U-Boot refitting at sea
Part I: German tankers interned in Spanish ports
Even though neutrality regulations prohibited merchant ships interned in neutral ports to refit war ships or U-Boote, with connivance of the Spanish authorities some ships secretly refuelled and provided U-Boot with provisions. These refittings usually took place at night, when the risk of being caught was smaller, and they were abondoned by late 41- early 42, when the commissioning of the new type XIV Milchkuh U-Boote rendered the use of surface vessels for U-Boot refitting needless.
The list of the interned German tankers and U-Boot that refuelled from them follows below.
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Ship name: MV Max Albrecht
Location: Ferrol (Galicia)
Documented refits from this unit (3):- U-30 (type VIIa), 6th patrol (http://uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_217.html): outbound Wilhelmshaven, 08/06/1940, inbound Lorient, 07/07/1940; patrol duties carried out: patrolling South Western Approaches; refitted from MV Max Albrecht on 18/06/1940;
- U-68 (type IXc), 4th patrol (http://uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_482.html): outbound Lorient, 14/05/1942, inbound Lorient, 10/07/1942; patrol duties carried out: patrolling Caribbean; refitted from MV Max Albrecht on 17/05/1942;
- U-66 (type IXc), 6th patrol (http://uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_466.html): outbound Lorient, 23/06/1942, inbound Lorient, 29/09/1942; patrol duties carried out: patrolling the Atlantic coast of South America, between Venezuela and Dutch Guiana (modern Suriname); refitted from MV Max Albrecht on 23/09/1942.
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Ship name: MV Bessel
Location: Vigo (Galicia)
Documented refits from this unit (8): - U-43 (type IX), 4th patrol (http://uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_287.html): outbound Wilhelmshaven, 13/05/1940, inbound Wilhelmshaven, 22/07/1940; patrol duties carried out: patrolling South Western Approaches and Portuguese coastal waters; refitted from MV Bessel on 18/06/1940;
- U-29 (type VIIa), 5th patrol (http://uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_208.html): outbound Wilhelmshaven, 27/05/1940, inbound Wilhelmshaven, 11/07/1940; patrol duties carried out: patrolling South Western Approaches off Bay of Biscay; refitted from MV Bessel between 20 and 21/06/1940;
- U-52 (type VIIb), 4th patrol (http://uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_358.html): outbound Kiel, 08/06/1940, inbound Lorient, 21/07/1940; patrol duties carried out: patrolling South Western Approaches and Bay of Biscay; refitted from MV Bessel on 01/07/1040;
- U-77 (type VIIc), 3rd patrol (http://uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_3575.html): outbound St. Nazaire, 11/10/1941, inbound Lorient, 13/11/1941; patrol duties carried out: wolfpack operations in Mid Atlantic and Western Approaches; refitted from MV Bessel on 08/11/1941;
- U-96 (type VIIc), 7th patrol (http://uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_4725.html): outbound St. Nazaire, 27/10/1941, inbound Mediterranean sea (back to St. Nazaire on 06/12/1941 after being bombed by a British aircraft near Gibraltar); patrol duties carried out: wolfpack operations in Mid Atlantic and Western Approaches; refitted from MV Bessel between 27 and 28/11/1941;
- U-574 (type VIIc), 1st patrol (http://uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_1458.html): outbound Kiel, 08/11/1941, sunk on 19/12/1941 in North Atlantic near Punta Delgada, by ramming and depth charges from HMS Stork; patrol duties carried out: wolfpack operations in Mid Atlantic and then Gibraltar area; refitted from MV Bessel between 11 and 12/12/1941;
- U-575 (type VIIc), 2nd patrol (http://uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_1460.html): outbound St. Nazaire, 09/11/1941, inbound Mediterranean sea (back to St. Nazaire on 17/12/1941 after detecting ASW activity on approaching Gibraltar); patrol duties carried out: wolfpack operations in Mid Atlantic; refitted from MV Bessel between 12 and 13/12/1941;
- U-434 (type VIIc), 1st patrol (http://uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_748.html): outbound Kristiansand, sunk 18/12/1941 north of Madeira, Portugal, by depth charges from HMS Blankney and HMS Stanley; patrol duties carried out: wolfpack operations in mid Atlantic; refitted from MV Bessel between 14 and 15/12/1941.
