Hi All
What kind of vessels did the Germans build/convert to land troops and vehicles?
Did they only prepare such vessels for Sealion? If so, what happened to them when the plan was abandoned? Were such vessels used elsewhere, eg the Mediterranean?
Thanks in advance.
DK
German assault/landing vessels
- Christoph Awender
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Hello!
For Seelöwe they converted (or planed to) all available kind of vessels. Of course operations during the war also required landing crafts.
Just a few that come to my mind are landing operations on the baltic islands, greece islands etc...
Here a very good site about the crafts:
http://www.german-navy.de/kriegsmarine/ ... index.html
\Christoph
For Seelöwe they converted (or planed to) all available kind of vessels. Of course operations during the war also required landing crafts.
Just a few that come to my mind are landing operations on the baltic islands, greece islands etc...
Here a very good site about the crafts:
http://www.german-navy.de/kriegsmarine/ ... index.html
\Christoph
- Simon Orchard
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Basically you're looking at the various versions of the MFP or Marinefahrprahm
http://www.german-navy.de/kriegsmarine/ ... index.html
They were used extansively in the med, the black sea and along the Norwegian coast.
http://www.german-navy.de/kriegsmarine/ ... index.html
They were used extansively in the med, the black sea and along the Norwegian coast.
- Simon Orchard
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Michael Holm also has the following on Luftwaffe Fährenflotillen:
http://www.ww2.dk/articles/flot.htm
And here are some photos:
http://community.webshots.com/s/image14 ... kWU_fs.jpg
http://community.webshots.com/s/image15 ... tey_fs.jpg
http://community.webshots.com/s/image14 ... UNZ_fs.jpg
http://community.webshots.com/s/image14 ... wBe_fs.jpg
http://community.webshots.com/s/image4/ ... FHO_fs.jpg
http://community.webshots.com/s/image4/ ... LwD_fs.jpg
http://community.webshots.com/s/image15 ... Yct_fs.jpg
http://www.ww2.dk/articles/flot.htm
And here are some photos:
http://community.webshots.com/s/image14 ... kWU_fs.jpg
http://community.webshots.com/s/image15 ... tey_fs.jpg
http://community.webshots.com/s/image14 ... UNZ_fs.jpg
http://community.webshots.com/s/image14 ... wBe_fs.jpg
http://community.webshots.com/s/image4/ ... FHO_fs.jpg
http://community.webshots.com/s/image4/ ... LwD_fs.jpg
http://community.webshots.com/s/image15 ... Yct_fs.jpg
German assault/landing vessels
Hi Christophe, Simon, Ian and k-pp
Thanks for the info.
K-pp ... I'm looking forward to the images if you manage to sort the links out.
Thanks in advance.
Thanks for the info.
K-pp ... I'm looking forward to the images if you manage to sort the links out.
Thanks in advance.
German landing crafts
Hello!
here is an older posting by me ...
SF = Siebelfähre
It´s a general term for various typs of landing ferries, originally developped for operation SEALION, f.e.
B-Fähre 40 = Leichte Fähre 40 = L.F.40
H-Fähre 40 = Herbert-Fähre = Mittlere Fähre = M.F.
Schwere Fähre 40 = s.F.40 = s.S.40
Schwere Fähre 41 = s.F.41
Siebelfähre 40 = SF40
Siebelfähre 41 = SF41
Siebelfähre 43 = Siebel Typ II = S-Fähre Serie V
Siebelfähre 44 = S-Fähre Serie VIII
Pionier-Landungsfähre 41 = PiLf41
Pionier-Landungsfähre 44 = PiLf44
The most common type was the Siebelfähre 40, which was also built as heavy AA ferry (2-4x8,8cm, 1-4x2cm), light AA ferry (4x2 or 3,7cm), mine laying ferry (20-48 mines), crane ferry, hospital ferry and repair ferry.
Here
http://www.wlb-stuttgart.de/seekrieg/bi ... bik/fp.htm
you will find SF161 and a other.
MFP = Marinefährprahm
The MFP´s were the most important amphibious vessels of the German navy, also built by the Italians. There were the following typs:
A, A1 (for heavy tanks captured from the Russians), AM (mine layer), B, C, C2 (for TIGER-tanks), C2M (mine layer), D and DM (mine layer), moreover the Italian types MZ-A and MZ-B and some special variants (hospital, repair, mine barrage, Q-ship, tanker).
