Royal Air Force 1939-1945- Coastal Command C4944

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Vorpostenboot ''Vorpostenboot'' (plural ''Vorpostenboote''), also referred to as VP-Boats, flakships or outpost boats, were German patrol boats which served during both World Wars. They were used around coastal areas and in coastal operations, and were tasked w ...

'' (plural ''Vorpostenboote'') was an auxiliary warship used by Germany in both World Wars. Many vorpostenboote also served in other roles, such as ''

sperrbrecher A ''Sperrbrecher'' (German; informally translated as "pathfinder" but literally meaning "mine barrage breaker"), was a German auxiliary ship of the First World War and the Second World War that served as a type of minesweeper, steaming ahead of ot ...

'' (mine clearance) and

weather ship A weather ship, or ocean station vessel, was a ship stationed in the ocean for surface and upper air meteorological observations for use in weather forecasting. They were primarily located in the north Atlantic and north Pacific oceans, reportin ...

s. During World War II, the ''Vorpostenboote'' were organized into several surface flotillas which were in turn attached to various German ports. Over 30 ''Vorpostenflotillas'' were established to operate off the German, Channel,

Baltic Baltic may refer to: Peoples and languages * Baltic languages, a subfamily of Indo-European languages, including Lithuanian, Latvian and extinct Old Prussian *Balts (or Baltic peoples), ethnic groups speaking the Baltic languages and/or originati ...

and Scandinavian coasts.

1 Vorpostenflotille

1 ''Vorpostenflotille'' was active in the western

from 1 October 1939 to 1 October 1940, when it was redesignated 3 '' Sperrbrecherflotille''.

2 Vorpostenflotille

2 ''Vorpostenflotille'' existed from September 1939 to December 1944, when it was disbanded. Many vessels were redesignated within the unit, later designations are shown in brackets

3 Vorpostenflotille

''3 Vorpostenflotille'' was established in September 1939.

4 Vorpostenflotille

4 ''Vorpostenflotille'' was formed in September 1939 and was disbanded in September 1944. Many vessels were re-designated within the unit. Later designations are shown in brackets.

5 Vorpostengruppe

5 ''Vorpostengruppe'' was established in September 1939 and disbanded on 22 May 1940.

6 Vorpostengruppe

6 ''Vorpostengruppe'' was established in September 1939 and disbanded on 22 May 1940.

6 Vorpostenflotille

6 ''Vorpostenflotille'' was established on 1 January 1943 and disbanded in September 1944.

7 Vorpostenflotille

7 ''Vorpostenflotille'' was established on 22 September 1939. It was disbanded in September 1944.

8 Vorpostenflotille

8 ''Vorpostenflotille'' was formed in September 1939 and disbanded in 1945. One vessel was redesignated within the unit.

9 Vorpostenflotille

9 ''Vorpostenflotille'' was established on 27 September 1939. It was disbanded on 23 April 1945.

10 Vorpostenflotille

10 ''Vorpostenflotille'' was established in September 1939. It was renamed 10 Sicherungsflottille on 1 October 1943.

11 Vorpostenflotille

11 ''Vorpostenflotille'' was formed in September 1939. A few vessels were redesignated within the unit.

12 Vorpostenflotille

12 ''Vorpostenflotille'' was formed on 26 September 1939. It was disbanded in December 1947. * V 1225 * V 1226 * V 1227 * V 1228 * V 1229 * V 1230 * V 1231 ''Toni'' * V 1232 ''Elise'' * V 1233 ''Vooruit'' † * V 1234 ''Koningin Emma'' * V 1235 ''Columbus'' * V 1236 Flevo III'' † * V 1236 ''Augusta'' † * V 1237 ''Notre Dame de Dunes'' † * V 1238 ''Voorloper'' * V 1239 ''Vooran'' * V 1240 ''Therese'' * V 1241 ''Stangenwalde'' † * V 1242 ''Marie Henriette'' * V 1243 ''Hohenstein'' * V 1244 * V 1245 * V 1246 * V 1247 * V 1248 * V 1249 ''Mewa VIII'' † * V 1250 † * V 1251 * V 1252 † * V 1253 ''Essen'' * V 1254 ''Hermann Garrels'' † * V 1255 ''Ernst Hecht'' † * V 1256 ''Heinrich Onnen'' † * V 1256 * V 1257 * V 1258 * V 1259 * V 1260 ''Gebroeders'' * V 1261 ''Vooruit'' * V 1262 ''Verwachting'' † * V 1263 * V 1264 * V 1265 ''Dr. Eichelbaum'' * V 1265 * V 1266 * V 1267 * V 1268 * V 1269 † * V 1270 * V 1271 * V 1272 * V 1273 * V 1274

Losses

*V 1201 ''Juno'' struck a

mine Mine, mines, miners or mining may refer to: Extraction or digging * Miner, a person engaged in mining or digging *Mining, extraction of mineral resources from the ground through a mine Grammar *Mine, a first-person English possessive pronoun ...

in the

North Sea The North Sea lies between Great Britain, Norway, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium. An epeiric sea on the European continental shelf, it connects to the Atlantic Ocean through the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian S ...

west of

Heligoland Heligoland (; german: Helgoland, ; Heligolandic Frisian: , , Mooring Frisian: , da, Helgoland) is a small archipelago in the North Sea. A part of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein since 1890, the islands were historically possessions ...

. She was then attacked and sunk by an Allied

de Havilland Mosquito The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito is a British twin-engined, shoulder-winged, multirole combat aircraft, introduced during the Second World War. Unusual in that its frame was constructed mostly of wood, it was nicknamed the "Wooden Wonder", or ...

aircraft on 17 September 1944. *V 1202 ''Friedrich Suthmeier'' struck a mine in the North Sea west of Heligoland. She was then attacked and sunk by an Allied de Havilland Mosquito aircraft on 17 September 1944. *V 1207 ''P. von Rensen'' was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off Heligoland by Allied aircraft on 17 April 1945. *V 1214 ''Joannes Georgius'' struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off

Sylt Sylt (; da, Sild; Sylt North Frisian, Söl'ring North Frisian: ) is an island in northern Germany, part of Nordfriesland district, Schleswig-Holstein, and well known for the distinctive shape of its shoreline. It belongs to the North Frisian ...

