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F3 returned to the shipyards in October of 1938 and underwent a refit as fleet tender until April 1st, 1940. Renamed Hai (originally planned Königin Luise), had a more massive superstructure and the second mast had been reinforced with two additional posts. The original 37mm twins had been replaced by 20mm singles and later in the war, the second 105mm cannon was replaced by a 37mm twin. Two additional 20mm singles on elevated positions were added as well.
After her refit, Hai was assigned to mine warfare units in the Baltic Sea and also participated in escort missions. Her end came in 1945, when she was sunk by missile attack of British Typhoon bombers.

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Interesting!

F6 entered the shipyards from November 1938 to September 1939 and was rebuilt as fleet tender Königin Luise (originally planned name: Hai). In April of 1940 she participated in the occupation of Denmark and Norway as part of Warship Group 10, with the target of Esbjerg and Nordby. After that, she was assigned as a guard ship along the French Atlantic coast. In 1943 Königin Luise was put out of service because she was too repair- and maintenance intensiv and was consequently ordered back to Wilhelmshaven. There, in 1945, she was sunk by British bombers on March 30th. In 1955 the wreck was raised and scrapped.

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Nice work on the camo!

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MS State Guard - 08 March 2014 - 28 January 2023

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I agree, great work.

I wish I could see the drawing

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Thank you Kim for the crest

"Never fear to try on something new. Remember that the Titanic was built by professionals, and the Ark by an amateur"

Great camo DG!

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That camo job was a real pain, glad you like it...

F9 was the only ship not modified and still used for its original purpose when the war started. She was also one of the first German ships to be lost: When F9 and five other destroyers escorted the light cruiser Leipzig, the fleet came under attack by the British submarine HMS Ursula on December 14th, 1939. Ursula fired all her torpedos at the cruiser, but missed Leipzig, hitting F9 instead. The escort sunk, taking 120 of her crew with her.

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Nice!

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Really neat!

Also, slightly OT, but how come you haven't put your boats on the German parts sheets?