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To UK 1945, sold to Germany 1957 as UW10. Still extant in UK. S131: Schlichting Travemünde: 16 October 1943: 5 January 1944: ... German E-boats 1939–45. Osprey.
The result was the "Elektroboot" series, the Type XXI U-boat and a short range Type XXIII U-boat, finalized in January 1943 but with production only commencing in 1944–1945. When under water, the Type XXI managed to run at 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph), which was faster than a Type VII running full out on the surface and almost as fast as the ...
Adolf Lüderitz: Fleet tender, launched 20 February 1939, commissioned 11 June 1940; Ägir: 3,700 ton Odin-class coastal defense ship: launched 1895; Ahrenshoop (GS08): Kondor-class minesweeper; Albatros (1926): Type 1923 torpedo boat, launched 15 July 1926, commissioned 5 May 1927, beached 9 April 1940
German Navy fast attack boats, also known as S-boats or E-boats, were organized into twenty four Schnellbootsflottille, collectively known as the Schnellbootseinheiten. [1] These attack boats were operationally controlled by various commands of the German Navy and administratively had originally been under the command of the Leader of Torpedo ...
German Warships 1815–1945, U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels. Vol. 2. Translated by Thomas, Keith; Magowan, Rachel. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-593-4. Williamson, Gordon (2005). Wolf Pack: The Story of the U-boat in World War II. Osprey. ISBN 1841768723. Williamson, Gordon; Palmer, Ian (2002). Kriegsmarine U-boats 1939-45: Vol ...
She was scuttled in Genoa in 1945 following the Battle of the Ligurian Sea. KB Beograd was captured first by Italy in 1941 (RN Sebenico), then by German following the Italian Armistice in 1943 (TA 43). She was sunk in Trieste, though sources vary of how so. KB T3 was captured first by Italy, then by German following the Italian Armistice in ...
Intermediary regional commands also existed for most U-boat flotillas. [3] Miniature submarines were under the command of the German Navy's special operations branch. Late in World War II, the German Navy began consolidating several types of harbor defense units, along with their associated flotillas, into a series of naval security divisions ...
Vorpostenboot (plural Vorpostenboote), also referred to as VP-Boats, flakships or outpost boats, [1] were German patrol boats which served during both World Wars.They were used around coastal areas and in coastal operations, and were tasked with – among other things – coastal patrol, ship escort, and naval combat.