, Schleswig-Holstein on 27 September 1944. *V 1233 ''Vooruit'' was sunk in the North Sea by British aircraft on 18 April 1944. *V 1236 ''Flevo III'' struck a mine and sank on 11 July 1942. *V 1236 ''Augusta'' was sunk in the North Sea by British aircraft on 18 April 1944. *V 1237 ''Notre Dame de Dunes'' was sunk in the North Sea by British aircraft on 18 April 1944. *V 1241 ''Stangenwalde'' was sunk in the North Sea off Terschelling,

Friesland Friesland (, ; official fry, Fryslân ), historically and traditionally known as Frisia, is a province of the Netherlands located in the country's northern part. It is situated west of Groningen, northwest of Drenthe and Overijssel, north of ...

, Netherlands in a battle with British motor gun boats and motor torpedo boats (MGB 605, MGB 606, MGB 610, MGB 612, MTB 624, MTB 630 and MTB 632) on 1 May 1943. *V 1249 ''Mewa VIII'' struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Borkum, Lower Saxony on 24 February 1943. *V 1250 was sunk in an Allied air raid on

Wesermünde Bremerhaven (, , Low German: ''Bremerhoben'') is a city at the seaport of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, a state of the Federal Republic of Germany. It forms a semi-enclave in the state of Lower Saxony and is located at the mouth of the ...

Bremen Bremen (Low German also: ''Breem'' or ''Bräm''), officially the City Municipality of Bremen (german: Stadtgemeinde Bremen, ), is the capital of the German state Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (''Freie Hansestadt Bremen''), a two-city-state consis ...

on 2 June 1944. *V 1252 collided with the flakship and sank in the North Sea off Borkum on 4 April 1943. *V 1254 ''Hermann Garrels'' was

torpedo A modern torpedo is an underwater ranged weapon launched above or below the water surface, self-propelled towards a target, and with an explosive warhead designed to detonate either on contact with or in proximity to the target. Historically, su ...

ed and sunk in the North Sea off Terschelling by a

Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against F ...

Motor Torpedo Boat on 5 July 1944. *V 1255 ''Ernst Hecht'' ran aground and was wrecked on 4 January 1945. *V 1256 ''Hinrich Onnen'' was sunk by an Allied aircraft, either with bombs or torpedoes, off Terschelling on 5 July 1945. *V 1262 ''Verwachting'' in 1944. *V 1269 struck a mine and sank in the North Sea west of

Esbjerg Esbjerg (, ) is a seaport town and seat of Esbjerg Municipality on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. By road, it is west of Kolding and southwest of Aarhus. With an urban population of 71,698 (1 January 2022)

, Denmark on 27 August 1944.

13 Vorpostenflotille

13 ''Vorpostenflotille'' was established in September 1939. It was disbanded in January 1945. * V 1300 ''Stoomloodsvartuig 17'' * V 1301 ''Uranus'' * V 1302 ''John Mahn'' – bombed and sunk in the

English Channel The English Channel, "The Sleeve"; nrf, la Maunche, "The Sleeve" (Cotentinais) or ( Jèrriais), (Guernésiais), "The Channel"; br, Mor Breizh, "Sea of Brittany"; cy, Môr Udd, "Lord's Sea"; kw, Mor Bretannek, "British Sea"; nl, Het Kana ...

Royal Air Force The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and ...

aircraft on 12 February 1942. * V 1303 ''Freiburg'' – sunk in the

off

Hook of Holland Hook of Holland ( nl, Hoek van Holland, ) is a town in the southwestern corner of Holland, hence the name; ''hoek'' means "corner" and was the word in use before the word ''kaap'' – "cape", from Portuguese ''cabo'' – became Dutch. The English t ...

, South Holland, Netherlands by vessels of the 4th MTB Flotilla, RN on 9 October 1944. * V 1304 ''Eisenach'' – sunk in the North Sea off IJmuiden, North Holland, Netherlands by MTBs 224, 225, 232, 234,241 and 244 on 6 March 1944. * V 1305 ''Wuppertal'' * V 1306 ''Otto Krogmann'' * V 1307 ''Stettin'' – struck the sunken wreck of and sank in the North Sea off IJmuiden on 24 January 1944. * V 1308 ''Bredebeck'' – sunk in the North Sea in a battle with MTB 434 and other vessels of the 54th MTB flotilla on 9 July 1944. * V 1309 ''Kapitän Stemmer'' – collided with V 811 ''Hugo Homann'' and sank in the North Sea off Hook of Holland on 28 February 1944. * V 1310 ''Deister'' * V 1310 ''Gotland'' * V 1311 ''Döse'' – torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Hook of Holland by Royal Navy Motor Torpedo Boats on 11 May 1944. * V 1312 ''Hermann Siebert'' * V 1313 ''Uran'' * V 1314 ''Gustav Hugo Deiters'' – sunk in the North Sea off Den Helder, North Holland by MTBs 666, 682, 681, 683, 684, 687 and 723 on 9 June 1944. * V 1315 ''Karlsburg'' * V 1316 ''Emil Colsmann'' * V 1317 ''Wilhelm Michaelsen'' * V 1318 ''Hans Pickenpack'' – struck a

and sank in the North Sea off

Vlieland Vlieland (; fry, Flylân) is a municipality and island in the northern Netherlands. The municipality of Vlieland is the second most sparsely populated municipality in the Netherlands, after Schiermonnikoog. Vlieland is one of the West Frisia ...

