German torpedo boat Albatros
Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).
Key facts
| Name | German torpedo boat Albatros | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Ship type | torpedo boat | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Cause of loss | War action | Keyword match in English Wikipedia lead sentence |
| Nationality / flag | German Reich | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Operator | German Navy, Kriegsmarine | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Conflict | World War II | Wikidata P607 conflict |
| Sea / ocean | Skagerrak | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | Norway | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 10 km from land |
| Position | 59.0944, 10.7917 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
Albatros was the fourth of six Type 23 torpedo boats built for the German Navy (initially called the Reichsmarine and renamed the Kriegsmarine in 1935). Completed in 1927, Albatros often served as a flagship of torpedo boat units. The ship made multiple non-intervention patrols during the Spanish Civil War in the late 1930s. After an attack by aircraft of the Spanish Republican Air Force killed German sailors in 1937, she participated in the retaliatory bombardment of Almería.
At the beginning of World War II in 1939, Albatros helped to lay minefields and made anti-shipping patrols before participating in Operation Weserübung, the German invasion of Norway in April 1940. The ship fired the first shots of the campaign when she encountered and crippled a Norwegian patrol boat. She was lightly damaged during the Battle of Horten Harbor. Albatros then ran aground and was wrecked.
Location
- Recorded position: 59.0944, 10.7917 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Skagerrak
- Nearest coast: Norway
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Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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