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Ship name: MV Thalia
Location: Cadiz (Andalusia), KMPQ=CG9521
Documented refits from this unit (6):- U-25 (type Ia), 2nd patrol (http://uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_184.html): outbound Wilhelmshaven, 13/01/1940, inbound Wilhelmshaven 19/02/1940; patrol duties carried out: patrolling Portuguese coastal waters and Gibraltar area; refitted from MV Thalia on 30/01/1940;
- U-109 (type IXb), 2nd patrol (http://uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_3752.html): outbound Lorient, 28/01/1941, inbound Lorient 17/08/1941; patrol duties carried out: wolfpack operations off Atlantic coast of Morocco, Gibraltar, Azores Islands; refitted from MV Thalia on 21/07/1941;
- U-331 (type VIIc), 1st patrol (http://uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_4930.html): outbound Kiel, 02/07/1941, inbound Lorient 19/08/1941; patrol duties carried out: wolfpack operations in mid Atlantic south of Greenland, and between Gibraltar and Azores Islands; refitted from MV Thalia between 1 and 02/08/1941;
- U-564 (type VIIc), 3rd patrol (http://uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_1365.html): outbound Brest, 19/09/1941, inbound Lorient 01/11/1941; patrol duties carried out: wolfpack operations in North Atlantic off Cape Farewell (Greenland) and west of Gibraltar; refitted from MV Thalia between 14 and 15/10/1941, and transfered to her a medical case;
- U-204 (type VIIc), 3rd patrol (http://uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_4147.html): outbound Brest 20/09/1941, sunk 19/10/1941 off Tangiers by depth charges from HMS Mallow and HMS Rochester; patrol duties carried out: escorting the German blockade runner MV Rio Grande (heading to Japan) off Bay of Biscay, wolfpack operations west of Gibraltar and off Atlantic coast of Morocco; refitted from MV Thalia between 15 and 16/10/1941;
- U-652 (type VIIc), 3rd patrol (http://uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_1956.html): outbound Lorient, 01/11/1941, inbound Messina (Sicily, Italy), 12/12/1941; patrol duties carried out: patrolling mid Atlantic between Greenland, US Atlantic coast and Azores, then escorting the German merchant auxiliary cruiser KM Komet to Bay of Biscay, then patrolling Mediterranean sea east of Gibraltar and off Baleares islands; refitted from MV Thalia between 27 and 27/11/1941.
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Ship name: MV Corrientes
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Ship Name: MV Charlotte Schliemann
Location: Las Palmas (Canary Islands), KMPQ= DH9461
Documented refits from these two units (6):- U-124 (type IXb), 4th patrol (http://uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_3814.html): outbound Lorient, 23/02/1941, inbound Lorient, 01/05/1941; patrol duties carried out: patrolling central Atlantic and West African coast; refitted from MV Corrientes or MV Charlotte Schliemann on 03/03/1941;
- U-105 (type IXb), 2nd patrol (http://uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_3705.html): outbound Lorient, 22/02/1941, inbound Lorient, 13/06/1941; patrol duties carried out: patrolling central Atlantic, off Cape Verde and West African coast, then escorting the German blockade runner MV Lech; refitted from MV Corrientes or MV Charlotte Schliemann on 04/03/1941;
- U-106 (type IXb), 2nd patrol (http://uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_3715.html): outbound Lorient, 26/02/1941, inbound Lorient, 17/06/1941; patrol duties carried out: patrolling central Atlantic, off Cape Verde and West African coast, then escorting the German blockade runner MV Lech; refitted from MV Corrientes or MV Charlotte Schliemann on 05/03/1941;
- U-123 (type IXb), 5th patrol (http://uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_3796.html): outbound Lorient, 15/06/1941, inbound Lorient, 23/08/1941; patrol duties carried out: patrolling central Atlantic and West African coast; refitted from MV Corrientes or MV Charlotte Schliemann on 25/06/1941;
- U-69 (type VIIc), 3rd patrol (http://uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_492.html): outbound Lorient, 05/05/1941, inbound St. Nazaire, 08/07/1941; patrol duties carried out: patrolling central Atlantic and West African coast down to Gulf of Guinea, and mine lying Lagos (Nigeria) and Takoradi (Ghana); refitted from MV Corrientes or MV Charlotte Schliemann on 30/06/1941;
- U-103 (type IXb), 4th patrol (http://uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_3693.html): outbound Lorient, 01/04/1941, inbound Lorient 12/07/1941; patrol duties carried out: patrolling central Atlantic and West African coast; refitted from MV Corrientes or MV Charlotte Schliemann on 05/07/1941.
