German trawler V 213 Claus Bolten

History

Name	Claus Bolten
Owner	Cuxhavener Hochseefischerei (1926–29) Nordsee Deutsche Hochseefischerei Bremen-Cuxhaven AG (1929–41) Kriegsmarine (1941–44)
Port of registry	Cuxhaven, Germany (1926–33) Cuxhaven, Germany (1933–41) Kriegsmarine (1941–44)
Builder	Schiffsbau Unterweser mbH
Yard number	218
Launched	18 November 1926
Completed	12 December 1926
Commissioned	18 June 1941
Out of service	28 June 1944
Identification	Code Letters RGCK (1926–34) Fishing boat registration HC 186 (1926–41) Code Letters DHED (1934–41) Pennant Number V 213 (1941–44)
Fate	Sunk 28 June 1944
General characteristics
Class and type	Fishing trawler (1926–41) Vorpostenboot (1941–44)
Tonnage	282 GRT, 109 NRT
Length	45.75 metres (150 ft 1 in)
Beam	7.40 metres (24 ft 3 in)
Draught	3.34 metres (10 ft 11 in)
Depth	4.22 metres (13 ft 10 in)
Installed power	Compound steam engine, 57nhp
Propulsion	Single screw propeller
Speed	11 knots (20 km/h)

Claus Bolten was a German fishing trawler which was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine in the Second World War for use as a vorpostenboot, serving as V 213 Claus Bolten. She was sunk in a battle in the English Channel in July 1944.

Description

The ship was 45.75 metres (150 ft 1 in) long, with a beam of 7.40 metres (24 ft 3 in). She had a depth of 4.22 metres (13 ft 10 in) and a draught of 3.34 metres (10 ft 11 in).^[1] She was powered by a four-cylinder compound steam engine, which had two cylinders of 32 centimetres (12+5⁄8 in) and two of 66 centimetres (26 in) diameter by 66 centimetres (26 in) stroke. The engine was made by Christiansen & Mayer, Harburg. It was rated at 57nhp. The engine powered a single screw propeller.^[2] It could propel the ship at 11 knots (20 km/h).^[1] She was assessed at 282 GRT, 109 NRT.^[2]

History

Claus Bolten was built as yard number 219 by Schiffbau-Gesellschaft Unterweser m.b.H, Wesermünde, Germany.^[1] She was launched on 25 September 1937 and completed on 17 December. She was built for the Cuxhavener Hochseefischerei, Cuxhaven.^[1] The Code Letters RGCK were allocated,^[2] as was the fishing boat registration HC 186. On 8 March 1929, she was sold to the Deutsche Hochsee Fischerei Bremen-Cuxhaven AG.^[1] On 22 January 1932, she was one of seven trawlers that put in to Reyjkjavík, Iceland having been damaged by severe weather. Claus Bolten had her funnel carried away.^[3] In 1934, her Code Letters were changed to DHED.^[4]

On 18 June 1940, Claus Bolten was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine for use as a vorpostenboot. She was allocated to 2 Vorpostenflottille as V 213 Claus Bolten.^[1] On 28 June 1944, she was sunk in the English Channel north west of Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France (48°41′N 2°05′W / 48.683°N 2.083°W / 48.683; -2.083) in an engagement with HMS Eskimo and HMCS Huron.^[1] V 209 Carl Röver was severely damaged and the minesweeper <i>M 4611</i> was sunk in the engagement.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Gröner 1993, p. 231.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Claus Bolten (57064)" (PDF). Lloyd's Register: Trawlers &c. CIM-CLO (in English and French). London: Lloyd's Register. 1930–1931. Retrieved 5 June 2022 – via Southampton City Council.
^ "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 46038. London. 23 January 1932. col D, p. 19.
^ "Claus Bolten (58425)" (PDF). Lloyd's Register: Chalutiers &c. CLA-CLE (in English and French). London: Lloyd's Register. 1934–1935. Retrieved 5 June 2022 – via Southampton City Council.
^ Karting 2015, pp. 381–84.