, Netherlands on 27 February 1943. * V 1330 ''Cyclop'' * V 1331 ''Limburgia'' * V 1332 ''Norma Maria'' * V 1333 ''Zeemeeuw'' * V 1334 ''Witte Zee'' * V 1335 ''Adelante'' * V 1336 ''J. S. Groen'' * V 1337 ''Irene'' * V 1337 ''Victoire'' * V 1338 ''Azimuth'' * V 1339 ''Stoomloodsvartuig 12'' * V 1340 ''Delft'' – was bombed and sunk at

Noordwijk Noordwijk () is a town and municipality in the west of the Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of of which is water and had a population of in . On 1 January 2019, the former municipality of Noordwij ...

, North Holland on 27 November 1943.

14 Vorpostenflotille

14 ''Vorpostenflotille'' was established on 1 February 1943 and disbanded in 1945. * V 1401 ''Deister'' † * V 1402 ''Hermann Siebert'' * V 1403 ''B 1687'' * V 1403 ''Simone Marie'' * V 1404 ''B 1557'' * V 1404 ''Christiane Cécile'' * V 1405 ''Ritzebüttel'' † * V 1406 ''Frankfurt'' * V 1407 ''Kurland'' * V 1408 ''Aue ZRD 16'' † * V 1408 ''Cyclop'' * V 1409 ''IJM 54'' * V 1409 ''Limburgia'' † * V 1410 ''IJM 6'' * V 1410 ''Norma Maria'' * V 1411 ''ZRD 19'' * V 1411 ''Zeemeeuw'' † * V 1412 ''Witte Zee'' * V 1413 ''IJM 19'' * V 1413 ''Adelante'' * V 1414 ''IJM 130'' * V 1414 ''J. S. Groen'' * V 1415 ''IJM 195'' * V 1415 ''Azimuth'' † * V 1416 ''IJM 89'' † * V 1416 ''Irene'' * V 1417 ''Stoomloodsvartuig 11'' † * V 1418 ''Frans Naerebout'' * V 1419 ''Victoire'' * V 1420 ''B 339'' * V 1420 ''Saint Joachim'' * V 1421 ''Deltra II'' * V 1422 ''B 1402'' * V 1422 ''Michel François'' * V 1423 ''B 3059'' * V 1423 ''Emmanuella'' * V 1424 ''Le Cid'' * V 1425 ''LR 3306'' * V 1425 ''Banderole'' * V 1426 ''Antoinette'' † Losses:- V 1401 ''Deister'' suffered a

boiler explosion A boiler explosion is a catastrophic failure of a boiler. There are two types of boiler explosions. One type is a failure of the pressure parts of the steam and water sides. There can be many different causes, such as failure of the safety val ...

and sank in the

off IJmuiden, North Holland, Netherlands on 26 April 1944; a vessel designated V 1401 was bombed and sunk at IJmuiden on 24 August 1944. V 1405 ''Ritzebüttel'' (as V 2008 ''Ritzebüttel'') struck a

and sank in the Broad Fourteens off Westkapelle,

West Flanders ) , settlement_type = Province of Belgium , image_flag = Flag of West Flanders.svg , flag_size = , image_shield = Wapen van West-Vlaanderen.svg , shield_size = , image_map ...

, Belgium on 25 February 1943. Ten crew were killed. V 1408 ''Aue'' was

ed and sunk in the North Sea off IJmuiden by Bristol Beaufighter aircraft of the

on 29 April 1943. V 1409 ''Limburgia'' was torpedoed and sunk in

Seine Bay The Baie de Seine (Bay of the Seine River) is a bay in northern France. Geography It is a wide, rectangular inlet of the English Channel, approximately 100 kilometres (east-west) by 45 kilometres, bounded in the west by the Cotentin Peninsula, in ...

by and on 18 April 1943. V 1411 ''Zeemeeuw'' sank in the North Sea off IJmuiden on 5 July 1944. V 1412 ''Witte Zee'' was sunk in the North Sea in a battle with , , , , , and on 14 July 1944. V 1415 ''Azimuth'' on 26 March 1944. V 1416 was sunk at IJmuiden by

Martin B-26 Marauder The Martin B-26 Marauder is an American twin-engined medium bomber that saw extensive service during World War II. The B-26 was built at two locations: Baltimore, Maryland, and Omaha, Nebraska, by the Glenn L. Martin Company. First used in t ...

aircraft of the United States Eighth Air Force. V 1417 ''Stoomloodsvartuig 11'' was sunk in the North Sea off Terschelling,

, Netherlands by British aircraft on 17 January 1945.

15 Vorpostenflotille

15 ''Vorpostenflotille'' was formed in September 1939. It was disbanded in 1945. The unit also operated these s captured whilst under construction in France.

16 Vorpostengruppe

16 ''Vorpostengruppe'' was formed in July 1940. It was redesignated 16 ''Vorpostenflotille'' on 20 September 1940.

16 Vorpostenflotille

16 ''Vorpostenflotille'' was formed on 20 September 1940. It was disbanded in July 1945.

17 Vorpostenflotille

17 ''Vorpostenflotille'' was formed in June 1940. It was disbanded in 1945.

18 Vorpostengruppe

18 ''Vorpostengruppe'' was formed in July 1940. It was redesignated 18 ''Vorpostenflotille'' on 3 October 1940.

18 Vorpostenflotille

18 ''Vorpostenflotille'' was formed on 3 October 1940. It was disbanded in 1945. * V 1801 ''Lutteur'' † * V 1801 ''Wandrahm'' * V 1802 ''Orient'' † * V 1803 ''Le Havre de Grace'' * V 1804 ''Excellent'' * V 1805 ''Senateur Louis Brindeau'' † * V 1806 ''Surmulet'' * V 1807 ''Wagram'' † * V 1808 ''Dortmund'' † * V 1809 ''Henry P. Newman'' * V 1810 ''Condor'' † * V 1811 ''Sylt'' * V 1812 ''Halle'' * V 1813 ''Thotn'' * V 1814 ''Linz'' † * V 1815 ''Loodsboot 6'' † * V 1816 ''Dauphine'' * V 1817 ''Eglantine'' †Losses:- V 1801 ''Lutteur'' was named ''O 22 S'' when she sank in December 1941. She was subsequently salvaged and repaired. She was sunk in an Allied air raid on

Kiel Kiel () is the capital and most populous city in the northern Germany, German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with a population of 246,243 (2021). Kiel lies approximately north of Hamburg. Due to its geographic location in the southeast of the J ...