U-Boot refitting at sea
Part II: Surface units in the Atlantic and Indian Ocean
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Ship Name: Pinguin (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_auxiliary_cruiser_Pinguin) (Ehrenfels class auxiliary cruiser HSK-5 / Schiff 33) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_auxiliary_cruiser_Pinguin)
Locations: below
Documented refits from this unit (1):
- U-A (type UA), 2nd patrol: outbound Kiel, 6/06/1940, inbound Kiel, 30/08/1940; patrol duties carried out: patrolling North Atlantic off Southern coast of Iceland, and then Central and Southern Atlantic, along West African coast; refitted from Pinguin on 19/07/1940, ca. 650 nmi NW of St. Paul Rocks, KMPQ= EQ3571
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Ship Name: Nordmark (Dixie) (Dithmarschen class)
Locations: below
Documented refits from this unit (4):
- U-65 (type IXb), 5th patrol (http://www.uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_459.html): outbound Lorient, 15/10/1940, inbound Lorient, 10/01/1941; patrol duties carried out: patrolling South Atlantic along West African coast; refitted from Nordmark on 10/11/1940, ca. 360 nmi NNW of St. Peter and Paul Rocks [pos: 06°27'N, 31°09'W, KMPQ= ER5655], and again on 29/11/1940, in the same position, and on 7/12/1940, ca. 330 nmi WNW of St. Peter and Paul [pos: 01°57'N, 34°45'W, KMPQ= FC1255].
- U-106 (type IXb), 2nd patrol (http://www.uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_3715.html): outbound Lorient, 26/02/1941, inbound Lorient, 17/06/1941; patrol duties carried out: patrolling central Atlantic, off Cape Verde and West African coast, then escorting the German blockade runner MV Lech; refuelled from Nordmark on 29/03/1941, ca. 130 nmi NNW of St. Peter and Paul Rocks Archipelago [pos: 02°51'N, 30°15'W, KMPQ= ER9755], and again on 8/04/1941, ca. 160 nmi NE of the same location [pos: 02°51'N, 27°33'W, KMPQ= ES7755].
- U-105 (type IXb), 2nd patrol (http://www.uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_3705.html): outbound Lorient, 22/02/1941, inbound Lorient, 13/06/1941; patrol duties carried out: patrolling central Atlantic, off Cape Verde and West African coast, then escorting the German blockade runner MV Lech; refuelled from Nordmark on 29/3/1941, ca. 200 nmi NW of St. Peter and Paul Rocks Archipelago [pos: 02°51'N, 31°09'W, KMPQ= ER8955], and again on 8/04/1941, ca. 170 nmi N of St. Peter and Paul Rock [pos: 03°45'N, 31°09'W, KMPQ= ER8655], and on 3/05/1941, ca. 400 nmi NNW of the same location [pos: 07°21'N, 31°09'W, KMPQ= ER5355];
- U-107 (type IXb), 2nd patrol (http://www.uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_3725.html): outbound Lorient, 29/03/1941, inbound Lorient, 2/07/1941; patrol duties carried out: patrolling South Atlantic along West African coast; refitted from Nordmark on 3/05/1941, NW of St. Peter and Paul Archipelago. Distance unknown, thus no KMPQ.
