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Den Haag - (1925-1940)
Zie ook / See also : Gebroken krukas MS "Den Haag"
Zie ook / See also : "Den Haag" de ondergang in 1940
Zie ook / See also the adventures of a member of the MS "Den Haag" before and during WW II, he was torpedoed twice !.
The adventures of G. Assenberg, ( only in Dutch at the moment ).
Launch "Den Haag" on the 4th April 1925, at the shipyard of Friedrich Krupp A.G. Germaniawerft, Kiel (469).
| Bron : Vlissingse Courant, 28/01/1925 Scheepsbouw.
De Germaina-werf te Kiel heeft thans 7 motorschepen op stapel staan, welke in verschillende stadia van afwerking zijn doch alle vóór het einde van 1925 gereed zullen komen. Drie dezer schepen van 12.000 ton d.w. elk, zijn in op-dracht gegeven door de Deutsch-Amerikanische Petroleum Gesellschaft te Hamburg en het eerste dezer drie schepen zal onder den naam "Den Haag" onder Nederlandsche vlag varen en uitgerust worden met twee Krupp Germania motoren van 1400 p.k. elk. De andere vier schepen zijn door buitenlandsche firma's in opbracht gegeven en wel een zusterschip van "Den Haag", dat den naam "Rotterdam" zal voeren, voor rekening van de Petroleum In-dustrie Mij.
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De olietanker ms. 'Den Haag' (1925) van de Petroleum Industrie Maatschappij (PIM), op weg van New York naar
Rotterdam volgeladen met olie, onder kapitein C. Wijker, wordt als neutraal Nederlands schip op de Atlantische
Oceaan circa 150 mijl ten noorden van Quessant, door de Duitse onderzeeboot 'U 48' getorpedeerd. 26
opvarenden komen hierbij om het leven.
Bron: L.L. von Münching: 'De Nederlandse koopvaardij in WO II' (1978).
DEN HAAG
N.V. Petroleum Industrie Maatschappij; 1925; Fried. Krupp A.G.;
8,971 tons; 469-8 x 63-2 x 35-3; 763 n.h.p.; oil engines.
The Dutch motor tanker Den Haag was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-48 on February
15th, 1940,150 miles N.N.W. of Ushant, homeward bound to Rotterdam, loaded. Twenty-six lives
were lost.
Ship Report for "DEN HAAG"
IDNo:
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5606316
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Year:
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1925
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Name:
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DEN HAAG
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Launch Date:
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Type:
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Tanker
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Date of completion:
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06.1925
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Flag:
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NLD
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Keel:
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DWT:
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Yard No:
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469
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Length overall:
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Ship Design:
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LPP:
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143.2
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Country of build:
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DEU
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Beam:
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19.3
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Builder:
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Krupp Germania
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Kiel
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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2D-10
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Owner as Completed:
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American Petroleum Co., The Hague
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Subsequent History:
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Disposal Data:
Torpedoed and sunk 48.02 N / 8.26 W on 15.02.1940.
History :
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LR/IMO
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ID
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Year
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Name
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Tons
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Name change
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Main Owner
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5606316
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1925
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DEN HAAG
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8971
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American Petroleum Co.
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Additional information from Uboat.net :
Name: Den Haag
Type: Motor tanker
Tonnage: 8.971 tons
Completed: 1925 - Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel
Owner: Petroleum Industrie Mij NV, The Hague
Homeport: The Hague
Date of attack: 15 Feb, 1940
Nationality: Dutch
Fate: Sunk by U-48 (Herbert Schultze)
Position: 48.02N, 08.26W - Grid BF 4321
- See location on a map -
Complement: 39 (26 dead and 13 survivors).
Convoy: -
Route: New York - Rotterdam
Cargo: -
History: -
Notes on loss: At 14.00 hours on 15 Feb, 1940, the Den Haag (Master C. Wijker) was torpedoed and sunk by U-48. The 13
survivors in one lifeboat were picked up by the British steam merchant Glen Orchy. The other lifeboats with bodies were
later found adrift and some bodies were washed ashore on the French coast.
De MT "Den Haag" was op 15 ferbruari 1940 tijdens de neutraliteitsperiode het eerste oorlogsverlies.
15.2.1940: Tijdens de reis van New York naar Rotterdam op ca. 150 mijl ten noordwesten van Quessant getorpedeerd
door de Duitse onderzeeboot ”U 48” (48.02 N.B. - 08.26 W.L.) ( 26 bemanningsleden omgekomen.)
"Den Haag".
"Den Haag".
"Den Haag".
"Den Haag".
"Den Haag".
( Photo M. Lindenborn )
"Den Haag".
( John Sins collection )
U Boats in WW II
U-48
Type : VIIB
Laid down : 10 Mar, 1937 - Germaniawerft, Kiel
Commissioned: 22 Apr, 1939 - Kptlt. Herbert Schultze
Commanders :
22 Apr, 1939 - 20 May, 1940 - Kptlt. Herbert Schultze (Knights Cross)
21 May, 1940 - 3 Sep, 1940 - KrvKpt. Hans Rudolf Rösing (Knights Cross)
4 Sep, 1940 - 16 Dec, 1940 - Kptlt. Heinrich Bleichrodt (Knights Cross)
26 Sep, 1940 - Oct, 1943 - Oblt. Diether Todenhagen
17 Dec, 1940 - 27 Jul, 1941 - Kptlt. Herbert Schultze (Knights Cross)
Aug, 1941 - Sep, 1942 - Oblt. Siegfried Atzinger
Career : 12 patrols ; 22 Apr, 1939 - 31 Aug, 1939 7. Flottille (front boat)
1 Sep, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 7. Flottille (front boat)
1 Jan, 1940 - 30 Jun, 1941 7. Flottille (front boat)
1 Jul, 1941 - 31 Mar, 1942 26. Flottille (training)
1 Apr, 1942 - 31 Oct, 1943 21. Flottille (school boat)
Successes :52 ships sunk for a total of 307.935 tons
3 ships damaged for a total of 20.480 tons
Fate : She was scuttled on 3 May, 1945 off Neustadt, Germany.
On 2 April, 1941 U-48 was badly damaged by an explosion on the sinking ship Beaverdale and was forced to return to base.
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Men lost from U-boats :
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-48 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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