Name Diether Roeder Role Type 1936-class destroyer | Launched August 19, 1937 | |
Builders Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau, AG Weser | ||
Construction started September 9, 1936 | ||
Captain on the Bridge(Kriegsmarine Zerstörer 1936 destroyers]
Kapitänleutnant Diether von Roeder (died 10 July 1918) was a German naval officer killed during World War I. He was commander of the 13th Torpedo Boat Flotilla and died aboard Torpedo Boat S66. The World War II German destroyer Z17 was named Diether von Roeder in his honour.
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