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Ship Name: Kormoran (HSK-8 / Schiff 41) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_auxiliary_cruiser_Kormoran)
Locations: below
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- U-124 (type IXb), 4th patrol (http://www.uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_3814.html): outbound Lorient, 23/02/1941, inbound Lorient, 01/05/1941; patrol duties carried out: patrolling central Atlantic and West African coast; met with Kormoran for refitting and equipment transfer on 15/03/1941, ca. 400 nmi N of St. Peter and Paul Rocks Archipelago [07°21'N, 30°15'W, KMPQ= ER6155] though, due to bad weather, the refitting took actually place 3 days later [pos: 02°51'N, 33°51'W, KMPQ= ER7955];
- U-105 (type IXb) 2nd patrol (http://www.uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_3705.html): outbound Lorient, 22/02/1941, inbound Lorient, 13/06/1941; patrol duties carried out: patrolling central Atlantic, off Cape Verde and West African coast, then escorting the German blockade runner Lech; refitted of torpedoes from Kormoran (that, on turn, received spare parts from the U-Boot) on 29/03/1941, ca. 200 nmi NW of St. Peter and Paul Rocks Archipelago [pos: 02°51'N, 31°09'W, KMPQ= ER8955].
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Ship Name: Egerland
Locations: below
Documented refits from this unit (7):
- U-107 (type IXb), 2nd patrol (http://www.uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_3725.html): outbound Lorient, 29/03/1941, inbound Lorient, 2/07/1941; patrol duties carried out: patrolling South Atlantic along West African coast; refitted from Egerland on 10/05/1941, ca. 330 nmi N of St. Peter and Paul Archipelago [pos: 06°27'N, 29°21'W, KMPQ= ER6555].
- U-38 (type IX), 9th patrol (http://www.uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_272.html): outbound Lorient, 9/04/1941, inbound Lorient, 29/06/1941; patrol duties carried out: patrolling South Atlantic, along and off West African coast; refitted from Egerland on 16/05/1941, ca. 320 nmi NNW of St. Peter and Paul Rock [pos: 05°33'N, 32°03'W, KMPQ= ER5855];
- U-103 (type IXb), 4th patrol (http://www.uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_3693.html): outbound Lorient, 01/04/1941, inbound Lorient 12/07/1941; patrol duties carried out: patrolling central Atlantic and West African coast; refitted from Egerland on 17/05/1941, ca. 280 nmi N of St. Peter and Paul Rock [pos: 05°33'N, 28°27'W, KMPQ= ER6955];
- U-106 (type IXb), 2nd patrol (http://www.uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_3715.html): outbound Lorient, 26/02/1941, inbound Lorient, 17/06/1941; patrol duties carried out: patrolling central Atlantic, off Cape Verde and West African coast, then escorting the German blockade runner MV Lech; refitted from Egerland on 17/05/1941, ca. 400 nmi NNW of St. Peter and Paul Rock [pos: 07°21'N, 31°09'W, KMPQ= ER5355];
- U-69 (type VIIc), 3rd patrol (http://www.uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_492.html): outbound Lorient, 05/05/1941, inbound St. Nazaire, 08/07/1941; patrol duties carried out: patrolling central Atlantic and West African coast down to Gulf of Guinea, and mine lying Lagos (Nigeria) and Takoradi (Ghana); refitted from Egerland on 19/05/1941, ca. 390 nmi N of St. Peter and Paul Rock [pos: 07°21'N, 30°15'W, KMPQ= ER6155];
- U-A (type UA), 5th patrol: outbound Lorient, 03/05/1941, inbound Lorient, 20/07/1941; patrol duties carried out: patrolling Central and South Atlantic, along and off West African coast; refitted from Egerland on 28/05/1941;
- Sunk on 5/06/1941 before she could rendezvous with U-38 and U-69, that should have refuelled from here around 7/06/1941, ca. 330 nmi N of St. Peter and Paul Rock [pos: 06°27'N, 29°21'W, KMPQ= ER6555].
