The Hans Schmidt was built in the Netherlands in the New Waterway shipyard in Schiedam for the client NV Van Nievelt, Goudriaan & Co. Scheepvaart Mij. It was completed in February 1920 and its original name was the Albireo. It was sold in 1939 when the owner became Heinrich Schmidt from Flensburg and the ship was renamed as the Hans Schmidt.
It came across a mine and sank on 24th January 1943 near Pula (Croatia).
