Kaiser Yacht

Chris Ruberg · Post by **Chris Ruberg** » Tue May 25, 2004 8:39 pm

My grandfather was a seaman in the WWI kriegsmarine and later as a seaman on the Kaiser Yacht. Are there any historical documents or crew lists for the Kaiser Yacht during the first world war ?

..thanks in advance for any assistance.
Chris

Richard Schoutissen · Post by **Richard Schoutissen** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 1:26 pm

Try the Garnisonkirche Wilhelmshaven.

Durin the 20th the Steeringweel of the Kaiseryacht Hohenzollern was brought to the Garnisonkirche Wilhelmshaven and a first memorial was made.

Also a book of honour with names of 34.834 soldiers of the German Kriegsmarine of the 1ww.

Richard

Ernest Penfold · Post by **Ernest Penfold** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 3:09 pm

Forgive me for an off-topic post, but this thread reminds me of something I've been wondering about for several years now that perhaps someone here can answer.

Czar Nicholas II also had a yacht, the Standart. What did the Bolsheviks do with it after the Revolution?

k-pp · Post by **k-pp** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 3:33 pm

The following quote is from http://www.angelfire.com/pa/ImperialRus ... yacht.html

After the Revolution, the former Imperial Yacht was destined to be stripped of all its former elegance. In 1917, the Standart was renamed Vosemnadtsate Martza. In 1932, she was renamed Marti. Between then and December 1936, she was refitted as a drab, grey minelayer at the Marti Yard in Leningrad for service in the Soviet Navy. The heavy gun armament was fitted, as were mine rails. There were 4 rails on the mine deck, and 2 more on the upper deck. The mine deck could carry 580 mines, and 200 could be accomodated on the upper deck.

With the German invasion of Russia, the Marti laid some 3159 mines, and bombarded shore positions near Leningrad. On 23rd September 1941, Marti was damaged in an air attack at Kronstadt, but was quickly repaired to resume action on the 26th of the same month. In autumn 1941, some of her guns were used ashore at Leningrad.

After the war, Marti was refitted and converted to a training ship, renamed Oka. During the refit, the steam engines were replaced by diesels. She was scrapped at Tallinn in Estonia in 1963.

Ernest Penfold · Post by **Ernest Penfold** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 5:08 pm

Wow, thanks for your prompt reply!

SS-Oberscharführer Rudel · Sat Apr 16, 2005 8:15 am

This webby wouldnt even have the pics above..