German trawler V 208 R. Walther Darré

History

Name	R. Walther Darré
Owner	Nordsee Deutsche Hochseefischerei Bremen-Cuxhaven AG. (1933–39) Kriegsmarine (1939–44)
Port of registry	Wesermünde, Germany (1933–39) Kriegsmarine (1939–44)
Builder	Deschimag Seebeckwerft
Yard number	506
Launched	July 1933
Completed	24 August 1933
Commissioned	28 September 1939
Out of service	4 July 1944
Identification	Fishing boat registration HC 273 (1933–39) Code Letters DJMC (1934–44) Pennant Number V 210 (1939) Pennant Number V 208 (1939–44)
Fate	Sunk in battle
General characteristics
Type	Fishing trawler (1933–39) Vorpostenboot (1939–44)
Tonnage	391 GRT, 151 NRT
Length	45.46 m (149 ft 2 in)
Beam	7.69 m (25 ft 3 in)
Draught	4.65 metres (15 ft 3 in)
Depth	3.81 metres (12 ft 6 in)
Installed power	Compound steam engine, 115 nhp
Propulsion	Single screw propeller
Speed	10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)

R. Walther Darré was a German fishing trawler that was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine in the Second World War for use as a Vorpostenboot. She served as V 210 R. Walther Darré and V 208 R. Walther Darré. She was sunk in the English Channel by British motor torpedo boats in July 1944.

Description

R. Walther Darré was 45.46 metres (149 ft 2 in) long, with a beam of 7.69 metres (25 ft 3 in). She had a depth of 3.81 metres (12 ft 6 in) and a draught of 4.65 metres (15 ft 3 in).^[1] She was assessed at 391 GRT, 151 NRT. She was powered by a compound steam engine, which had cylinders of 35 centimetres (13+3⁄4 in) and 75 centimetres (29+1⁄2 in) diameter by 64.9 centimetres (25+9⁄16 in) stroke. The engine was made by Deschimag Seebeckwerft, Wesermünde. It was rated at 115nhp. The engine powered a single screw propeller driven via a geared low pressure turbine.^[2] It could propel the ship at 10 knots (19 km/h).^[1]

History

The ship was built as yard number 506 by Deschimag Seekbeckwerft, Wesermünde for the Nordsee Deutsche Hochseefischerei Bremen-Cuxhaven AG. She was launched in July 1933 and completed on 23 August. The fishing boat registration HC 273 was allocated.^[3] From 1934, she was allocated the Code Letters DJMC.^[2] R. Walther Darré took part in the Festungkriegsübung Swinemünde naval exercises on 10 June 1937.^[3]

R. Walther Darré was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine on 28 September 1939 for use as a vorpostenboot. She was allocated to 2 Vorpostenflotille as V 210 R. Walther Darré. On 20 October she was redesignated V 208 R. Walther Darré.^[4] On 9 September 1941, she assisted V 202 Hermann Bösch in rescuing the crew of the cargo ship <i>Trifels</i>, which had been torpedoed and sunk off Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France by the Motor Torpedo Boat HMMTB 54.^[5] On 27 August 1942, she was attacked and sunk by Allied aircraft at Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated, repaired and returned to service.^[3] On 4 July 1944, she was sunk in the English Channel (48°40′N 2°37′W / 48.667°N 2.617°W / 48.667; -2.617) by the motor torpedo boats HMMTB 734, HMMTB 735, HMMTB 743 and HMMTB 748 of the Royal Navy. V 210 Hinrich Hey was also sunk in the battle. V 209 Dr. Rudolf Wahrendorff and the minesweeper <i>M 4622</i> were damaged.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b Gröner 1993, p. 204.
^ ^a ^b "R. Walther Darré (64840)" (PDF). Lloyd's Register: Chalutiers &c. R (in English and French). London: Lloyd's Register. 1934–1935. Retrieved 31 May 2022 – via Southampton City Council.
^ ^a ^b ^c Gröner 1993, p. 212.
^ "Vorpostenboote der deutschen Kriegsmarine 1939-45" (in German). Württemberg State Library. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
^ "Naval Events, September 1941, Part 1 of 2, Monday 1st – Sunday 14th". Naval History. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
^ Rohwer, Jürgen; Gerhard Hümmelchen. "Seekrieg 1942, Juli" (in German). Württemberg State Library. Retrieved 31 May 2022.

Sources

Gröner, Erich (1993). Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815-1945 (in German). Vol. 8/I: Flußfahrzeuge, Ujäger, Vorpostenboote, Hilfsminensucher, Küstenschutzverbände (Teil 1). Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe. ISBN 3-7637-4807-5.

