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U714
Posted by: Grimbarian ()
Date: December 04, 2007 10:40PM

I am not sure if this is the correct forum for my enquiry. This is my first post on your website.
Congratulations on such a fantastic website.
I am looking for information about a converted trawler that has been reported as sunk by U-714.
I have the shipbuilder’s half-hull model. It was the Grimsby Trawler ST Sweeper. She was sold to A/S Norrdhavet, Kristiansand, Norway in 1936. It was requisitioned by the Norwegian Navy in 1939 and apparently changed its name to Nordhav ll. It served with the Royal Navy as a minesweeper No. FY 1906. She was torpedoed by U714 off Dundee on 10 March 1945, whilst serving with 71 minesweeper group based at Dundee. From your website I see that U714 was sunk 4 days later.

I have the Registration details from the Grimsby Archives, but I do not have details of Nordhav ll to confirm that it was the same vessel as Sweeper. Some doubt has been raised.

Looking at U714 on your website it lists as a success “1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 425 GRT”.
ST Sweeper was registered as a trawler at 395 tons. After her conversion, her armaments would have increased her tonnage.

Does anyone know the name of the “auxiliary warship” credited to U714?

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Subject Written By Posted
U714 Grimbarian 12/04/2007 10:40PM
Re: U714 Ron Young 12/07/2007 02:06PM
Re: U714 john 12/07/2007 02:24PM
Re: U714 Ron Young 12/07/2007 05:08PM
Re: U714 Grimbarian 12/07/2007 05:54PM
Re: U714 Ron Young 12/07/2007 07:55PM
Re: U714 Eric Stone 12/07/2007 09:29PM


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