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Tender (Begleitschiff) "Tanga"
Begleitschiff "Tanga" - Picture: Archives R. Mundt
"Tanga" entering unknown Harbour - Picture: Archives V. Groth
"Tanga" Coat of Arms - Picture: Förderverein
Original Certificat of Ducking at Polar-Circle during Year 1941/42
Technical Data
| Shipyard | AG Neptun, Rostock |
| In Commission | 21.01.1939 - 10.05.1945 |
| Displacement | 2.620 t |
| Length | 96,20 m |
| Beam | 13,50 m |
| Draught | 4,14 m |
| Propulsion | 2 MAN two-stroke Diesel engins 4.100 PS with Vulcan gearbox |
| Shafts/Propellers | 2 - 2 |
| Speed | 17,5 kts |
| Complement | 225 |
| Armament | 2 x 10,5 cm Rapid Firing Gun |
| 2 x 3,7 cm Flak | |
| 4 x 2 cm Flak |
Begleitschiff "Tanga" with Boats of the 2. SFltl in Helsingør Summer 1941 - Picture: Archives Ola Erlandsson
Begleitschiff "Tanga" in front of Helsingør Castle Summer 1941 - Picture: Arne Slaaby-Larsen
Begleitschiff "Tanga" with "S 18", "S 19", "S 20", and "S 36" at Kristiansand/Norway Summer 1941 - Picture: Archives Erling Skjold
Specials
Originally foreseen as mothership for the Chinese navy. Bought 1938 for the German Kriegsmarine as S-boat-tender for the 2.S-Flotilla. On 1.3.41 "Tanga" served the newly formed 6.S-Flotilla. On 15.10.41 the ship was assigned to the new Admiral Nordmeer. "Tanga" served him until October 1942 as Staff-Ship. Thereafter operational for a S-Boat-School-Flotilla. 1943 tender for S-Boat-Trainingdivision. From January 1945 tender for the newly formed 11. S-Flotilla.
Commanding Officers:
| 01.1939 – 04.1941 | Kptlt. | Bening |
| 04.1941 – 11.1941 | Oblt.z.S.d.Res. | Paul Freyer |
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11.1941
– 08.1944 |
Oblt.z.S. | Herbert Brandt |
| 08.1944 – 10.1944 | Kptlt. | Gert Vassel |
| 10.1944 – 05.1945 | Oblt.z.S.d.Res. | Johann Wortmann |
Whereabouts: 1945 USA Loot, until 1947 at GM/SA; 03.12.47 to OMGUS for sale; 20.06.48 left to Denmark (Tender "Ægir" A 560); 1967 broken up.
Begleitschiff "Tanga" during re-construction at Orlogs-Værft, Kopenhagen - Picture: Archives R. Hansen
Orlogs/-Værft Plan for Re-construction of "Tanga" to Tender "Ægir" - Picture: Archives Peder Scram
Tender "Ægir" (ex-"Tanga") after re-construction at Orlogs-Værft, Kopenhagen - Picture: R. Hansen
Tender "Ægir" (ex-"Tanga") 1963 in the Aarhus-Bight - Picture: unknown
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Tender "Ægir" (ex-"Tanga") being tugged to Masnedø in front of Storstrømbridge 1967 - Picture: unknown
Tender "Ægir" (ex-"Tanga") during breaking up at Paul Bergsø & Søn i Jernhaven, Masnedø/DK, Fall 1967 - Picture: Archives FBIB Kbh. / P.B. Sørensen