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List of Vorpostenboote in World War II
1 Vorpostenflotille	V 101 Schwan V 102 Cressida V 103 Sylvia V 104 Falke V 105 Cremon V 106 Phönix V 107 Botilla Russ V 108 Friedrich Karl V 108 Porjus V 109 Flamingo
2 Vorpostenflotille	V 201 Seydlitz V 202 Franz Westermann V 203 Heinrich Buermann V 204 Dorum V 205 Hermann Bösch V 206 Gauleiter Telschow V 207 Otto Bröhan V 208 Gebrüder Kähler V 209 Carl Röver V 209 Dr. Rudolf Wahrendorff V 210 R. Walther Darré V 211 Friedrich Busse V 212 Hinrich Hey V 213 Claus Bolten V 213 Zieten V 214 Spica V 214 Teutonia V 215 Baden V 215 Hela V 215 Oliva V 216 Goëland V 222 V 223 V 224 V 225 V 226 V 227
3 Vorpostenflotille	V 301 Weser V 302 Bremen V 303 Tannenberg V 304 Breslau V 305 Ostpreussen V 306 Fritz Hincke V 307 Württemberg V 308 Oscar Neynaber V 309 Martin Donandt V 310 Rosemarie V 311 Osdorf V 312 Hanseat V 313 Eifel V 314 Heinrich Lehnert V 315 Bris V 316 V 317 Wega
4 Vorpostenflotille	V 401 Nordland V 401 Dr. Adolf Spilker V 402 Hans Loh V 403 Germania V 404 Deutschland V 404 Baden V 405 J. Hinrich Wilhelms V 406 Jan Mayen V 407 Saarland V 407 Dorum V 408 Haltenbank V 409 August Bösch V 412 Bremerhaven V 413 Ferdinand Niedermeyer V 414 Sachsenwald V 415 <i>Gotland</i> V 420 Alcyon V 421 Rauzan V 422 Kergroise V 423 Keryado II V 424 Carl J. Busch V 427 Victoire V 430 V 431 V 432 V 433 V 434 V 435
5 Vorpostengruppe	Wandrahm Birka Neuss Nerissa
6 Vorpostengruppe	Dr. Heinrich Wiegand Jupiter <i>Möwe</i> Oldenburg Schürbek
6 Vorpostenflotille	V 601 Dr. Heinrich Wiegand V 602 Richard C. Krogmann V 603 Carsten V 604 Fritz Reiser V 605 Arthur Duncker V 606 Fladengrund V 607 Düsseldorf V 620 Derfflinger V 621 Mars V 622 Almuth V 623 Jupiter V 624 Köln V 625 Johann Schulte V 626 <i>Le Tésterin</i> V 627 <i>Elise</i> V 628 <i>De Ruyter</i>
7 Vorpostenflotille	V 701 <i>Este</i> V 702 <i>Memel</i> V 703 <i>Henry Fricke</i> V 704 <i>Claus Wisch</i> V 704 Richard C. Krogmann V 705 Carsten V 706 Fritz Reiser V 707 Arthur Duncker V 708 Fladengrund V 709 <i>Guido Möhring</i> V 710 Düsseldorf V 711 <i>Senator Predöhl</i> V 712 V 712 <i>Chemnitz</i> V 713 <i>Leipzig</i> V 714 V 715 <i>Alfred I</i> V 716 <i>Alfred II</i> V 717 <i>Alfred III</i> V 718 V 719 V 720 V 721 V 722 <i>Pilote XIII</i> V 723 <i>Jeanne Marie</i> V 724 <i>St. Dominique</i> V 725 <i>Petit Poilu</i> V 726 <i>Antifer</i> V 727 Goëland V 728 <i>Vierge de Nassabielle</i> V 729 <i>Marie Simone</i> V 730<i> Michel François</i>
8 Vorpostenflotille	V 801 <i>Bayern</i> V 801 Max Gundelach V 801 <i>Stoomloodsvartuig 17</i> V 802 <i>Sagitta</i> V 803 <i>Stuttgart</i> V 803 <i>Wiesbaden</i> V 804 Skolpenbank V 804 Spica V 805 <i>Island</i> V 805 <i>MFL 8</i> V 806 <i>Stuttgart</i> V 807 <i>Auguste Kämpf</i> V 807 <i>MFL 1</i> V 808 <i>Reichspräsident von Hindenburg</i> V 808 <i>Ehrensburger</i> V 809 <i>Konsul Dubbers</i> V 810 <i>Falkland</i> V 811 Hugo Homann V 811 <i>Claus Ebeling</i> V 812 <i>Amtsgerichsrat Pitschke</i> V 813 <i>Otto Krogmann</i> V 814 <i>Gotland</i> Schiff 7 Wega
