diff --git a/Projekte/battleship/client/src/main/java/pp/battleship/client/gui/ShipControl.java b/Projekte/battleship/client/src/main/java/pp/battleship/client/gui/ShipControl.java
index 81acfbb1..57631af9 100644
--- a/Projekte/battleship/client/src/main/java/pp/battleship/client/gui/ShipControl.java
+++ b/Projekte/battleship/client/src/main/java/pp/battleship/client/gui/ShipControl.java
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 import com.jme3.scene.control.AbstractControl;
 import pp.battleship.model.Battleship;
 
+import java.lang.System.Logger;
+import java.lang.System.Logger.Level;
+
 import static pp.util.FloatMath.DEG_TO_RAD;
 import static pp.util.FloatMath.TWO_PI;
 import static pp.util.FloatMath.sin;
@@ -48,6 +51,13 @@ class ShipControl extends AbstractControl {
      */
     private float time;
 
+    /**
+     * The ship to be controlled
+     */
+    private  final Battleship battleship;
+
+    static final Logger LOGGER = System.getLogger(ShipControl.class.getName());
+
     /**
      * Constructs a new ShipControl instance for the specified Battleship.
      * The ship's orientation determines the axis of rotation, while its length influences
@@ -56,6 +66,8 @@ class ShipControl extends AbstractControl {
      * @param ship the Battleship object to control
      */
     public ShipControl(Battleship ship) {
+        battleship = ship;
+
         // Determine the axis of rotation based on the ship's orientation
         axis = switch (ship.getRot()) {
             case LEFT, RIGHT -> Vector3f.UNIT_X;
@@ -63,7 +75,7 @@ public ShipControl(Battleship ship) {
         };
 
         // Set the cycle duration and amplitude based on the ship's length
-        cycle = ship.getLength() * 2f;
+        cycle = battleship.getLength() * 2f;
         amplitude = 5f * DEG_TO_RAD / ship.getLength();
     }
 
@@ -78,17 +90,25 @@ protected void controlUpdate(float tpf) {
         // If spatial is null, do nothing
         if (spatial == null) return;
 
-        // Update the time within the oscillation cycle
-        time = (time + tpf) % cycle;
+        if (battleship.isDestroyed() && spatial.getLocalTranslation().getY() <= -0.6f) {
+            LOGGER.log(Level.INFO, "Ship removed {0}", spatial.getName());
+            spatial.getParent().detachChild(spatial);
+        } else if (battleship.isDestroyed()) {
+            spatial.move(0, -0.05f * tpf, 0);
+        } else {
+            // Update the time within the oscillation cycle
+            time = (time + tpf) % cycle;
 
-        // Calculate the current angle of the oscillation
-        final float angle = amplitude * sin(time * TWO_PI / cycle);
+            // Calculate the current angle of the oscillation
+            final float angle = amplitude * sin(time * TWO_PI / cycle);
 
-        // Update the pitch Quaternion with the new angle
-        pitch.fromAngleAxis(angle, axis);
+            // Update the pitch Quaternion with the new angle
+            pitch.fromAngleAxis(angle, axis);
+
+            // Apply the pitch rotation to the spatial
+            spatial.setLocalRotation(pitch);
+        }
 
-        // Apply the pitch rotation to the spatial
-        spatial.setLocalRotation(pitch);
     }
 
     /**