, Schleswig-Holstein on 12 April 1944 but was salvaged in December 1944, repaired and returned to service. V 1802 ''Orient'' was sunk in the

Baltic Sea The Baltic Sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that is enclosed by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden and the North and Central European Plain. The sea stretches from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from ...

off Memel,

East Prussia East Prussia ; german: Ostpreißen, label=Low Prussian; pl, Prusy Wschodnie; lt, Rytų Prūsija was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1773 to 1829 and again from 1878 (with the Kingdom itself being part of the German Empire from 187 ...

by Soviet aircraft on 11 November 1944. V 1805 ''Senateur Louis Brindeau'' was sunk in an Allied air raid on

Le Havre Le Havre (, ; nrf, Lé Hâvre ) is a port city in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region of northern France. It is situated on the right bank of the estuary of the river Seine on the Channel southwest of the Pays de Caux, very ...

, Seine-Maritime, France on 15 June 1944. V 1807 ''Wagram'' struck a

and sank on 14 August 1942. V 1808 ''Dortmund'' struck a mine and sank in the Broad Fourteens on 23 May 1942. V 1810 ''Condor'' was bombed and sunk in the

off Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France on 2 June 1944. V 1814 ''Linz'' was sunk in an Allied air raid on Boulogne on 16 June 1944. V 1815 ''Loodsboot 6'' was sunk in an Allied air rain on Boulogne on 16 June 1944.

19 Vorpostenflotille

19 ''Vorpostenflotille'' was formed in July 1940. It was redesignated 5 ''Sicherungsflotille'' on 1 October 1943. One vessel was redesignated within the unit.

20 Vorpostenflotille

20 ''Vorpostenflotille'' was formed in July 1940. It was renamed 20 ''Minensuchflotille'' post-war. * V 2001 ''Pastor Pype'' † * V 2001 ''Uranus'' † * V 2002 ''Madeleine Louise'' † * V 2002 ''Uran'' * V 2003 ''Loodsboot 7'' † * V 2004 ''Loodsboot 12'' † * V 2005 ''Simone Marie'' * V 2006 ''Christine Cécile'' * V 2007 ''Hannover'' * V 2008 ''Ritzebüttel'' † * V 2009 ''Niedersachsen'' † * V 2010 ''Frankfurt'' * V 2011 ''Borkum'' * V 2012 ''Kurland'' * V 2013 ''Ekwator'' * V 2014 ''Karel'' * V 2015 * V 2016 † * V 2017 * V 2018 ''Vogtland'' * V 2019 ''Seefahrt'' (later named ''Adolf Hitler'') † * V 2020 ''Alexander Becker'' † * V 2021 ''Nürnberg'' † * V 2022 ''Emil Colsmann'' † * V 2023 ''Karlsburg'' † † Losses:- V 2001 ''Pastor Pype'' was wrecked in the Wadden Sea on 5 March 1942. All 28 crew were rescued. V 2001 ''Uranus'' was sunk in the

by Soviet aircraft on 2 May 1945. V 2002 ''Madeleine Louise'' was bombed and sunk in the

off Terschelling,

, Netherlands by

Lockheed Hudson The Lockheed Hudson is a light bomber and coastal reconnaissance aircraft built by the American Lockheed Aircraft Corporation. It was initially put into service by the Royal Air Force shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War and prim ...

aircraft of

407 Squadron 4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. In mathematics Four is the smallest c ...

on 15 May 1942. V 2003 ''Loodsboot 7'' was torpedoed and sunk in the

off Terschelling by

Motor Gun Boat The motor gun boat (MGB) was a small, high-speed British military vessel of the Second World War, which was armed with a mix of guns, in contrast to the physically similar motor torpedo boat (MTB), whose main offensive weapon were torpedoes. ...

s and Motor Torpedo Boats on 1 October 1942. V 2004 ''Loodsboot 12'' was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off IJmuiden, North Holland, Netherlands by a Motor Torpedo Boat on 2 June 1944. V 2008 ''Ritzebüttel'' struck a

and sank in the Broad Fourteens off Westkapelle,

West Flanders ) , settlement_type = Province of Belgium , image_flag = Flag of West Flanders.svg , flag_size = , image_shield = Wapen van West-Vlaanderen.svg , shield_size = , image_map ...

, Belgium on 25 February 1943. V 2009 ''Niedersachsen'' was sunk in the

Scheldt The Scheldt (french: Escaut ; nl, Schelde ) is a river that flows through northern France, western Belgium, and the southwestern part of the Netherlands, with its mouth at the North Sea. Its name is derived from an adjective corresponding to ...

by Royal Navy Motor Torpedo Boats on 25 August 1944. V 2016 was sunk in the North Sea by Royal Navy Motor Torpedo Boats on 16 October 1944. V 2018 ''Vogtland'' struck a mine and was damaged in the North Sea off Terschelling on 28 March 1943. She was taken in tow by V 801 ''Max Gundelach'' but struck another mine the next day and sank with the loss of four of her crew. V 2019 ''Adolf Hitler'' was bombed and severely damaged in the

on 28 June 1943 and was beached. V 2020 ''Alexander Becker'' was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off

Egmond aan Zee Egmond aan Zee () is a village on the North Sea coast in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Bergen, about 9 km west of Alkmaar. Egmond aan Zee was a separate municipality until 1978, when it merged with ...

