew in the process.

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Epic!

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Mighty fine work!

Very nice work!

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Beautiful work on the Bremens.

I find the barracks ship conversion really interesting, as well as the story of the Hamburg's career overall.

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