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.
Karting, Herbert (2015). Itzehoer Schifffahrtschronik: Die maritime Geschichte der Stadt und ihres Hafens, ihrer Kaufleute, Schiffer, Reeder, Schiffbauer und deren Fahrzeuge bis zur Gegenwart (in German). Falkenburg. ISBN 978-3954940523.

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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 <i>Neuss</i> <i>Nerissa</i>
6 Vorpostengruppe	<i>Jupiter</i> <i>Möwe</i> <i>Oldenburg</i> <i>Schürbeck</i>
6 Vorpostenflotille	<i>Dr. Heinrich Wiegand</i> V 602 <i>Richard C. Krogmann</i> V 603 <i>Carsten</i> V 604 <i>Fritz Reiser</i> V 605 <i>Arthur Dunker</i> V 606 <i>Fladengrund</i> V 607 <i>Düsseldorf</i> V 620 <i>Derfflinger</i> V 621 <i>Mars</i> V 622 <i>Almuth</i> V 623 <i>Jupiter</i> V 624 <i>Köln</i> V 625 <i>Johann Schulte</i> V 626 <i>Le Testerin</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 <i>Richard Krogmann</i> V 705 <i>Carsten</i> V 706 <i>Fritz Reiser</i> V 707 <i>Arthur Dunker</i> V 708 <i>Fladengrund</i> V 709 <i>Guido Möhring</i> V 710 <i>Düsseldorf</i> 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 June 1944
Shipwrecks	1 Jun: USS Herring 3 Jun: U-477, WBS 2 Coburg 5 Jun: USS Osprey 6 Jun: USS Corry, USS LCI(L)-93, Minazuki, USS PC-1261, HNoMS Svenner, V 421 Rauzan, HMS Wrestler 7 Jun: HMS Centurion, Empire Defiance, Hayanami, USS Susan B. Anthony, USS Tide, U-629, U-955 8 Jun: Audacious, Harusame, James Iredell, Kazagumo, HMS Lawford, USS Rich, U-373, U-441, U-970, West Grama 9 Jun: Courbet, Dover Hill, HMS Durban, Empire Bunting, Empire Flamingo, Matsukaze, USS Meredith, HNLMS Sumatra, Tanikaze, Z32, ZH1 10 Jun: USS Glennon, Innsbruck, Mistral, Ro-111, U-821 11 Jun: USS Partridge, Ro-42, U-980 12 Jun: Kainan Maru, HMS Sickle, U-490, V 206 Otto Bröhan, V 212 Friedrich Busse 13 Jun: HMS Boadicea, I-33, Ro-36, U-715 14 Jun: USS Golet 15 Jun: HMS Blackwood, M 507, PA 1, PA 2, Shiratsuyu, U-860, U-987, V 202 Franz Westermann 16 Jun: I-6, Ro-44, U-998 17 Jun: Ro-114, Ro-117 18 Jun: Albert C. Field, U-767 19 Jun: I-184, Shōkaku, Taihō 20 Jun: Hiyō, HMAS Matafele 21 Jun: Bolzano, HMS Fury 22 Jun: Eurydice, I-185, Sirène 24 Jun: Derrycunihy, I-52, U-971, U-1225 25 Jun: U-269 26 Jun: Aquileia, U-317, U-719, Harugiku Maru 27 Jun: Kizugawa Maru 26 Jun: Kondor, V 213 Claus Bolten 29 Jun: Toyama Maru, Tsugaru, U-988, USS Valor 30 Jun: SS Nikkin Maru, U-478, V 422 Kergroise Unknown date: Bosna, USS LCT-209, U-740
Other incidents	7 Jun: USS Meredith 11 Jun: HMS Halsted 16 Jun: U-998 18 Jun: USS Hawkbill 23 Jun: HMS Scylla 25 Jun: HMS Glasgow, HMS Goodson 26 Jun: Gorizia Unknown date: HMS Sickle, Sonderburg
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