Stats Name: Viking Type Gunboat Construction Yard(Yard No.) Carljohansvaerns Vaerft, Horten(72) Launched 2.4.91 Commissioned 1891 Weight, metric tons 1200 Weight, BRT 1086 Length, meters 63,00 Width, meters 9,30 Depth, meters 4,10 Engines Two 3cyl. expansion engines, 2 shafts, ? boilers Horsepower, HP 2200 induced* Speed, knots 15* Range, nautical miles(Max.) 2300 at 15 knots using […]
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Title from a pre-War Gustloff photo album Painting from a pre-War Gustloff photo album Wilhelm Gustloff as Lazarettschiffe D On the bitterly cold night of January 30th, 1945, the former KdF Cruise Liner Wilhelm Gustloff, at the time serving as a barracks ship for the Kriegsmarine, left from the Baltic port of Gotenhafen and set […]
History Memorial to the Wilhelm Gustloff May 5, 1937 Launched. Mar 15, 1938 Commissioned. Apr 2, 1938 Maiden voyage, cruising in the North Sea as aKdF (Strenght through Joy) ship owned by the DAF,but managed by the Hamburg-South America ship line. Apr 3, 1938 The Wilhelm Gustloff received a distress call from thePegaway, a sinking […]
Stats Name: Würzburg Type M/P Construction Yard(Yard No.) Burmeister & Wain, Copenhagen(583) Launched 1930 Commissioned 1930 Weight, metric tons 1680 Weight, BRT 1337 Length, meters 74,15 Width, meters 10,89 Depth, meters 3,53 Engines One B & W 4-stroke 6cyl. diesel, 1 shaft Horsepower, HP 1375 effective Speed, knots 13,5 Range, nautical miles(Max.) ? at 13 […]
Situation of the Italian Navy on June 10th 1940 (Italy’s entry in WWII) @ = civilian ship, requisitioned(*) = FlagshipBB = BattleshipCA = Havey CriserCL = Light CrusierDD = DestroyerTB = Torpedo-Boat (eiter obsolete Destroyers or more modern light escortunits)MAS = Fast Torpedo-Boat (Small, modern torpedo units) 1st Fleet (Vice Admiral Campioni) Auxiliary Units: Seaplane […]
In 1939, the Italian Navy had a peacetime naval infantry unit, the Battaglione “San Marco”, located at Pola, which was about 500 men strong. In June of 1940, at the beginning of the war for Italy, a 2nd “mobilization” battalion was formed, mainly with reservists, and it was given the name “Grado”. This battalion was […]
History Robert Ley as a Hospital Ship “B” in 1939/40 Mar 29, 1938 Launched. Mar 24, 1939 Commissioned. 1939 Served as a KdF (Strength through Joy) ship. May, 1939 The Robert Ley sailed with the KdF ships Stuttgart, DerDeutsche, Wilhelm Gustloff, and Sierra Cordoba, and the non-KdF shipOceana. They were taking part in the transport […]
Search 7315 listings First Name: Last Name: or view the following KC Holders…via branch: FSJvia branch: Heervia branch: Luftwaffevia branch: Kriegsmarinevia branch: SSvia branch: Stuka & Assault PilotsAbel to AxtmannBaacke to BuxaCanders to CzornyDaehne to DyroffEbel to EyssenFaasch to FussGablenz to GysaeHaag to HyzaIbel to IwaneckJabs to JuschkatKachel to KynastLaage to LyhmeMaas to MyliusNacke to […]
Rostock as a Hospital Ship 1944-45 Oct 19, 1922 Launched. 1923 Completed. Feb 11, 1940 Captured by the French in the Atlantic, named St.Maurice. June, 1940 Captured again by the Germans in Brest, renamed Rostock. May 20, 1941 Put into service as Sperrbrecher 19. Aug 11, 1944 Decommissioned and began conversion to hospital ship,still named […]
After a period of relative calm in Europe following the fall of Poland, save for minor clashes over the French and German border, Germany opened a massive …