9 Vorpostenflotille	V 901 <i>Senator Sprecher</i> V 902 <i>Senator Sachse</i> V 903 <i>Mainz</i> V 904 <i>Else Wilhelms</i> V 905 <i>Karl Bergh</i> V 906 <i>Schwalbe</i> V 907 <i>Spessart</i> V 907 <i>N. Elbing</i> V 908 <i>Claus Ebeling</i> V 909 <i>Flensburg</i> V 910 V 911 V 912 V 913 V 914 V 915 V 916 V 917
10 Vorpostenflotille	V 1001 <i>Thüringen</i> V 1001 <i>Stettin</i> V 1002 <i>Tilly</i> V 1002 <i>A. Kappelhof</i> V 1003 <i>Welle</i> V 1003 <i>Hanna</i> V 1004 <i>Johanna</i> V 1004 <i>Anna</i> V 1005 <i>Cremona</i> V 1005 <i>Amalie</i> V 1006 <i>Hayo</i> V 1006 <i>Elfriede</i> V 1007 <i>Käthe</i> V 1007 <i>Gesine</i> V 1008 <i>Walküre</i> V 1008 <i>Marie</i> V 1009 <i>Gertrud</i> V 1009 <i> Cornelia</i> V 1010 <i>Allegro</i> V 1010 <i>Martha</i> V 1011 <i>Altair</i> V 1011 <i>Adeline</i> V 1012 <i>Anna Marie</i> V 1012 <i>Erika</i> V 1013 <i>Herinrich Brons</i> V 1014 <i>Richard Ohlrogge</i> V 1014 <i>Kiel</i>
11 Vorpostenflotille	V 1101 Preußen V 1102 <i>Gleiwitz</i> V 1102 <i>Lützow</i> V 1102 <i>Nordkap</i> V 1103 <i>Reemt</i> V 1102 <i>Ernst von Briesen</i> V 1102 <i>Weißenfels</i> V 1102 <i>Ernst Gröschel</i> V 1105 <i>Jochen Homann</i> V 1106 <i>Heinrich Bueren</i> V 1106 <i>Neufundland</i> V 1107 <i>Portland</i> V 1108 <i>Arctur</i> V 1109 <i>Antares</i> V 1109 <i>Mahren</i> V 1110 <i>Hermann Hinrichs</i> V 1111 <i>Christian Wendig</i> V 1112 V 1113 V 1114 V 1115
12 Vorpostenflotille	V 1201 <i>Düneck</i> V 1201 <i>Juno</i> V 1201 <i>De Mok I</i> V 1202 <i>Angelina</i> V 1202 <i>Friedrich Suthmeier</i> V 1203 <i>Annemarie</i> V 1203 <i>G. F. Zimmermenn</i> V 1204 <i>Armin</i> V 1204 <i>C. H. Metger</i> V 1204 <i>Christiane Cécile</i> V 1205 <i>Germania</i> V 1205 <i>Ravensburg</i> V 1206 <i>Maria Lina</i> V 1206 <i>Ministerialdirektor Streil</i> V 1207 <i>Emil</i> V 1207 <i>P. von Rensen</i> V 1208 <i>Elternsegen</i> V 1208 <i>Heinrich Kappelhoff</i> V 1209 <i>Jacobus</i> V 1209 <i>H. Bramfeldt</i> V 1210 <i>Anita III</i> V 1210 <i>D. Dreesmann Penning</i> V 1211 <i>Meta Osterwisch</i> V 1211 <i>Leo Fürbinger</i> V 1212 <i>Anna</i> V 1212 <i>L. Ruyl</i> V 1213 <i>Fro</i> V 1214 <i>Joannes Georgius</i> V 1214 <i>St. Joachim</i> V 1215 <i>Hennie</i> V 1216 <i>Marie</i> V 1217 <i>Frida</i> V 1218 V 1219 V 1220 V 1221 V 1222 V 1223 V 1224 V 1225 V 1226 V 1227 V 1228 V 1229 V 1230 V 1231 <i>Toni</i> V 1232 <i>Elise</i> V 1233 <i>Vooruit</i> V 1234 <i>Koningin Emma</i> V 1235 <i>Columbus</i> V 1236 '<i>Flevo III</i> V 1236 <i>Augusta</i> V 1237 <i>Notre Dame de Dunes</i> V 1238 <i>Voorloper</i> V 1239 <i>Vooran</i> V 1240 <i>Therese</i> V 1241 <i>Stangenwalde</i> V 1242 <i>Marie Henriette</i> V 1243 <i>Hohenstein</i> V 1244 V 1245 V 1246 V 1247 V 1248 V 1249 <i>Mewa VIII</i> V 1250 V 1251 V 1252 V 1253 <i>Essen</i> V 1254 <i>Hermann Garrels</i> V 1255 <i>Ernst Hecht</i> V 1256 <i>Heinrich Onnen</i> V 1256 V 1257 V 1258 V 1259 V 1260 <i>Gebroeders</i> V 1261 <i>Vooruit</i> V 1262 <i>Verwachting</i> V 1263 V 1264 V 1265 <i>Dr. Eichelbaum</i> V 1265 V 1266 V 1267 V 1268 V 1269 V 1270 V 1271 V 1272 V 1273 V 1274
