coaster Anna
Posted: Sun Oct 13, 2024 1:24 pm
In the old forum there was a thread on the Dutch coaster ANNA at http://warsailors.com/forum/archive/for ... #msg-38755
The late Theo Dorgeist had posted her story as following:
Then he goes on that she scuttled in Saloniki on 31.10.
If ANNA was indeed in the Dodekanese on 21.10 that makes it rather doubtful if she could venture north to Saloniki at a time when the British controlled the most of the Aegean Sea.
I also found a document from the Greek War Prizes Court dated March 1949 mentioning that ANNA, a 172 grt, 88 net, vessel registered in Rhodes had been seized in November 1944 while transporting women and children to Turkey on account of the catholic church. It is also mentioned that she once was under the Papal flag.
The Grt is that of the postwar KONSTANTINAKIS (ex ANNA) that was sold by the Greek Government to private owners in March 1949.
Has anyone any more information on the 11/44 capture of ANNA by the British?
The late Theo Dorgeist had posted her story as following:
So Theo wrote that ANNA was handed over on 21.10 to the German Dodecanese command to be disposed by sinking.ANNA 172 1927 Motorsegler NL PCRB DYYH 83 31,87 6,22 2,35 90 332 Z Gron.1927 N.V.Noord Nederlandsche Scheepswerven Groningen
27 - 35 ANNA James Bonninga,Groningen 35 Heimathafen Usquert 36
K Bonninga,Groningen 35 Heimathafen Usquert 36 s.o.
Kapitän J.Kuiper,Usquert
12.05.1940 Bei der Besetzung in Delfzyl 19.09.1940 Durch Hüst. Delzyl zur Prise erklärt,am gleichen Tag durch "Sonderregelung" an Besitzer freigegeben.
01.05.1942 Befehl zur Erfassung ( OKM A VI h 4917/42 ) vom OKM erteilt.
04.05.1942 Erfaßt durch die KMD Rotterdam für das RVM i.A. des RKS.
07.05.1942 Für Sonderunternehmen Schwarzes Meer übernommen und zur Donau transportiert.
.5.43 Zusammenbau in Korneuburg beendet,Bereederung durch DDSG.
11.06.1943 Erfaßt durch die KMD Hamburg für Nachschubaufgaben der Seetra Braila. Bereederung: Dnjepr Küstenschiffahrt Ges.,Braila/Wien
01.09.1943 Zum Einsatz der Seetra Kertsch zugeteilt.
.11.43 An die Schiffahrts GmbH.,Nikolaijew übergeben
18.05.1944 Deutsches Unterscheidungssignal erhalten und zur Ägäis überführt.
.5.44 Durch Mittelmeerrrederei GmbH.,Hamburg übernommen.
16.09.1944 An KM /Seetransportchef Ägäis/ übergeben.
21.10.1944 Schiff a.D. gestellt und den Seekommandanten Dodekanes zur Versenkung übergeben.
31.10.1944 Saloniki Selbstversenkung als Blockschiff
Then he goes on that she scuttled in Saloniki on 31.10.
If ANNA was indeed in the Dodekanese on 21.10 that makes it rather doubtful if she could venture north to Saloniki at a time when the British controlled the most of the Aegean Sea.
I also found a document from the Greek War Prizes Court dated March 1949 mentioning that ANNA, a 172 grt, 88 net, vessel registered in Rhodes had been seized in November 1944 while transporting women and children to Turkey on account of the catholic church. It is also mentioned that she once was under the Papal flag.
The Grt is that of the postwar KONSTANTINAKIS (ex ANNA) that was sold by the Greek Government to private owners in March 1949.
Has anyone any more information on the 11/44 capture of ANNA by the British?