Here
http://www.wlb-stuttgart.de/seekrieg/bi ... bik/fp.htm
you will find F115, an early type A, and here
http://www.warships1.com/German_amphibs.htm
some technicla data.
L-boat = Landungsboot
Small landing crafts, also built in various types:
PiLb39 = Kleines Landungsboot 39 = Pionierlandungsboot39 =
PiLaBo (loading 20 t or 100 men)
PiLb40 = Großes Landungsboot 40 = Pionierlandungsboot40 =
PiLaBo40 (loading 40 t or 150 men or 2 vehicles)
PiLb41 = Großes Landungsboot 41 = Pionierlandungsboot41 = PiLaBo41 (loading 40 t or 150 men or 2 vehicles)
PiLb43 = Pionierlandungsboot43 = PiLaBo43
(loading 100 t or 250 men)
Here
http://www.wlb-stuttgart.de/seekrieg/bi ... bik/fp.htm
you will find PiLb405, a PiLb40-type.
I-boat = Infanterietransporter
Also a small landing craft with a loading capacity of 7 t or 40 men.
Sorry, I found no online picture ...
Finally there were the Sturmboote:
Leichtes Sturmboot 39 (loading 0,5 t = 6 men)
links
http://www.wlb-stuttgart.de/seekrieg/bi ... pistbt.htm
http://www.feldgrau.com/heer-pab.html
Schweres Sturmboot 42 (loading 3 t = 40 men)
no link - sorry
R-boat = Räumboot
These small motor vessels were originally developped for clearing mine barrages (some with very manoeverable Voith-Schneider-propellars), but they were used also for sub chashing and escort duties.
link:
http://www.wlb-stuttgart.de/seekrieg/bi ... wulf.htm#B
Fl.B.-boat = Flugbetriebsboot
These are also small motor boats, operated by the German airforce for rescue missions. This B-class was also built in various typs, ranging from 18 to 65 t deplacement.
Sorry, again no link ...
I hope, this will help a little bit ...
Greetings from Austria
Peter K.
here is an older posting by me ...
SF = Siebelfähre
It´s a general term for various typs of landing ferries, originally developped for operation SEALION, f.e.
B-Fähre 40 = Leichte Fähre 40 = L.F.40
H-Fähre 40 = Herbert-Fähre = Mittlere Fähre = M.F.
Schwere Fähre 40 = s.F.40 = s.S.40
Schwere Fähre 41 = s.F.41
Siebelfähre 40 = SF40
Siebelfähre 41 = SF41
Siebelfähre 43 = Siebel Typ II = S-Fähre Serie V
Siebelfähre 44 = S-Fähre Serie VIII
Pionier-Landungsfähre 41 = PiLf41
Pionier-Landungsfähre 44 = PiLf44
The most common type was the Siebelfähre 40, which was also built as heavy AA ferry (2-4x8,8cm, 1-4x2cm), light AA ferry (4x2 or 3,7cm), mine laying ferry (20-48 mines), crane ferry, hospital ferry and repair ferry.
Here
http://www.wlb-stuttgart.de/seekrieg/bi ... bik/fp.htm
you will find SF161 and a other.
MFP = Marinefährprahm
The MFP´s were the most important amphibious vessels of the German navy, also built by the Italians. There were the following typs:
A, A1 (for heavy tanks captured from the Russians), AM (mine layer), B, C, C2 (for TIGER-tanks), C2M (mine layer), D and DM (mine layer), moreover the Italian types MZ-A and MZ-B and some special variants (hospital, repair, mine barrage, Q-ship, tanker).
Here
http://www.wlb-stuttgart.de/seekrieg/bi ... bik/fp.htm
you will find F115, an early type A, and here
http://www.warships1.com/German_amphibs.htm
some technicla data.
