Building instruction
A building instruction is used to instruct the crew of a warship in the technology of the new ship during the final construction phases.
German Navy
In the Imperial Navy one had had bad experiences with putting together the crew from just available personnel when commissioning new ships. Therefore, even in the German Empire, a construction instruction command was set up after each new building was launched, i.e. a regular crew who were instructed in the operation of the ship's technology when the ship was built. The building instruction was under the responsibility of a senior engineer who, together with his staff, was responsible for training the ship's technical staff in the machinery and weapons technology of the new building. The building instruction also created the regulations for the operation of the ship technology. Depending on the progress of the construction of the ship, the construction instruction was expanded to include the appropriate specialist staff. When a new warship was put into service, a regular crew who were already familiar with the ship was on board.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Grand Admiral Erich Raeder : My life. 2nd edition, Siegfried Bublies, Schnellbach 2008, ISBN 978-3-937820-07-1 , p. 216.
- ↑ Military History Research Office (Ed.): German Military History in 6 Volumes 1648–1939. Volume 4., Bernard & Graefe, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-88199-112-3 , p. 429.
- ^ Paul Schmalenbach: Heavy cruiser "Prinz Eugen" . Wilhelm Heyne , Munich 1990, ISBN 3-453-01494-4 , p. 129.