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Ship Name: Belchen (ex Sysla)
Locations: below
Documented refits from this unit (3):
- U-111 (type IXb), 1st patrol (http://www.uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_3763.html): outbound Wilhelmshaven, 5/05/1941, inbound Lorient, 7/07/1941; patrol duties carried out: patrolling North Atlantic, up to Southern coats of Greenland and off St. Lawrence Gulf; refitted from Belchen on 25/05/1941, ca. 130 nmi SSW of Cape Farewell, Greenland [pos: 57°45'N, 45°24'W, KMPQ= AJ2555];
- U-557 (type VIIc), 1st patrol (http://www.uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_1297.html): outbound Kiel, 13/05/1941, inbound Lorient, 10/07/1941; patrol duties carried out: North Atlantic, up to Southern coast of Greenland; refitted from Belchen between 1-2/06/1941, ca. 120 nmi WSW of Cape Farewell [pos: 58°39'N, 47°12'W, KMPQ= AJ2155];
- U-93 (type VIIc), 4th patrol (http://www.uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_4698.html): outbound Lorient, 3/05/1941, inbound St. Nazaire, 10/06/1941; patrol duties carried out: patrolling North Atlantic, up to South-eastern coast of Greenland; refitted from Belchen on 3/06/1941, ca. 120 nmi WSW of Cape Farewell [pos: 58°39'N, 47°12'W, KMPQ= AJ2155]; during this refitting, Belchen was intercepted and sunk by the British Cruisers HMS Aurora and HMS Kenya.
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Ship Name: Lothringen (ex-Papendrecht! (http://www.kbismarck.com/kriegsmarine-tankers.html))
Locations: below
Documented refits from this unit (1):
- Sunk 15/06/1941 in South Atlantic by the British cruiser HMS Dunedin, before she could rendezvous with U-A, U-69, U-103, and U-107, that should have refuelled from here between 18 and 19/06/1941, ca. 630 nmi NNW of St. Peter and Paul, and 720 nmi WSW of Santiago, Cape Verde [pos: 10°03'N, 34°45'W, KMPQ= ER1255].
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Ship Name: Python
Locations: below
Documented refits from this unit (4):
- U-124 (type IXb), 7th patrol (http://www.uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_3817.html): outbound Lorient, 30/10/1941, inbound Lorient 29/12/1941; patrol duties carried out: patrolling South Atlantic; U-124 left from Lorient together with the supply ship Python, that had to be escorted off West Africa by U-124 and U-129, and to refit them before they proceeded with their southward passage; the refitting of U-124 took place on 20/11/1941, ca. 670 nmi WSW of Santiago, Cape Verde [pos: 10°03'N, 33°51'W, KMPQ= ER1355];
- U-129 (type IXc), 3rd patrol (http://www.uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_3846.html): outbound Lorient, 21/10/1941, inbound Lorient 28/12/1941; patrol duties carried out: patrolling South Atlantic; U-129 travelled together with the supply ship Python, that had to be escorted off West Africa by U-124 and U-129, and to refit them before they proceeded with their southward passage; the refitting of U-129 took place on 20/11/1941, ca. 650 nmi WSW of Santiago, Cape Verde [pos: 09°09'N, 32°57'W, KMPQ= ER2455].
- U-A (type UA), 7th patrol: outbound Lorient 21/10/1941, inbound Lorient, 25/12/1941; patrol duties carried out: patrolling Central and South Atlantic; refitted from Python between 30/11-1/12/1941, ca. 710 nmi S of St. Helena [pos: 27°45'S, 04°09'W, KMPQ= GF9355].
