Hi Jordi, https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/105460e3-0f1a-465b-a65b-0289717b6e25 In January 1942 the California carried drafts to Sierra Leone and then, while proceeding home to pay off, was attacked, without success, by a Heinkel 115, her first time in action. --> this seems to be...

Hi, I´m looking for more details on the collision which occured here: 14./15.01.1944 off Cape Bone french steamer SAINTE MAXIME (4051 BRT, b. 1911) was sunk in collision with the US Liberty-type vessel WENDELL PHILIPPS. Where this vessels in a convoy? Any data on voyage, losses, escorts? Thank you D...

Hello Andreas,

thank you for these additions.

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Darius

Hi Jordi,

yes, it is. Thank you.

There is also a section in "Merchant Fleets Of The World 1939" - quite 2 pages long.

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Darius

Hi,

I´m looking for information on turkish merchant shipping in World War 2.
Are there any sources on them? Like registers or lists?

Thank your

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Darius

Hello René,

maybe an error in this large work?

Here is a starting point with links:
https://www.historisches-marinearchiv.d ... 388&lang=1


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Darius

Maybe of interest:

Into the Minefields: British Destroyer Minelaying 1916-1960
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Into-Minefield ... 1844152715


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Darius

Hello,

Schmelzkopf, Fremde Schiffe in deutscher Hand 1939-1945, gives:

[...]
-00.09.1943 in deutsche Hand gefallen
-21.09.1943 in Torre del Greco als Blockschiff selbst versenkt.
[...]

Refloated and commissioned after the war, BU 1960.

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Darius

phil morgan wrote: ↑

Sun Oct 20, 2019 8:47 am

Greetings Jordi

If you are fishing around, the following site may be of some use to you:

https://www.rnsubmusfriends.org.uk/hezl ... apter7.htm

Good hunting
Phil

Thank you Phil for this link - I wasn´t aware on this reference book beeing online!

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Darius

Hello Jordi, according to Gröner, Band 8: 11. U-Jagd-Flottille: UJ 111 - ALEMANIA [...] ALEMANIA (17.06.1937) 10.07.1937 S/fi ALEMANIA = BX 257 (N. Ebeling); 8./9.1938 manövermäßig 1. UJ-Flottille; 25.09.1939 UJ 111; 01.10.1941 UJ 1101; 11.04.1945 Hela/FliBo, aufgesetzt. Look also at: https://www.wl...

Thank you

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Darius

Hello Jordi,

can you share it here?

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Darius

Hi Kurt, https://www.forum-marinearchiv.de/smf/index.php?topic=5032.msg66740#msg66740 KARNAK - HERMES left Bordeaux on 15.03.41 arrived Rio de Janeiro on 10.04.41 left Rio de Janeiro on 27.06.41 scuttled on 10.07.41 NW of St. Paul´s Rock to avoid capture by armed merchant cruiser CANTON Regards Darius

Hello Laurent,

this database is not a complete list of all names of crew members.
The HMA-team is thankfull for, if data can be veryfied or added.

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Darius

Hello Alain,

thank you for sharing your list!

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Darius