13 Vorpostenflotille	V 1300 <i>Stoomloodsvartuig 17</i> V 1301 <i>Uranus</i> V 1302 John Mahn V 1303 <i>Freiburg</i> V 1304 <i>Eisenach</i> V 1305 <i>Wuppertal</i> V 1306 <i>Otto Krogmann</i> V 1307 <i>Stettin</i> V 1308 <i>Bredebeck</i> V 1309 <i>Kapitän Stemmer</i> V 1310 <i>Deister</i> V 1310 <i>Gotland</i> V 1311 <i>Döse</i> V 1312 <i>Hermann Siebert</i> V 1313 <i>Uran</i> V 1314 <i>Gustav Hugo Deiters</i> V 1315 <i>Karlsburg</i> V 1316 <i>Emil Colsmann</i> V 1317 <i>Wilhelm Michaelsen</i> V 1318 <i>Hans Pickenpack</i> V 1330 <i>Cyclop</i> V 1331 <i>Limburgia</i> V 1332 <i>Norma Maria</i> V 1333 <i>Zeemeeuw</i> V 1334 <i>Witte Zee</i> V 1335 <i>Adelante</i> V 1336 <i>J. S. Groen</i> V 1337 <i>Irene</i> V 1337 Victoire V 1338 <i>Azimuth</i> V 1339 <i>Stoomloodsvartuig 12</i> V 1340 <i>Delft</i>
14 Vorpostenflotille	V 1401 <i>Deister</i> V 1402 <i>Hermann Siebert</i> V 1403 <i>B 1687</i> V 1403 <i>Simone Marie</i> V 1404 <i>B 1557</i> V 1404 <i>Christiane Cécile</i> V 1405 <i>Ritzebüttel</i> V 1406 <i>Frankfurt</i> V 1407 <i>Kurland</i> V 1408 <i>Aue ZRD 16</i> V 1408 <i>Cyclop</i> V 1409 <i>IJM 54</i> V 1409 <i>Limburgia</i> V 1410 <i>IJM 6</i> V 1410 <i>Norma Maria</i> V 1411 <i>ZRD 19</i> V 1411 <i>Zeemeeuw</i> V 1412 <i>Witte Zee</i> V 1413 <i>IJM 19</i> V 1413 <i>Adelante</i> V 1414 <i>IJM 130</i> V 1414 <i>J. S. Groen</i> V 1415 <i>IJM 195</i> V 1415 <i>Azimuth</i> V 1416 <i>IJM 89</i> V 1416 <i>Irene</i> V 1417 <i>Stoomloodsvartuig 11</i> V 1418 <i>Frans Naerebout</i> V 1419 Victoire V 1420 <i>B 339</i> V 1420 <i>Saint Joachim</i> V 1421 <i>Deltra II</i> V 1422 <i>B 1402</i> V 1422 <i>Michel François</i> V 1423 <i>B 3059</i> V 1423 <i>Emmanuella</i> V 1424 <i>Le Cid</i> V 1425 <i>LR 3306</i> V 1425 <i>Banderole</i> V 1426 <i>Antoinette</i>
15 Vorpostenflotille	PA 1 PA 2 <i>PA 3</i> <i>PA 4</i> V 1507 <i>Wiking 7</i> V 1506 Wiking 6 V 1503 Wiking 10 V 1504 Wiking 8 V 1505 <i>Wal 8</i> V 1506 <i>Wal 9</i> V 1507 Rau VI V 1507 <i>Rau I</i> V 1508 <i>Rau III</i> V 1509 <i>Rau II</i> V 1510 <i>Unitas 6</i> V 1511 <i>Rau IV</i> V 1511 <i>Unitas 7</i> V 1512 Unitas 8 V 1513 <i>Linz</i> V 1514 <i>Beuthen</i> V 1514 <i>Rothienbaum</i> V 1516 <i>Rouen</i> V 1517 <i>Kerdonis II</i> V 1520 <i>Loodsboot 6</i> V 1521 <i>Vimy</i> V 1522 <i>Dauphin</i> V 1523 Deltra I V 1524 <i>Patrice</i> V 1525 <i>Eglantine</i> V 1530 V 1531 V 1532 V 1533 V 1534 V 1535 V 1536 V 1537 V 1538 V 1539 V 1540 V 1541 V 1548 <i>Gebrüder Kähler</i> V 1549 <i>Berlebeck</i> V 1549 <i>Hoheweg</i>
16 Vorpostengruppe	<i>Altenland</i> <i>Koblenz</i> <i>Schleswig</i>
16 Vorpostenflotille	V 1601 <i>Skorpion</i> V 1601 <i>Lindormen</i> V 1602 <i>La Provence</i> V 1603 <i>Termidor</i> V 1604 <i>Natter</i> V 1605 <i>Alma</i> V 1605 Mosel V 1605 <i>Girolou</i> V 1606 <i>Julius Fock</i> V 1607 <i>Nord Caper</i> V 1608 <i>Sülldorf</i> V 1609 <i>Othmarschen</i> V 1610 <i>Innsbruck</i> V 1611 <i>Forst</i> V 1612 <i>Gotha</i> V 1613 <i>Jane</i> V 1614 <i>Tormilind</i> V 1614 <i>Neerlandia</i> V 1615 <i>Tietie</i> V 1616 <i>Pirola</i> V 1617 <i>Jaweg</i> V 1620 <i>KOL 15</i> V 1621 <i>SAG 29</i> V 162 <i>PIL 29</i> V 162 <i>PIL 76</i>