- U-68 (type IXc), 2nd patrol (http://www.uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_480.html): outbound Lorient, 11/09/1941, inbound Lorient, 25/12/1941; patrol duties carried out: patrolling South Atlantic, along West and South African coasts; refitted from Python between 30/11-1/12/1941, ca. 710 nmi S of St. Helena [pos: 27°45'S, 04°09'W, KMPQ= GF9355]. While refitting U-A and U-68, on 01/12/1941, Python was intercepted and sunk by HMS Dorsetshire.
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Ship Name: Atlantis (HSK-2 / Schiff 16) (Ehrenfels class auxiliary cruiser) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_auxiliary_cruiser_Atlantis)
Locations: below
Documented refits from this unit (2):
- U-68 (type IXc), 2nd patrol (http://www.uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_480.html): outbound Lorient, 11/09/1941, inbound Lorient, 25/12/1941; patrol duties carried out: patrolling South Atlantic, along West and South African coasts; refitted from Atlantis on 13/11/1941, ca. 500 nmi S of St. Helena [pos: 24°09'S, 06°51'W, KMPQ= GF2955];
- U-126 (type IXc), 2nd patrol (http://www.uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_3830.html): outbound Lorient, 24/09/1941, inbound Lorient, 13/12/1941; patrol duties carried out: patrolling South Atlantic, along West Africa and Gulf of Guinea; met with Atlantis on 22/11/1941, ca. 330 nmi NW of Ascension, [pos: 04°21'S, 18°33'W, KMPQ= FE7555]. The OKM signal instruction sent to U-126 ordering this rendezvous was intercepted and deciphered by the Allied Enigma code breakers at Bletchley Park and was passed on to the Admiralty: the refitting had to be interrupted when the British cruiser HMS Devonshire appeared on the horizon. U-126 was eventually able to dive and escape the attack, but Atlantis was sunk later the same day.
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Ship Name: Charlotte Schliemann
Locations: below
Documented refits from this unit (9):
- U-198 (type IXd2), 1st patrol (http://www.uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_4109.html): outbound Kiel, 09/03/1943, inbound Bordeaux, 29/09/1943; patrol duties carried out: patrolling off South African coast; refitted from Charlotte Schliemann on 22/06/1943, ca. 550 nmi S of Mauritius [pos: 29°39'S, 58°24'E, KMPQ= KR9655];
- U-196 (type IXd2), 1st patrol (http://www.uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_4103.html): outbound Kiel, 13/03/1943, inbound Bordeaux, 23/10/1943; patrol duties carried out: patrolling off South and East Africa along Mozambique Channel; refitted from Charlotte Schliemann on 22/06/1943, ca. 550 nmi S of Mauritius [pos: 29°39'S, 58°24'E, KMPQ= KR9655];
- U-181 (type IXd2), 2nd patrol (http://www.uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_4048.html): outbound Bordeaux, 23/03/1943, inbound Bordeaux, 14/10/1943; patrol duties carried out: patrolling off South Africa and eastern coast of Madagascar; refitted from Charlotte Schliemann on 23/06/1943, ca. 550 nmi S of Mauritius [pos: 29°39'S, 58°24'E, KMPQ= KR9655];
- U-178 (type IXd2), 2nd patrol (http://www.uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_4038.html): outbound Bordeaux, 28/03/1943, inbound Penang, 27/08/1943; patrol duties carried out: patrolling off South and East Africa; refitted from Charlotte Schliemann on 23/06/1943, ca. 550 nmi S of Mauritius [pos: 29°39'S, 58°24'E, KMPQ= KR9655];
- U-197 (type IXd2), 1st patrol (http://www.uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_4108.html): outbound Kiel, 03/04/1943, Sunk 20 Aug, 1943 south of Madagascar by depth charges from 2 British Catalina aircraft; patrol duties carried out: patrolling off South African coast; refitted from Charlotte Schliemann on 23/06/1943, ca. 550 nmi S of Mauritius [pos: 29°39'S, 58°24'E, KMPQ= KR9655];