, North Holland by Royal Navy Motor Torpedo Boats on 10 June 1944. V 2021 ''Nürnberg'' was sunk in the North Sea off Den Helder, North Holland by , , , , and on 9 June 1944. V 2022 ''Emil Colsmann'' was torpedoed and sunk in the

Kattegat The Kattegat (; sv, Kattegatt ) is a sea area bounded by the Jutlandic peninsula in the west, the Danish Straits islands of Denmark and the Baltic Sea to the south and the provinces of Bohuslän, Västergötland, Halland and Skåne in Sweden ...

by the on 23 March 1945. V 2023 ''Karlsburg'' was sunk in an American air raid on Swinemünde,

Pomerania Pomerania ( pl, Pomorze; german: Pommern; Kashubian: ''Pòmòrskô''; sv, Pommern) is a historical region on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea in Central Europe, split between Poland and Germany. The western part of Pomerania belongs to ...

on 12 March 1945.

51 Vorpostenflotille

51 ''Vorpostenflotille'' was formed on 23 December 1940. It was disbanded in June 1945. A number of vessels were redesignated within the unit. * V 5101 ''Donner'' (V 5102) † * V 5101 ''Tornado'' (V 5105, V 5106) * V 5101 ''Blitz'' (V 5102, V 5103) † * V 5102 ''Orkan'' (V 5103, V 5104) * V 5103 ''Taifun'' (V 5105, V 5106) † * V 5103 ''Riese'' * V 5104 ''Wirbel'' (V 5105) * V 5106 ''Sturm'' (V 5107) †,‡ * V 5106 ''Sindbad'' * V 5107 ''Sturm'' †,‡‡ * V 5107 ''Kormoran'' * V 5107 ''Karmöy'' * V 5108 ''Föhn''† * V 5108 ''Kiebitz'' * V 5109 ''Kranich'' * V 5109 ''Eber'' * V 5110 ''Marabu'' * V 5110 ''Elch'' * V 5111 ''Odin'' * V 5112 ''Tiu'' * V 5113 ''Donar'' * V 5114 ''Baldur'' * V 5115 ''Frija'' * V 5116 ''Unitas 1'' † Losses:- V 5101 ''Blitz'' was

ed and sunk in

Nordfjord Nordfjord ( en, Northern fjord—in contrast to Sunnfjord) is a traditional district of Norway. Geography The region is located in the northern part of Vestland county in Western Norway. It centers on the Nordfjorden and it comprises the muni ...

aircraft on 12 December 1944. V 5102 ''Donner'' was shelled and sunk in the

Skaggerak The Skagerrak (, , ) is a strait running between the Jutland peninsula of Denmark, the southeast coast of Norway and the west coast of Sweden, connecting the North Sea and the Kattegat sea area through the Danish Straits to the Baltic Sea. The ...

by and on 27 December 1942. V 5103 ''Taifun'' collided with the Norwegian

coaster Coaster (stylized as COASTER) is a commuter rail service in the central and northern coastal regions of San Diego County, California, United States operated by the North County Transit District (NCTD). The commuter rail line features eight s ...

and sank on 9 August 1942. V 5106 ''Sturm'' was sunk in a naval battle on 11 February 1944. V 5107 ''Sturm'' collided with and sank at

Sognesjøen Sognesjøen is a strait in Vestland county, Norway. The strait is the outermost part of the large Sognefjorden. It runs along the border between Solund and Gulen municipalities. The long strait begins around the village of Rutledal on the mai ...

sogn og Fjordane Sogn og Fjordane (; English: "Sogn and Fjordane") was, up to 1 January 2020, a county in western Norway, when it was merged to become part of Vestland county. Bordering previous counties Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Buskerud, and Hordaland, the cou ...

, Norway on 16 September 1941. V 5107 ''Karmöy'' was sunk in

Lødingen Lødingen ( sme, Lodegat) is a municipality in Nordland county in Norway. Lødingen is located on the southeastern corner of the island of Hinnøya, and is part of the traditional district of Ofoten. The administrative centre of the municipali ...

, Norway by aircraft from on 20 November 1944. V 5108 ''Föhn'' was shelled and sunk in the

by on 27 December 1941.
‡ Formerly named ''Hareidingen''.
‡‡ Formerly named ''Aalesund''.

53 Vorpostenflotille

53 ''Vorpostenflotille'' was formed on 23 December 1940. It was disbanded in June 1945. A number of vessels were redesignated within the unit. * V 5301 ''Flamingo'' (V 5305) * V 5301 ''Reiher'' (V 5302) * V 5301 ''Seeteufel'' * V 5302 ''Kranich'' (V 5303) * V 5302 ''Seelöwe'' * V 5303 ''Marabu'' (V 5306) * V 5303 ''Sturmvogel'' * V 5303 ''Seebär'' * V 5304 ''Kormoran'' (V 5307) * V 5304 ''Kiebetz'' (V 5307) * V 5304 ''Seehund'' * V 5305 ''Schnepfe'' (V 5308) * V 5305 ''Jäger'' * V 5306 ''Brachvogel'' (V 5308) ‡ * V 5306 ''Schütze'' * V 5307 ''Felix Scheder'' † * V 5308 ''O. B. Rogge'' * V 5309 ''Seerobbe'' * V 5310 ''Seewolf'' * V 5311 ''Seeotter'' † * V 5312 ''Brachvogel'' ‡‡ * V 5313 ''Star XXIII'' † Losses:- V 5304 was sunk at

Lervik Lervik is a village in the municipality of Fredrikstad, Norway, located by the Oslofjord The Oslofjord (, ; en, Oslo Fjord) is an inlet in the south-east of Norway, stretching from an imaginary line between the and lighthouses and down to ...

Østfold Østfold is a traditional region, a former county and a current electoral district in southeastern Norway. It borders Akershus and southwestern Sweden (Västra Götaland County and Värmland), while Buskerud and Vestfold are on the other side o ...

