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RE: Supply ships
Posted by:
Andrew Mair
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Date: June 30, 2001 02:40PM
<HTML>Hi Brian.
Here are the names of the supply ships and the U-Boats they replenished. Any mistakes or omissions (and I\'m sure in a subject as broad as this there is plenty!) then I hope someone in the Forum can bring them to my attention.
BELCHEN. GRT. 6,367. Sorry could not find any more technical info on this ship. It was sunk on 03/06/41 by British cruisers while refueling U-93.
Replenished S. of Cape Farewell, Greenland. U557 (02/06/41) U93 (03/06/41)
BESSEL. Built in 1927 at A.G. Weser, Bremen. GRT. 1,878. Length. 283ft. Breadth. 41ft. Draught. 17ft. Speed. 11 kts. Surrendered at Vigo on 06/05/45.
Replenished at Vigo, Spain. U43 (18/06/41). U29 (21/06/41). U52 (02/07/41). U77 (08/11/41). U96 (28/11/41). U574 (12/12/41). U575 (13/12/41). U434 (14/12/41).
BRAKE. Tanker built in 1937 at Bremer Vulkan, Vegesack. GRT. 9,925. Length. 510ft. Breadth. 66ft. Draught. 28ft. Speed. 12kts. Sunk by British forces on 12/03/44.
Replenished in Indian Ocean. U168 (11/09/44) and (11/03/44). U183 (11/09/43). U188 (11/09/43) and (11/03/44). U532 (11/09/43) and (11/03/44). U533 (11/09/44).
CHARLOTTE SCHLIEMANN. Tanker built in 1929 at Nakskov, Denmark. GRT. 7,747. Length. 450ft. Breadth. 59ft. Draught. 25ft. Speed. 11.5kts. Scuttled on 12/02/44.
Replenished in Indian Ocean. U177. U178. U196. U197. U198 (all on 22/06/43). U181 (23/06/41). U178 and U510 (27/01/44).
CORRIENTES. Built in 1921 at Furness Shipbuilding, Middlesbrough. GRT. 4,565. Length. 380ft. Breadth. 52ft. Draught. 24ft. Speed. 11kts. Sold to Spain (09/42). Replenished at Las Palmas, Canary Islands. U124 (04/03/41). U105 (05/03/41). U106 (06/03/41). U123 (24/06/41). U69 (30/06/41). U103 (06/07/41)
EGERLAND. Sorry could find no technical information on this ship. Sunk in early June 1941 by British cruisers S. of Cape Verde Islands.
Replenished in Mid-Atlantic. U107 (10/05/41). U38 (16/05/41). U103 and U106 (17/05/41). UA (28/05/41).
MAX ALBRECHT. Tanker built in 1929 at Kockums, Malmoe, Sweden. GRT. 5,824. Length. 402ft. Breadth. 55ft. Draught. 26ft. Speed. 11.5kts. Taken over by Allies on 22/07/45.
Replenished at El Ferrol, Spain. U68 (17/05/42). The U105 and U193 put in to El Ferrol on 12-28/06/42 and 10-20/02/44 respectively after combat damage.
NORDMARK. Built in 1930 at Flensburger Schiffbau, Germany. GRT. 7,750. Length. 477ft. Breadth. 63ft. Draught. 27ft. Speed. 14.5kts. Commissioned in the Royal Navy after the war.
Replenished in Mid-Atlantic. U65 (10/11/40. 29/11/40. and 07/12/40). U105 and U106 (29/03/41 and 08/04/41). U105 and U107 (03/05/41).
PYTHON. Built in 1936 at Deutsche Werft, Hamburg. GRT. 3,664. Length. 362ft. Breadth. 47ft. Draught. 17ft. Speed. 15kts. Sunk by British cruiser when fueling UA and U68.
Replenished in Mid-Atlantic. U124 and U129 (20/11/41). UA and U68 (01/12/41).
THALIA. Sorry could find any technical info on this ship.
Replenished at Cadiz, Spain. U25 (30/01/40). U109 (21/07/40). U331 (02/08/41). U564 (15/10/41). U204 (16/10/41). U652 (28/11/41).
Sources; MERCHANT FLEETS 1939 by Jordan. U-BOAT OPERATIONS by Wynn. U-BOAT TANKERS by White. U-BOAT FACT FILE by Sharpe. HITLERS U-BOAT WAR by Blair. GERMAN NAVY HANDBOOK by Mallmann Showell. U-BOAT NET.
Although there were many other Supply Ships these are the only ones that I know of which replenished U-Boats. Possibly you could also add to this list the German merchant raiders ATLANTIS, KORMORAN, and PINGUIN which also replenished U-boats.
Hope this has been of help Brian, and if anyone has any more info and corrections to this list then I would be glad to hear.