- U-177 (type IXd2), 2nd patrol (http://www.uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_4033.html): outbound Kiel, 01/04/1943, inbound Bordeaux, 01/10/1943; patrol duties carried out: patrolling off South Africa and south-eastern coast of Madagascar; refitted from Charlotte Schliemann on 24/06/1943, ca. 550 nmi S of Mauritius [pos: 29°39'S, 58°24'E, KMPQ= KR9655];
- U-510 (type IXc), 5th patrol (http://www.uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_1117.html): outbound Lorient, 03/11/1943, inbound Penang, 05/04/1944; patrol duties carried out: patrolling south-eastern African coast, Gulf of Aden and Laccadive Sea; refitted from Charlotte Schliemann on 27/01/1944, ca. 550 nmi ESE of Mauritius [pos: 24°15’S, 68°00’E, KMPQ= KS3555];
- U-178 (type IXd2), 3rd patrol (http://www.uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_4043.html): outbound Penang, 27/11/1943, inbound Bordeaux, 25/05/1944; patrol duties carried out: patrolling Bay of Bengal, Laccadive sea and Indian Ocean off Mauritius; refitted from Charlotte Schliemann on 27/01/1944, ca. 550 nmi WSW of Mauritius [pos: 24°15’S, 68°00’E, KMPQ= KS3555];
- U-532 (type IXc/40), 3rd patrol (http://www.uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_1207.html): outbound Penang, 04/01/1944, inbound Europe, then back to Penang after failing to refit from Charlotte Schlieman on 11/02/1944, when the tanker was forced to stop the refuelling and to scuttle in order to avoid an Allied attack, ca. 900 nm E of Mauritius.
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Ship Name: Brake
Locations: below
Documented refits from this unit (6):
- U-168 (type IXc/40), 2nd patrol (http://www.uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_4005.html): outbound Lorient, 3/07/1943, inbound Penang, 11/11/1943; patrol duties carried out: patrolling the Arabian Sea, from Gulf of Aden to Gulf of Oman and Laccadive; refitted from Brake on 11/09/1943, ca. 450 nmi SSE of Mauritius [pos: 27°51'S, 59°36'E, KMPQ= KS4755];
- U-183 (type IXc/40), 3rd patrol (http://www.uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_4057.html): outbound Lorient, 3/07/1943, inbound Penang, 30/10/1943; patrol duties carried out: patrolling the Indian Ocean, from East African coast to Laccadive; refitted from Brake on 11/09/1943, ca. 450 nmi SSE of Mauritius [pos: 27°51'S, 59°36'E, KMPQ= KS4755];
- U-188 (type IXc/40), 2nd patrol (http://www.uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_4075.html): outbound Lorient, 30/06/1943, inbound Penang, 30/10/1943; patrol duties carried out: patrolling the Arabian Sea, from Gulf of Aden to Gulf of Oman and Laccadive; refitted from Brake on 11/09/1943, ca. 450 nmi SSE of Mauritius [pos: 27°51'S, 59°36'E, KMPQ= KS4755];
- U-532 (type IXc/40), 2nd patrol (http://www.uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_1206.html): outbound Lorient, 3/07/1943, inbound Penang, 30/10/1943; patrol duties carried out: patrolling the Laccadive sea; refitted from Brake on 11/09/1943, ca. 450 nmi SSE of Mauritius [pos: 27°51'S, 59°36'E, KMPQ= KS4755];
- U-533 (type IXc/40), 2nd patrol (http://www.uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_1213.html): outbound Lorient, 5/07/1943, sunk 16/10/1943 in the Gulf of Oman by depth charges from a British Bisley (Blenheim) aircraft; patrol duties carried out: patrolling the Arabian Sea, from Gulf of Aden to Gulf of Oman; refitted from Brake on 11/09/1943, ca. 450 nmi SSE of Mauritius [pos: 27°51'S, 59°36'E, KMPQ= KS4755];
- On 11/03/1945, U-168, U-188 and U-532 met up 1,000 nm SE of Mauritius [pos: 32°21'S, 72°48'E, KMPQ= JD1643] for refitting from Brake, before heading back from Indian Ocean to Europe. Due to bad weather, the refuelling took longer than expected. On the morning of the day after, only U-188 and U-532 had successfully refuelled. U-168 was attempting to do the same when the group was spotted by several planes from the British escort carrier HMS Battler. The U-Boote managed to avoid the Allied attack by diving promptly, but the tanker was forced to scuttle before capture by the destroyer HMS Roebuck, who had been called as reinforcement.