, Norway by

aircraft of 143 Squadron,

on 15 January 1945. V 5307 ''Felix Scheder'' was bombed and sunk in the

Norwegian Sea The Norwegian Sea ( no, Norskehavet; is, Noregshaf; fo, Norskahavið) is a marginal sea, grouped with either the Atlantic Ocean or the Arctic Ocean, northwest of Norway between the North Sea and the Greenland Sea, adjoining the Barents Sea to ...

off Stad, Norway by

Fleet Air Arm The Fleet Air Arm (FAA) is one of the five fighting arms of the Royal Navy and is responsible for the delivery of naval air power both from land and at sea. The Fleet Air Arm operates the F-35 Lightning II for maritime strike, the AW159 Wil ...

aircraft based on and on 12 September 1944. V 5311 ''Seeotter'' struck a

and sank off "Gejta", Norway on 5 July 1945 with the loss of 23 of her crew.
‡Formerly named ''Jim''.
Formerly named ''Pol VIII''.

55 Vorpostenflotille

55 ''Vorpostenflotille'' was formed in December 1940. It was disbanded in June 1945. A number of vessels were redesignated within the unit. * V 5501 ''Bussard'' * V 5501 ''Zick'' (V 5503, V 5506) † * V 5501 ''Ratte'' * V 5501 ''Seeteufel'' (V 5505, V 5515) * V 5502 ''Sperber'' * V 5502 ''M253'' * V 5502 ''Zack'' (V 5504) * V 5502 ''Biber'' † * V 5502 ''KFK1'' * V 5502 ''Snøgg'' † * V 5503 ''Habicht'' * V 5503 ''Otter'' * V 5504 ''Sperber'' * V 5504 ''S12'' * V 5504 ''Marder'' * V 5505 ''Adler'' * V 5505 ''Wiesel'' * V 5506 ''Rabe'' * V 5506 ''Felix Scheder'' * V 5506 ''KFK332'' * V 5507 ''Krähe'' * V 5507 ''O. B. Rogge'' * V 5507 ''S10'' * V 5507 ''Bisam'' * V 5508 ''Elster'' * V 5508 ''Seelöwe'' * V 5508 ''Frettchen'' * V 5509 ''S14'' * V 5509 ''Murmel'' * V 5510 ''S15'' (V 5511) * V 5510 ''S13'' * V 5510 ''Marabu'' * V 5511 ''S16'' (V 5512) * V 5511 ''Moskito'' * V 5512 ''Grenadier'' * V 5513 ''Libelle'' * V 5514 ''Hornisse'' * V 5515 ''Ulan'' * V 5516 ''Flamingo'' * V 5517 ''Natter'' * V 5518 ''Reiher'' * V 5519 ''Tarantel'' * V 5520 ''Adler'' * V 5525 † * V 5531 † † Losses:- V 5502 ''Biber'' was sunk in

Hjeltefjorden Hjeltefjorden is a fjord in Vestland county, Norway. The long fjord runs north–south between many islands leading from the open ocean to the city of Bergen. It passes through the municipalities of Fedje, Øygarden, Alver, and Askøy. Its nam ...

by Bristol Beaufighter and

aircraft of the Banff Strike Wing,

on 24 September 1944. V 5502 ''Snøgg'' ran aground on the Norwegian coast on 1 September 1943. She sank on 6 September during salvage attempts. V 5506 ''Zick'' was sunk in Hjeltefjord by de Havilland Mosquito aircraft of 235 and 248 Squadrons,

on 23 October 1944. V 5525 was sunk in

Sognefjord The Sognefjord or Sognefjorden (, en, Sogn Fjord), nicknamed the King of the Fjords ( no, Fjordenes konge), is the largest and deepest fjord in Norway. Located in Vestland county in Western Norway, it stretches inland from the ocean to the smal ...

by and on 2 November 1944. V 5531 was sunk in

by and on 2 November 1944.

57 Vorpostenflotille

57 ''Vorpostenflotille'' was formed in November 1940. It was disbanded in June 1945. A number of vessels were redesignated within the unit. * V 5701 ''Thüringen'' * V 5702 ''Eupen'' (V 5706) * V 5702 ''Grane'' * V 5703 ''Elsass'' (V 5705) * V 5703 ''Lothringen'' (V 5704) * V 5704 ''Warthegau'' ( V 5705) * V 5705 ''Elsaß'' † * V 5706 ''Ostmark'' † * V 5707 ''Südwind'' * V 5711 ''Steiermark'' * V 5712 ''Kärnten'' * V 5713 ''Sudetenland'' * V 5714 ''Tirol'' * V 5715 ''Skaggerak'' * V 5716 ''Flandern'' * V 5717 ''Fritz Homann'' * V 5718 ''Coburg'' † * V 5719 ''Markomanne'' * V 5720 ''Normanne'' * V 5721 ''Turinge'' * V 5722 ''Hornack'' † * V 5723 ''Möwe'' †Losses:- V 5705 ''Elsaß'' struck a

and sank in the

off Bodø, Nordland, Norway on 27 September 1943. V 5706 ''Ostmark'' ran aground and sank on 16 March 1941. V 5718 ''Coburg'' on 18 November 1943. V 5722 ''Hornack'' was sunk at

Rørvik Rørvik is a port town and administrative centre in the municipality of Nærøysund in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is on the eastern side of the Vikna archipelago on the island of Inner-Vikna. The town has a population (2022) of 3,385 and a p ...

, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway by Allied aircraft on 26 October 1944.

59 Vorpostenflotille

59 ''Vorpostenflotille'' was formed in February 1941. It was disbanded in June 1945. * V 5901 ''Bussard'' * V 5901 ''Falkland'' * V 5902 ''Rabe'' * V 5902 ''Polarsonne'' * V 5903 ''Elster'' * V 5903 ''Polarfront'' * V 5904 ''Sperber'' * V 5904 ''Polarnacht'' * V 5905 ''Habicht'' * V 5905 ''Nordriff'' † * V 5905 ''Varanger'' * V 5906 ''Krähe'' * V 5906 ''Nordpol'' * V 5907 ''Geier'' † * V 5907 ''Südwind'' * V 5908 ''Penang'' † * V 5908 ''Togo'' * V 5909 ''Coronel'' † * V 5909 ''Jan Mayen'' * V 5910 ''Westwind'' * V 5911 ''Gauleiter Bohle'' * V 5911 ''Nordkap'' * V 5912 ''Köln'' * V 5912 ''Polarstern'' * V 5913 ''Wilhelm Söhle'' * V 5913 ''Polarkreis'' * V 5914 ''Vardö'' * V 5914 ''Polarmeer'' * V 5915 ''Heinrich Baumgarten'' * V 5916 ''Yock'' * V 5917 ''Othmarschen'' * V 5918 ''Jane'' † Losses:- V 5905 ''Nordriff'' ran aground and was wrecked in