All the best!
Andrew.
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Here are the names of the supply ships and the U-Boats they replenished. Any mistakes or omissions (and I\'m sure in a subject as broad as this there is plenty!) then I hope someone in the Forum can bring them to my attention.
BELCHEN. GRT. 6,367. Sorry could not find any more technical info on this ship. It was sunk on 03/06/41 by British cruisers while refueling U-93.
Replenished S. of Cape Farewell, Greenland. U557 (02/06/41) U93 (03/06/41)
BESSEL. Built in 1927 at A.G. Weser, Bremen. GRT. 1,878. Length. 283ft. Breadth. 41ft. Draught. 17ft. Speed. 11 kts. Surrendered at Vigo on 06/05/45.
Replenished at Vigo, Spain. U43 (18/06/41). U29 (21/06/41). U52 (02/07/41). U77 (08/11/41). U96 (28/11/41). U574 (12/12/41). U575 (13/12/41). U434 (14/12/41).
BRAKE. Tanker built in 1937 at Bremer Vulkan, Vegesack. GRT. 9,925. Length. 510ft. Breadth. 66ft. Draught. 28ft. Speed. 12kts. Sunk by British forces on 12/03/44.
Replenished in Indian Ocean. U168 (11/09/44) and (11/03/44). U183 (11/09/43). U188 (11/09/43) and (11/03/44). U532 (11/09/43) and (11/03/44). U533 (11/09/44).
CHARLOTTE SCHLIEMANN. Tanker built in 1929 at Nakskov, Denmark. GRT. 7,747. Length. 450ft. Breadth. 59ft. Draught. 25ft. Speed. 11.5kts. Scuttled on 12/02/44.
Replenished in Indian Ocean. U177. U178. U196. U197. U198 (all on 22/06/43). U181 (23/06/41). U178 and U510 (27/01/44).
CORRIENTES. Built in 1921 at Furness Shipbuilding, Middlesbrough. GRT. 4,565. Length. 380ft. Breadth. 52ft. Draught. 24ft. Speed. 11kts. Sold to Spain (09/42). Replenished at Las Palmas, Canary Islands. U124 (04/03/41). U105 (05/03/41). U106 (06/03/41). U123 (24/06/41). U69 (30/06/41). U103 (06/07/41)
EGERLAND. Sorry could find no technical information on this ship. Sunk in early June 1941 by British cruisers S. of Cape Verde Islands.
Replenished in Mid-Atlantic. U107 (10/05/41). U38 (16/05/41). U103 and U106 (17/05/41). UA (28/05/41).
MAX ALBRECHT. Tanker built in 1929 at Kockums, Malmoe, Sweden. GRT. 5,824. Length. 402ft. Breadth. 55ft. Draught. 26ft. Speed. 11.5kts. Taken over by Allies on 22/07/45.
Replenished at El Ferrol, Spain. U68 (17/05/42). The U105 and U193 put in to El Ferrol on 12-28/06/42 and 10-20/02/44 respectively after combat damage.
NORDMARK. Built in 1930 at Flensburger Schiffbau, Germany. GRT. 7,750. Length. 477ft. Breadth. 63ft. Draught. 27ft. Speed. 14.5kts. Commissioned in the Royal Navy after the war.
Replenished in Mid-Atlantic. U65 (10/11/40. 29/11/40. and 07/12/40). U105 and U106 (29/03/41 and 08/04/41). U105 and U107 (03/05/41).
PYTHON. Built in 1936 at Deutsche Werft, Hamburg. GRT. 3,664. Length. 362ft. Breadth. 47ft. Draught. 17ft. Speed. 15kts. Sunk by British cruiser when fueling UA and U68.
Replenished in Mid-Atlantic. U124 and U129 (20/11/41). UA and U68 (01/12/41).
THALIA. Sorry could find any technical info on this ship.
Replenished at Cadiz, Spain. U25 (30/01/40). U109 (21/07/40). U331 (02/08/41). U564 (15/10/41). U204 (16/10/41). U652 (28/11/41).
Sources; MERCHANT FLEETS 1939 by Jordan. U-BOAT OPERATIONS by Wynn. U-BOAT TANKERS by White. U-BOAT FACT FILE by Sharpe. HITLERS U-BOAT WAR by Blair. GERMAN NAVY HANDBOOK by Mallmann Showell. U-BOAT NET.
Although there were many other Supply Ships these are the only ones that I know of which replenished U-Boats. Possibly you could also add to this list the German merchant raiders ATLANTIS, KORMORAN, and PINGUIN which also replenished U-boats.
Hope this has been of help Brian, and if anyone has any more info and corrections to this list then I would be glad to hear.
All the best!
Andrew.
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