17 Vorpostenflotille	V 1701 <i>Unitas 2</i> V 1701 <i>Bahrenfeld</i> V 1702 <i>Unitas 3</i> V 1703 Unitas 4 V 1704 Unitas 5 V 1705 <i>Rau XI</i> V 1706 <i>Rau XII</i> V 1707 <i>Wiking 4</i> V 1708 <i>Süd III</i> V 1709 <i>Wal 1</i> V 1710 <i>Natter</i> V 1715 <i>KOL 15</i> V 1716 <i>SAG 29</i> V 1717 <i>PIL 29</i> V 1718 <i>PIL 76</i>
18 Vorpostengruppe	<i>Julius Pickenpack</i> Schiff 7 Wega <i>Wilhelm Huth</i>
18 Vorpostenflotille	V 1801 <i>Lutteur</i> V 1801 Wandrahm V 1802 <i>Orient</i> V 1803 <i>Le Havre de Grace</i> V 1804 <i>Excellent</i> V 1805 <i>Senateur Louis Brindeau</i> V 1806 <i>Surmulet</i> V 1807 <i>Wagram</i> V 1808 <i>Dortmund</i> V 1809 <i>Henry P. Newman</i> V 1810 <i>Condor</i> V 1811 <i>Sylt</i> V 1812 <i>Halle</i> V 1813 <i>Thothn</i> V 1814 <i>Linz</i> V 1815 <i>Loodsboot 6</i> V 1816 <i>Dauphine</i> V 1817 <i>Eglantine</i>
19 Vorpostenflotille	V 1901 <i>Präsident Mutzenbecher</i> V 1901 <i>Richard Ohlrogge</i> V 1902 <i>Amsel</i> V 1903 <i>Fink</i> V 1904 <i>Stieglitz</i> V 1905 <i>Iltis</i> V 1906 <i>Gunther</i> V 1907 <i>Emden</i> V 1908 <i>Kranich</i> V 1909 <i>Brunhild</i> V 1910 <i>Wellgunde</i> V 1911 <i>Johann Georg</i> V 1912 <i>Fortuna</i> V 1913 <i>Leer</i> V 1914 <i>Alma II</i> V 1915 <i>Girolou</i> V 1916 <i>Weser I</i> V 1921 <i>Habicht</i> V 1922 <i>Nürnberg</i> V 1923 <i>Ostpreußen</i> V 1925 <i>Unitas 9</i> V 1926 <i>Ernst Schweckendieck</i> V 1927 <i>Johann Wessels</i>
20 Vorpostenflotille	V 2001 <i>Pastor Pype</i> V 2001 <i>Uranus</i> V 2002 <i>Madeleine Louise</i> V 2002 <i>Uran</i> V 2003 <i>Loodsboot 7</i> V 2004 <i>Loodsboot 12</i> V 2005 <i>Simone Marie</i> V 2006 <i>Christine Cécile</i> V 2007 <i>Hannover</i> V 2008 <i>Ritzebüttel</i> V 2009 <i>Niedersachsen</i> V 2010 <i>Frankfurt</i> V 2011 <i>Borkum</i> V 2012 <i>Kurland</i> V 2013 <i>Ekwator</i> V 2014 <i>Karel</i> V 2015 V 2016 V 2017 V 2018 <i>Vogtland</i> V 2019 <i>Seefahrt</i> V 2020 <i>Alexander Becker</i> V 2021 <i>Nürnberg</i> V 2022 <i>Emil Colsmann</i> V 2023 <i>Karlsburg</i>
51 Vorpostenflotille	V 5101 <i>Donner</i> V 5101 <i>Tornado</i> V 5101 <i>Blitz</i> V 5102 Orkan V 5103 <i>Taifun</i> V 5103 <i>Riese</i> V 5104 <i>Wirbel</i> V 5106 <i>Sturm</i> V 5106 Sindbad V 5107 <i>Sturm</i> V 5107 <i>Kormoran</i> V 5107 <i>Karmöy</i> V 5108 <i>Föhn</i> V 5108 <i>Kiebitz</i> V 5109 <i>Kranich</i> V 5109 <i>Eber</i> V 5110 <i>Marabu</i> V 5110 <i>Elch</i> V 5111 <i>Odin</i> V 5112 <i>Tiu</i> V 5113 <i>Donar</i> V 5114 <i>Baldur</i> V 5115 <i>Frija</i> V 5116 <i>Unitas 1</i>
53 Vorpostenflotille	V 5301 <i>Flamingo</i> V 5301 <i>Reiher</i> V 5301 <i>Seeteufel</i> V 5302 <i>Kranich</i> V 5302 <i>Seelöwe</i> V 5303 <i>Marabu</i> V 5303 <i>Sturmvogel</i> V 5303 <i>Seebär</i> V 5304 <i>Kormoran</i> V 5304 <i>Kiebetz</i> V 5304 <i>Seehund</i> V 5305 <i>Schnepfe</i> V 5305 <i>Jäger</i> V 5306 <i>Brachvogel</i> V 5306 <i>Schütze</i> V 5307 <i>Felix Scheder</i> V 5308 <i>O. B. Rogge</i> V 5309 <i>Seerobbe</i> V 5310 <i>Seewolf</i> V 5311 <i>Seeotter</i> V 5312 <i>Brachvogel</i> V 5313 <i>Star XXIII</i>