Lopphavet Lopphavet is a stretch of open sea along the border of Troms og Finnmark and Troms og Finnmark counties in Norway. It has a width of about , and it stretches between the large island of Sørøya in Finnmark and the islands of Arnøya and Nord-Fugl ...

on 29 December 1942. V 5907 ''Geier'' was shelled and sunk off

Lofoten Lofoten () is an archipelago and a traditional district in the county of Nordland, Norway. Lofoten has distinctive scenery with dramatic mountains and peaks, open sea and sheltered bays, beaches and untouched lands. There are two towns, Svolv� ...

, Norway by on 26 December 1941. V 5908 ''Penang'' on 26 January 1944. V 5909 ''Coronel'' struck a

and sank in

Varangerfjord The Varangerfjord ( en, Varanger Fjord; russian: Варангер-фьорд, Варяжский залив; fi, Varanginvuono; sme, Várjavuonna) is the easternmost fjord in Norway, north of Finland. The fjord is located in Troms og Finnmark co ...

on 1 February 1943.

61 Vorpostenflotille

61 ''Vorpostenflotille'' was formed in November 1940. It was disbanded in June 1945. A number of vessels were redesignated within the unit. * V 6101 ''Polarfuchs'' * V 6101 ''Nordkap'' * V 6101 ''Gauleiter Bohle'' † * V 6101 ''Wal 10'' * V 6102 ''Köln'' † * V 6102 ''Polarstern'' * V 6102 ''Wal 11'' * V 6103 ''Nordlicht'' * V 6104 ''Windhuk'' * V 6104 ''Wien'' * V 6105 ''Samoa'' * V 6105 ''Holstein'' * V 6106 ''Kiautschou'' * V 6106 ''Tirol'' † * V 6107 ''Polarkreis'' * V 6107 ''Wilhelm Söhle'' * V 6107 ''Franke'' (V 6110, V 6111) * V 6108 ''Polarmeer'' * V 6108 ''Vardö'' * V 6109 ''Nordwind'' † * V 6110 ''Nordkyn'' * V 6112 ''Friese'' † * V 6111 ''Masuren'' † * V 6112 ''Gote'' (V 6113) * V 6113 ''Alane'' (V 6114) * V 6114 ''Duiveland'' * V 6114 ''Eismeer'' * V 6115 ''Salier'' * V 6115 ''Ostwind'' † * V 6115 ''Helgoland'' * V 6116 ''Ubier'' † * V 6116 ''Doggerbank'' * V 6117 ''Cherusker'' † * V 6118 ''Gallipoli'' * V 6119 ''Auk'' † Losses:- V 6101 ''Gauleiter Bohle'' was bombed and sunk in the

by Soviet Curtiss Kittyhawk,

Ilyushin Il-2 The Ilyushin Il-2 ( Russian: Илью́шин Ил-2) is a ground-attack plane that was produced by the Soviet Union in large numbers during the Second World War. The word ''shturmovík'' (Cyrillic: штурмовик), the generic Russian term ...

and

Yakovlev Yak-9 The Yakovlev Yak-9 (russian: Яковлев Як-9) is a single-engine, single-seat multipurpose fighter aircraft used by the Soviet Union and its allies during World War II and the early Cold War. It was a development of the robust and successf ...

aircraft on 25 September 1944. V 6102 ''Köln'' was

ed and sunk in the

by or on 19 August 1944. V 6106 ''Tirol'' was torpedoed and sunk in

by Soviet Navy

torpedo boat A torpedo boat is a relatively small and fast naval ship designed to carry torpedoes into battle. The first designs were steam-powered craft dedicated to ramming enemy ships with explosive spar torpedoes. Later evolutions launched variants of ...

s on 12 December 1943. V 6107 was sunk in

by Soviet aircraft on 17 October 1944. V 6109 ''Nordwind'' was torpedoed and sunk in Busse Sound by Soviet aircraft on 23 March 1944. V 6111 ''Masuren'' was torpedoed and sunk in Korsfjord by Soviet aircraft on 24 October 1944. V 6112 ''Friese'' was torpedoed and sunk off

Vardø ( fi, Vuoreija, fkv, Vuorea, se, Várggát) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county in the extreme northeastern part of Norway. Vardø is the easternmost town in Norway, more to the east than Saint Petersburg or Istanbul. The administr ...

Finnmark Finnmark (; se, Finnmárku ; fkv, Finmarku; fi, Ruija ; russian: Финнмарк) was a county in the northern part of Norway, and it is scheduled to become a county again in 2024. On 1 January 2020, Finnmark was merged with the neighbouri ...

, Norway by the on 19 August 1944. V 6113 ''Gote'' was torpedoed and sunk in Kongsfjord by Ilyushin Il-4 aircraft of the Soviet Ninth Guards Regiment. V 6115 ''Ostwind'' was

ed and sunk in the

Barents Sea The Barents Sea ( , also ; no, Barentshavet, ; russian: Баренцево море, Barentsevo More) is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean, located off the northern coasts of Norway and Russia and divided between Norwegian and Russian territo ...

off

Kiberg Kiberg ( fkv, Kiiperi) is a village in Vardø Municipality in eastern Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located on the eastern end of the Varanger Peninsula, along the Barents Sea. Kiberg is the second largest settlement in Vardø municip ...

, Finnmark by the on 1 February 1943. V 6116 ''Ubier'' and V 6117 ''Cherusker'' struck a

and sank in Porsangerfjord on 6 December 1943.

