z14 "friedrich ihn" was a built for nazi germany's "kriegsmarine" in the mid-1930s. the ship was named after the first world war german naval officer friedrich ihn. at the beginning of world war ii, the ship was initially deployed to blockade the polish coast, but she was quickly transferred to the german bight to lay defensive minefields in german waters. in late 1939 and early 1940, the ship laid multiple offensive minefields off the english coast that claimed 18 merchant ships and a destroyer. "ihn" was under repair during the norwegian campaign of early 1940 and was transferred to france later that year.