55 Vorpostenflotille	V 5501 <i>Bussard</i> V 5501 Zick V 5501 <i>Ratte</i> V 5501 <i>Seeteufel</i> V 5502 <i>Sperber</i> V 5502 <i>M253</i> V 5502 <i>Zack</i> V 5502 <i>Biber</i> V 5502 <i>KFK1</i> V 5502 <i>Snøgg</i> V 5503 <i>Habicht</i> V 5503 <i>Otter</i> V 5504 <i>Sperber</i> V 5504 <i>S12</i> V 5504 <i>Marder</i> V 5505 <i>Adler</i> V 5505 <i>Wiesel</i> V 5506 <i>Rabe</i> V 5506 <i>Felix Scheder</i> V 5506 <i>KFK332</i> V 5507 <i>Krähe</i> V 5507 <i>O. B. Rogge</i> V 5507 <i>S10</i> V 5507 <i>Bisam</i> V 5508 <i>Elster</i> V 5508 <i>Seelöwe</i> V 5508 <i>Frettchen</i> V 5509 <i>S14</i> V 5509 <i>Murmel</i> V 5510 <i>S15</i> V 5510 <i>S13</i> V 5510 <i>Marabu</i> V 5511 <i>S16</i> V 5511 <i>Moskito</i> V 5512 <i>Grenadier</i> V 5513 <i>Libelle</i> V 5514 <i>Hornisse</i> V 5515 <i>Ulan</i> V 5516 <i>Flamingo</i> V 5517 <i>Natter</i> V 5518 <i>Reiher</i> V 5519 <i>Tarantel</i> V 5520 <i>Adler</i> V 5525 V 5531
57 Vorpostenflotille	V 5701 <i>Thüringen</i> V 5702 <i>Eupen</i> V 5702 <i>Grane</i> V 5703 <i>Elsass</i> V 5703 <i>Lothringen</i> V 5704 <i>Warthegau</i> V 5705 <i>Elsaß</i> V 5706 <i>Ostmark</i> V 5707 <i>Südwind</i> V 5711 <i>Steiermark</i> V 5712 <i>Kärnten</i> V 5713 <i>Sudetenland</i> V 5714 <i>Tirol</i> V 5715 <i>Skaggerak</i> V 5716 <i>Flandern</i> V 5717 Fritz Homann V 5718 <i>Coburg</i> V 5719 <i>Markomanne</i> V 5720 <i>Normanne</i> V 5721 <i>Turinge</i> V 5722 <i>Hornack</i> V 5723 <i>Möwe</i>
59 Vorpostenflotille	V 5901 <i>Bussard</i> V 5901 <i>Falkland</i> V 5902 <i>Rabe</i> V 5902 <i>Polarsonne</i> V 5903 <i>Elster</i> V 5903 <i>Polarfront</i> V 5904 <i>Sperber</i> V 5904 <i>Polarnacht</i> V 5905 <i>Habicht</i> V 5905 <i>Nordriff</i> V 5905 <i>Varanger</i> V 5906 <i>Krähe</i> V 5906 <i>Nordpol</i> V 5907 <i>Geier</i> V 5907 <i>Südwind</i> V 5908 <i>Penang</i> V 5908 Togo V 5909 <i>Coronel</i> V 5909 <i>Jan Mayen</i> V 5910 <i>Westwind</i> V 5911 <i>Gauleiter Bohle</i> V 5911 <i>Nordkap</i> V 5912 <i>Köln</i> V 5912 <i>Polarstern</i> V 5913 <i>Wilhelm Söhle</i> V 5913 <i>Polarkreis</i> V 5914 <i>Vardö</i> V 5914 <i>Polarmeer</i> V 5915 <i>Heinrich Baumgarten</i> V 5916 <i>Yock</i> V 5917 <i>Othmarschen</i> V 5918 <i>Jane</i>
61 Vorpostenflotille	V 6101 <i>Polarfuchs</i> V 6101 <i>Nordkap</i> V 6101 <i>Gauleiter Bohle</i> V 6101 <i>Wal 10</i> V 6102 <i>Köln</i> V 6102 <i>Polarstern</i> V 6102 <i>Wal 11</i> V 6103 <i>Nordlicht</i> V 6104 <i>Windhuk</i> V 6104 <i>Wien</i> V 6105 Samoa V 6105 <i>Holstein</i> V 6106 <i>Kiautschou</i> V 6106 <i>Tirol</i> V 6107 <i>Polarkreis</i> V 6107 <i>Wilhelm Söhle</i> V 6107 <i>Franke</i> V 6108 <i>Polarmeer</i> V 6108 <i>Vardö</i> V 6109 <i>Nordwind</i> V 6110 <i>Nordkyn</i> V 6112 Friese V 6111 <i>Masuren</i> V 6112 <i>Gote</i> V 6113 <i>Alane</i> V 6114 <i>Duiveland</i> V 6114 Eismeer V 6115 <i>Salier</i> V 6115 <i>Ostwind</i> V 6115 <i>Helgoland</i> V 6116 <i>Ubier</i> V 6116 <i>Doggerbank</i> V 6117 <i>Cherusker</i> V 6118 <i>Gallipoli</i> V 6119 <i>Auk</i>