L-boat = Landungsboot
Small landing crafts, also built in various types:
PiLb39 = Kleines Landungsboot 39 = Pionierlandungsboot39 =
PiLaBo (loading 20 t or 100 men)
PiLb40 = Großes Landungsboot 40 = Pionierlandungsboot40 =
PiLaBo40 (loading 40 t or 150 men or 2 vehicles)
PiLb41 = Großes Landungsboot 41 = Pionierlandungsboot41 = PiLaBo41 (loading 40 t or 150 men or 2 vehicles)
PiLb43 = Pionierlandungsboot43 = PiLaBo43
(loading 100 t or 250 men)
Here
http://www.wlb-stuttgart.de/seekrieg/bi ... bik/fp.htm
you will find PiLb405, a PiLb40-type.
I-boat = Infanterietransporter
Also a small landing craft with a loading capacity of 7 t or 40 men.
Sorry, I found no online picture ...
Finally there were the Sturmboote:
Leichtes Sturmboot 39 (loading 0,5 t = 6 men)
links
http://www.wlb-stuttgart.de/seekrieg/bi ... pistbt.htm
http://www.feldgrau.com/heer-pab.html
Schweres Sturmboot 42 (loading 3 t = 40 men)
no link - sorry
R-boat = Räumboot
These small motor vessels were originally developped for clearing mine barrages (some with very manoeverable Voith-Schneider-propellars), but they were used also for sub chashing and escort duties.
link:
http://www.wlb-stuttgart.de/seekrieg/bi ... wulf.htm#B
Fl.B.-boat = Flugbetriebsboot
These are also small motor boats, operated by the German airforce for rescue missions. This B-class was also built in various typs, ranging from 18 to 65 t deplacement.
Sorry, again no link ...
I hope, this will help a little bit ...
Greetings from Austria
Peter K.
German assault/landing vessels
Hi Peter
Thanks for all that info ... unfortunately the links seem to be dead ... do they work for you?
Thanks for all that info ... unfortunately the links seem to be dead ... do they work for you?
Hello,
I looked in the directory and found it had been rearranged. Here's a link that should work.
http://wiesel.wlb-stuttgart.de/seekrieg ... bik/fp.htm
I looked in the directory and found it had been rearranged. Here's a link that should work.
http://wiesel.wlb-stuttgart.de/seekrieg ... bik/fp.htm
Cheers,
Patrick
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Patrick
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Some photos of MFP's in the Black Sea:
http://users.bigpond.net.au/black-veil/mfp.html
Best regards,
Kirill
http://users.bigpond.net.au/black-veil/mfp.html
Best regards,
Kirill
Here at last the links to Siebel ferries in Antwerpen and Vlissingen:
http://community.webshots.com/photo/164 ... 6434iidkWU
http://community.webshots.com/photo/164 ... 0118BlCtey
http://community.webshots.com/photo/164 ... 4605DRtUNZ
http://community.webshots.com/photo/164 ... 9116TqqwBe
http://community.webshots.com/photo/164 ... 1384IOGFHO
http://community.webshots.com/photo/164 ... 6770WNsLwD
http://community.webshots.com/photo/164 ... 5090kGAYct
http://community.webshots.com/photo/164 ... 1900GJUeKs
http://community.webshots.com/photo/164 ... 6434iidkWU
http://community.webshots.com/photo/164 ... 0118BlCtey
http://community.webshots.com/photo/164 ... 4605DRtUNZ
http://community.webshots.com/photo/164 ... 9116TqqwBe
http://community.webshots.com/photo/164 ... 1384IOGFHO
http://community.webshots.com/photo/164 ... 6770WNsLwD
http://community.webshots.com/photo/164 ... 5090kGAYct
http://community.webshots.com/photo/164 ... 1900GJUeKs
German assault/landing vessels
Hi Everyone
Thanks for all the information and links.
Can anyone recommend a book about these craft?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks for all the information and links.
Can anyone recommend a book about these craft?
Thanks in advance.
German landing crafts
Hello!
I would recommend:
Randolf Kugler,
Das Landungswesen in Deutschland seit 1900
ISBN 3-926409-52-5
Greetings from Austria
Peter K.
PS. Is someone is interested, there are some auctions by me at ebay:
http://search.ebay.de/_W0QQgotopageZ1QQ ... propertyZ1
I would recommend:
Randolf Kugler,
Das Landungswesen in Deutschland seit 1900
ISBN 3-926409-52-5
Greetings from Austria
Peter K.
PS. Is someone is interested, there are some auctions by me at ebay:
http://search.ebay.de/_W0QQgotopageZ1QQ ... propertyZ1