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Try http://www.wlb-stuttgart.de/seekrieg/45-01.htm.
Scroll down to 25.01.1945.

In mid 1990s there was a conference in Estonia about ORZEL's internment. Unfortunately, I do not have the papers from that conference, but I will try to get them next week. The book you have is probably "ORZEL's patrol" by Eryk Sopocko. The author died on 8.10.1943 when Polish destroyer OR...

Most Polish sources agree that it was Germany that was most interested in keeping ORZEŁ out of action.
On the other hand USSR tried to prove that ORZEŁ created a menace in the eastern Baltic and thus the case of ORZEŁ was one more excuse to take over the Baltic countries.

The T196 was indeed a former torpedo boat. Launched in 1911 as G196, she displaced 810t deep with dimensions 74,0 (oa) x 7,6 x 3,1 m. She was armed with 2-88 mm guns and 4-500 mm torpedo tubes. She was powered by steam turbines and could make 32 kts at 18200 bhp. Her complement was 84 men. She survi...

I can only add that each battery comprised four 88mm pieces. The task of Küstenschutz Danzig was to make provisions for operation of SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN. They were also responsible for closing (blocking) the Danzig harbour, or unblocking it - depending on situation. On 4th September 1939 one battery ...

For information on German commerce raiders you can have a look at
http://www.german-navy.de/kriegsmarine/ ... index.html

BRT (Brutto Register Tons) is the same as GRT (Gross Register Tons).

All the best in the New Year for everyone,
Marek

Perhaps it is not quite what you are looking for, but there was a detachment of Croatian Navy with some minesweeping boats on Black Sea during WW2.

The texts are here:
http://www.bobhenneman.info/pdhome.htm

[quote="Germans too?[/quote]

Yes, Germans too.
I was just enlightened by a friend.
I did not know that ...

Marek

CaptSquid wrote:... All sailors refer to their vessels as "she" or "her" ...

Germans too?
I ask because I do not know German.

Marek

Lindemann was trying to encourage the morale of his crew declaring the Bismarck to be a 'he' - it is not a question of grammar or translation. The Captain of the ship choose the masculine to demonstrate the percieved power and might of the pride of the Germany navy. That is exactly how I understand...

Sorry to say that, but for me the whole discussion doesn't make sense.
What is the use discussing German speech from the point of view of English grammar?

I seem to be lost.
Did Lindemann make his speech in English?

In German the ship is neutral (neither male nor female).