63 Vorpostenflotille	V 6301 <i>Krebs</i> V 6302 <i>Widder</i> V 6303 <i>Stier</i> V 6304 <i>Waage</i> V 6305 <i>Frauke</i> V 6306 <i>Orion</i> V 6307 <i>Mob-FD 2 Jupiter</i> V 6308 <i>Mob-FD 1 Saturn</i> V 6309 <i>Mob-FD 3 Mars</i> V 6310 <i>Nordkap</i> V 6311 <i>Polarstern</i> V 6312 <i>Polarmeer</i> V 6313 <i>Westwind</i> V 6314 <i>Löwe</i> V 6315 <i>Wal 10</i> V 6316 <i>Wal 11</i> V 6321 V 6322 V 6323 V 6324 V 6325 V 6326 V 6327 V 6328 <i>Kormoran</i> V 6329 <i>Kranich</i> V 6330 V 6331 V 6332
64 Vorpostenflotille	V 6401 <i>Hagen</i> V 6402 <i>Hersing</i> V 6403 <i>Hildebrand</i> V 6404 <i>Midlum</i> V 6405 <i>Hermann</i> V 6406 <i>Hundius</i> V 6407 <i>Falke</i> V 6408 <i>Skagerak</i> V 6409 <i>Cimber</i> V 6411 <i>Thor</i> V 6412 <i>Frigga</i> V 6413 <i>Fro</i> V 6414 <i>Seeschwalbe</i> V 6415 <i>Kondor</i> V 6416 <i>Albatros</i> V 6417 <i>Loki</i> V 6421 V 6422 V 6423 V 6424 V 6425 V 6426 V 6427 V 6428 V 6429 V 6430 V 6431 V 6432 V 6433 V 6434 V 6435 V 6436 V 6437 V 6438 V 6439 V 6440 V 6441 V 6442 V 6443 V 6444 V 6445 V 6446 V 6447 V 6448 V 6449 V 6450
65 Vorpostenflotille	V 6501 <i>Samoa</i> V 6502 <i>Kiautschou</i> V 6503 <i>Star 14</i> V 6504 <i>Claus Ebeling</i> V 6505 <i>Rau IX</i> V 6506 <i>Torlyn</i> V 6507 <i>Othmarschen</i> V 6508 <i>Jane</i> V 6509 <i>Habicht</i> V 6510 <i>Celle</i> V 6511 <i>Salier</i> V 6512 Togo V 6513 <i>Elster</i> V 6514 <i>Krähe</i> V 6515 <i>Hast I</i> V 6516 <i>KFK123</i> V 6517 V 6521 V 6522 V 6523 V 6524 V 6525 V 6526 V 6527 V 6528 V 6529 V 6530 V 6531 V 6532 V 6533 V 6534 V 6535 V 6541 <i>Drott</i>
66 Vorpostenflotille	V 6601 <i>Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde</i> V 6602 <i>Rother Adler</i> V 6603 <i>Güldener Löwe</i> V 6604 <i>Churprinz</i> V 6605 <i>Markgraf von Hindenburg</i> V 6606 <i>Wappen von Hamburg</i> V 6607 <i>Charlotte Sophie</i> V 6608 <i>Steiermark</i> V 6609 <i>Kärnten</i> V 6610 <i>Sudetenland</i> V 6611 V 6612 V 6613 V 6614 V 6615 V 6616 V 6617 V 6621 <i>Dorothea</i> V 6622 <i>Rummelpott</i>
67 Vorpostenflotille	V 6701 <i>Rotges</i> V 6702 <i>Windhuk</i> V 6703 V 6704 V 6705 V 6706 V 6707 V 6708 V 6709 V 6710 V 6711 V 6712 V 6713 V 6714 V 6715 V 6716 V 6717 V 6718 V 6719 V 6720 V 6721 V 6722 V 6723 V 6724 V 6725 V 6726 V 6728 <i>Kormoran</i> V 6729 <i>Kranich</i> V 6730 <i>Polarfuchs</i> V 6731 V 6732 V 6733 <i>Widder</i> V 6734 <i>Stier</i> V 6735 <i>Löwe</i>
68 Vorpostenflotille	V 6801 <i>Viking</i> V 6802 <i>Flame</i> V 6803 <i>Burgunder</i> V 6804 <i>Sachse</i> V 6805 <i>Geuse</i> V 6806 <i>Alemanne</i> V 6807 <i>Teutone</i> V 6808 <i>Rugier</i> V 6811 V 6812 V 6813 V 6814 V 6815 V 6816
7 & 13 Sicherungsflotille	V 7001 <i>Francis Simone</i> V 7002 <i>Ste Jeanne d'Arc</i> V 7003 <i>Petit Jesus</i> V 7004 <i>St Joseph</i> V 7005 <i>St Casimir</i> V 7006 <i>St Louis</i> V 7007 <i>A la Volonté de Dieux</i> V 7008 <i>St Raphael</i> V 7009 <i>St Antonie</i> V 7010 <i>Volonté de la Vierge Marie</i> V 7011 <i>Phoque</i> V 7012 <i>Jeanne et Marie</i> V 7013 <i>Louise Elise</i> V 7014 <i>Jesus Nazareth</i> V 7015 <i>Ste Madeleine</i> V 7016 <i>Joseph François</i> V 7017 <i>St Come et Damien</i> V 7018 <i>St Christophe</i> V 7019 <i>SG 2</i> V 7020 V 7021 V 7022
Vessels are listed under their first designation within each Vorpostenflotille. Subsequent changes in pennant numbers not shown.

