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Hello MARC!

Pls take a look at this treat

http://www.feldgrau.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=12828

on the following page ...



Greetings from AUstria
Peter K.

... just a quick note:

There is really NOTHING especially about MFP´s - as far as I know!!!

But I could recommend
Gerd-Dietrich Schneider
PLATTBUGKREUZER
Artillerieträger der Marine im EInsatz
ISBN3-8132-0555-X
which focus on a subtype of the origninal MFP´s!

Greetings from Austria
Peter K.

... a tanker!

BTW, some large former French tankers like CHAMPAGNE were rebuilt by the Germans as vehicle transports!

Greetings from Austria
Peter K.

Hello DAVE! 1. Transportflottille (15.12.1944) organized into 3 groups and consisted of 5 group leading boats, 1MFP (F557) and 36 penichen 2. Transportflottille (15.12.1944) organized into 4 groups and consisted of 1 MFP (F815), 4 tugs and 19 penichen and coastal freighters According to Jung/Wenzel/...

born on 01.04.1906 at Berlin-Charlottenburg
crew 26
last rank Korv.Kapt. since 01.04.41

Greetings from Austria
Peter K.

Helle BEPPE! ... a very interesting topicforme - some months ago I researched in this area, because there is not too much information available! Unfortunately I am not familar with a "Mosel"-device ... According to my informations the German navy used only one device with active mode onboa...

Hello MARK! The He 111 H-4/torp., H-5/torp. and H-6/torp, but also the Ju 88, used the "Rüstsatz C", which was mainly consisting od 2 PVC1006B, to carry 2 torpedos, either the German F5b or the Italian F5w. The problem with the Italian torpedo was its breadth at the end, so both torpedos m...

Hello BLACK BARON! Madagaskar was attacked by British troops and ships on 05.05.42, but it takes until 05. or 06.11.42, when the lt Vichy Frech troops surendered. Here you will find further details: http://www.sonic.net/%7ebstone/history/madagascar.shtml http://home.wxs.nl/%7egraspol/frame_25_09.htm...

Ok, let´s finish with PORTLAND ... building yard: Bremer Vulkan, vegesack building no: 647 building year: 1928 7132 BRT, about 12400 t, 140,20/145,42x18,58x7,91 m, 5400 PSe =13,5 kn, 1696 t oil, crew 53, 1 MAN 7zyl diesel engine as blockade runner: 9559 tdw owner: Hamburg-Amerika-Linie, Hamburg On 2...

Let´s continue with GERMANIA ... building yard: Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg-Finkenwerder building no: 216 building year: 1938 9.851 BRT, about 15.300 t, 14.880 tdw, 147,40/149,36x20,09x8,60 m, 4.100 PSe = 13,5 kn, 28.800 nm/11kn/1.214 t oil, crew 39, 2 MAN 6zyl diesel engines owner: Ölfabrik Gr. Gera...

an add ... crewlist of SILVAPLANAm when captured by ATLANTIS Captein Niels Stange Nilsen 1st Mate Aage Magnus Olsen 2nd Mate Hjalmar Skjervik 3rd Mate Magne Bakkevik Radio Operator Almar Nilsen Carpenter Abraham Abrahamsen Boatswain Nils Totland Able Seaman Sverre Bruknapp Able Seaman Erling Engenes...

No, I don´t until now!

Peter K.

Hello HUBERTUS! Ok, let´s start with SILVAPLANA - IRENE first: building yard: Kockums Mek. Verkst. A/B, Malmö building no: 206 building year: 1938 4.793 BRT, about 9.850 t, 9.325 tdw, 124,86x16,94x7,75 m, 3.300 PSe = 12 kn, 30.000 nm/12kn/2.427 t oil, crew 33 (or 32), 1 Kockums 5zyl diesel engine ow...

Hallo Andreas! Im Oktober 1932 gehörte G10 unter dem Kommando des damaligen Olt.z.S. Eberhard Godt zur 1. Torpedobootshalbflottille unter Kptlt. Hans Bütow. 1935 gehörte G10 unter dem Kommando von Kptlt. Gerhardt Böhmig zur 1. Torpedobootsflottille unter KKapt. Carl Gutjahr in Swinemünde. Vermutlich...

Hello again! I forgot to mention an interesting detail: During his 2. war patrol, Wellner did some detailed reconnaisance concerning the possible entrances of Scapa Flow. He discussed his experiances with Dönitz, Sobe and Prien on 01.10.39 and the result was Prien´s famous attack on Scapa Flow. Gree...