Wilhelmshaven Barracks Ship

[Brag]

Gutten Morgen, Kaleuns!
Does anyone know the name of the liner tied up in Wilhelmshaven and used as barracks ship or at least as officers' quarters during WWII? The dining room and first class saloons were rather nice, I understand.

[hyperion2206]

Could you mean the Bremen? She was destroyed in 1941 in Bremerhaven.:hmm:

[Brag]

Yes! I think it was the Bremen. Now photos or description would be neat :know:

[bigboywooly]

http://www.lategreatliners.com/artwork/germany/bremen1094a.jpg (http://www.kinshipsprints.com/catalog/ships/b/bremen.htm)

The Norddeutcher Lloyd (North German Lloyd) built near-sister ships in 1929 and 1930. The fourth Bremen, built by Deschimag, AG Weser in Bremen, Germany, made her maiden voyage on 16 July 1929. She was 51,656 tons, 938 feet long and 102 feet wide and carried 800 first, 500 second, 300 Tourist and 600 third class passengers with a crew of 990.
On her maiden voyage, she averaged 27.83 knots thereby winning the Blue Riband for the fastest westbound Atlantic crossing. She beat her own record on the return, averaging 27.92 knots. However, when Europa entered service the following year, she took her fleet mate's title away. The Bremen won again in June of 1933, but then lost it to the Italian Rex two months later.
The Bremen was brought to Bremerhaven at the beginning of WW2 with plans of using her for a planned invasion of England, and was destroyed by arson there in March of 1941.

No mention of being accomadation ship at Wilhelmshaven though