v t e Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in August 1942
Shipwrecks	1 Aug: Empire Imp 3 Aug: Dureenbee, U-335 4 Aug: Empire Arnold, USS Tucker, U-372 6 Aug: Mamutu, HMS Thorn, U-210, U-612 8 Aug: USS George F. Elliott, Strale, U-379 9 Aug: USS Astoria, HMAS Canberra, USS Jarvis, USS Quincy, USS Vincennes 10 Aug: Empire Birch, Fukuei Maru No. 15, Kako, Scirè 11 Aug: HMS Eagle 12 Aug: Cairo, Deucalion 13 Aug: Almeria Lykes, HMS Foresight, HMS Manchester, Santa Elisa, Waimarama 14 Aug: Empire Corporal, USS S-39 18 Aug: Empire Bede, Hatarana 19 Aug: HMS Berkeley, British Consul, Empire Cloud 20 Aug: U-464, V 312 Hanseat 22 Aug: USS Ingraham, U-458, U-654 23 Aug: USS Blue 24 Aug: Ryūjō 25 Aug: A. Sibiryakov, Mutsuki 27 Aug: Clan Macwhirter, V 208 R. Walther Darré 28 Aug: Asagiri, U-94 29 Aug: I-123, 'Ro-33 30 Aug: USS Colhoun, Star of Oregon, RFA Vardaas, West Lashaway 31 Aug: Ro-61 Unknown date: Empire Breeze, U-578
Other incidents	2 Aug: Molotov 3 Aug: USS S-13 4 Aug: USS S-17 6 Aug: U-444 12 Aug: Ohio 13 Aug: Bolzano 17 Aug: Nino Bixio 18 Aug: HMS Cheshire 22 Aug: USS Chemung 25 Aug: USS R-2 27 Aug: I-8 28 Aug: USS S-31 29 Aug: HMS Eridge 30 Aug: USS Casco 31 Aug: HMS Vesper, HMS Vivacious
1941 1942 1943 July 1942 September 1942

v t e Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in July 1944
Shipwrecks	2 Jul: Empire Broadsword, U-543 3 Jul: U-154, U-1191 4 Jul: I-10, USS S-28, Sarushima, V 208 R. Walther Darré, V 210 Hinrich Hey 5 Jul: Galatée, U-233, U-390, U-586, U-642, Usugumo 6 Jul: Hokaze 7 Jul: Saubadia, Tamanami, U-678 8 Jul: Perle, HMS Pylades, U-243 9 Jul: Shahzada, USS Swerve 10 Jul: Duilio, Giulio Cesare 11 Jul: U-1222 14 Jul: U-415 15 Jul: V 621 Mars, U-319 16 Jul: Niobe, Norjerv 17 Jul: E. A. Bryan, I-166, Quinault Victory, U-347, U-361 18 Jul: U-672, U-742 19 Jul: Ōi, Ro-48, Teiryu Maru 20 Jul: ORP Dragon, HMS Isis 21 Jul: U-212 23 Jul: Empire Bittern 24 Jul: U-239, U-1164, V 209 Dr. Rudolf Wahrendorff, William Gaston 26 Jul: I-29, USS Robalo, U-214, U-2323 27 Jul: V-1, No. 1 30 Jul: U-250 31 Jul: Fuso Maru, Yoshino Maru, U-333 Unknown date: I-55
Other incidents	4 Jul: V 209 Dr. Rudolf Wahrendorff 6 Jul: USS Sunfish, HMS Trollope 7 Jul: ORP Dragon 8 Jul: Empire Brutus 13 Jul: HMS Eskimo, V 203 Carl Röver 17 Jul: Port Chicago disaster 24 Jul: U-239 27 Jul: HMAS Fremantle, HMAS Wilcannia 28 Jul: U-1166 29 Jul: U-872, Z44
1943 1944 1945 June 1944 August 1944

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