I have also found data about these:
CHARLOTTE SCHLIEMANN:
21.08.39 Aruba aus
02.09.39 Las Palmas ein
23.02.42 Las Palmas aus
20.10.42 Yokohama ein
25.05.43 Kobe aus
28.08.43 Yokohama ein
12.01.44 Singapur aus
12.02.44 +
BRAKE
19.08.39 Rotterdam aus nach Aruba
29.08.39 Vigo ein
02.03.41 Vigo aus
08.03.41 St. Nazaire ein
26.09.42 La Pallice aus
23.12.42 Yokohama ein
26.08.43 Penang aus
26.09.43 Penang ein
26.02.44 Penang aus
12.03.44 +
Quelle:
Cai BOJE, Bernd OESTERLE, ISBN 3-931129-22-5
Die deutsche Handelsschiffahrt bei Kriegsausbruch 1939
Always remember:
LONgitude = distance from MERIDIAN
- is WEST
+ is EAST
LATitude = distance from Equator
- is SOUTH
+ is NORTH
Ingame values in
[m].
And Heinrich's converter has rounding errors.
Updated as far as I could. In fact 'we' from The Doenitz Elite Flotilla:
Thanks to nocken/| (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=220128)DEF (http://www.donitzeliteflotilla.com)| (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=220128) for help with the images (as always).
Thanks to lederhosen/| (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=220128)DEF (http://www.donitzeliteflotilla.com)| (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=220128) for reporting the PQPOS that I calculated.
I then compiled the rest on the server.
More links: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...3&postcount=11 (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showpost.php?p=2439283&postcount=11)
Other German supply ships:
- Alstertor (http://www.wlb-stuttgart.de/seekrieg/km/versorgung/v-schiffe.htm) - PiC (http://www.shipspotting.com/photos/middle/2/2/3/1057322.jpg)
- Altmark (Uckermark) (http://www.kbismarck.com/kriegsmarine-supply-ships.html) - PiC (http://www.llanellich.org.uk/images/stories/historyfiles/2014/lch0217/LCH0217_MV_Trevanion_01.jpg)
- Dithmarschen (http://www.kbismarck.com/kriegsmarine-supply-ships.html)
- Ermland (http://www.kbismarck.com/kriegsmarine-supply-ships.html)
- Esso (http://www.kbismarck.com/kriegsmarine-tankers.html) - PiC (http://www.lago-colony.com/SUPPOR_BUILDINGS/ESSO_RALEIHG.jpg)
- Franken (http://www.kbismarck.com/kriegsmarine-tankers.html)
- Friedrich Breme (http://www.kbismarck.com/kriegsmarine-tankers.html) - PiC (http://abload.de/img/resupplier_friedrichbtkucr.png)
- Gedania (http://www.kbismarck.com/kriegsmarine-tankers.html)
- Gonzenheim - PiC (http://images-00.delcampe-static.net/img_large/auction/000/320/362/319_001.jpg)
- Klara ex Kota Pinang - PiC (http://www.wrecksite.eu/img/wrecks/kota_pinang_1930.jpg)
- Spichern (http://www.kbismarck.com/kriegsmarine-tankers.html)
- Westerwald (http://www.kbismarck.com/kriegsmarine-tankers.html)
- Wuri ex Albireo