63 Vorpostenflotille

63 ''Vorpostenflotille'' was formed in May 1944. It was disbanded in 1945. * V 6301 ''Krebs'' * V 6302 ''Widder'' * V 6303 ''Stier'' * V 6304 ''Waage'' * V 6305 ''Frauke'' * V 6306 ''Orion'' * V 6307 ''Mob-FD 2 Jupiter'' † * V 6308 ''Mob-FD 1 Saturn'' * V 6309 ''Mob-FD 3 Mars'' * V 6310 ''Nordkap'' * V 6311 ''Polarstern'' † * V 6312 ''Polarmeer'' * V 6313 ''Westwind'' * V 6314 ''Löwe'' * V 6315 ''Wal 10'' * V 6316 ''Wal 11'' * V 6321 * V 6322 * V 6323 * V 6324 * V 6325 * V 6326 * V 6327 * V 6328 ''Kormoran'' * V 6329 ''Kranich'' * V 6330 * V 6331 * V 6332 † Losses:- V 6307 ''Mob-FD 2 Jupiter'' was sunk by Soviet aircraft in Norwegian waters on 17 July 1944. V 6311 ''Polarstern'' was bombed and sunk in Syltefjord by Soviet aircraft on 22 October 1944.

64 Vorpostenflotille

64 ''Vorpostenflotille'' was formed in June 1944. It was disbanded in 1945. * V 6401 ''Hagen'' * V 6402 ''Hersing'' * V 6403 ''Hildebrand'' * V 6404 ''Midlum'' * V 6405 ''Hermann'' * V 6406 ''Hundius'' * V 6407 ''Falke'' * V 6408 ''Skagerak'' † * V 6409 ''Cimber'' * V 6411 ''Thor'' * V 6412 ''Frigga'' * V 6413 ''Fro'' † * V 6414 ''Seeschwalbe'' * V 6415 ''Kondor'' * V 6416 ''Albatros'' * V 6417 ''Loki'' * 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 † Losses:- V 6408 ''Skagerak'' was

ed and sunk off Folda, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway by on 16 January 1945. V 6413 ''Fro'' was sunk off

Trondheim Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2020, it had a population of 205,332, was the third most populous municipality in Norway, and ...

, Norway by aircraft based on on 14 November 1944.

65 Vorpostenflotille

65 ''Vorpostenflotille'' was formed in May 1944. It was disbanded in 1945. * V 6501 ''Samoa'' * V 6502 ''Kiautschou'' * V 6503 ''Star 14'' * V 6504 ''Claus Ebeling'' * V 6505 ''Rau IX'' * V 6506'' Torlyn'' * V 6507 ''Othmarschen'' * V 6508 ''Jane'' * V 6509 ''Habicht'' * V 6510 ''Celle'' * V 6511 ''Salier'' * V 6512 ''Togo'' * V 6513 ''Elster'' * V 6514 ''Krähe'' * V 6515 ''Hast I'' * V 6516 ''KFK123'' * 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 ''Drott'' † Losses: V 6507 ''Othmarschen'' in the

Danish Straits The Danish straits are the straits connecting the Baltic Sea to the North Sea through the Kattegat and Skagerrak. Historically, the Danish straits were internal waterways of Denmark; however, following territorial losses, Øresund and Fehmarn B ...

on 3 October 1945. V 6517 was

ed and sunk off northern Norway by the on 11 October 1944.

66 Vorpostenflotille

66 ''Vorpostenflotille'' was formed in May 1944. It was disbanded in 1945. * V 6601 ''Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde'' * V 6602 ''Rother Adler'' * V 6603 ''Güldener Löwe'' * V 6604 ''Churprinz'' * V 6605 ''Markgraf von Hindenburg'' † * V 6606 ''Wappen von Hamburg'' * V 6607 ''Charlotte Sophie'' † * V 6608 ''Steiermark'' * V 6609 ''Kärnten'' * V 6610 ''Sudetenland'' * V 6611 * V 6612 * V 6613 * V 6614 * V 6615 * V 6616 * German trawler V 6617V 6617 * V 6621 ''Dorothea'' * V 6622 ''Rummelpott'' † Losses:- V 6605 ''Markgraf von Hindenburg'' on 8 March 1945. V 6607 ''Charlotte Sophie'' on 18 June 1945.

67 Vorpostenflotille

67 ''Vorpostenflotille'' was formed on 1 July 1944. It was disbanded in 1945. * V 6701 ''Rotges'' * V 6702 ''Windhuk'' * 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 ''Kormoran'' * V 6729 ''Kranich'' * V 6730 ''Polarfuchs'' * V 6731 * V 6732 * V 6733 ''Widder'' † * V 6734 ''Stier'' * V 6735 ''Löwe'' † Losses:- V 6704 was scuttled at

Vadsø Vadsø (; sme, Čáhcesuolu; fkv, Vesisaari) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark County, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Vadsø, which was the administrative centre of the former Finnmark county. O ...

, Norway on 15 October 1944. V 6707 was sunk at

Kirkenes Kirkenes (; ; Skolt Sami: ''Ǩeârkknjargg;'' fi, Kirkkoniemi; ; russian: Киркенес) is a List of towns and cities in Norway, town in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, in the far northeastern part of Norway. The town ...

, Finnmark by Soviet aircraft on 16 October 1944. V 6719 struck a

and sank in the

off Swinemünde,

on 26 September 1944. V 6733 ''Widder'' was sunk by Allied aircraft at Horten,

Vestfold Vestfold is a traditional region, a former county and a current electoral district in Eastern Norway. In 2020 the county became part of the much larger county of Vestfold og Telemark. Located on the western shore of the Oslofjord, it bordered t ...

, Norway on 23 February 1945.

68 Vorpostenflotille

68 ''Vorpostenflotille'' was formed in May 1944. It was disbanded in 1945. * V 6801 ''Viking'' † * V 6802 ''Flame'' * V 6803 ''Burgunder'' † * V 6804 ''Sachse'' * V 6805 ''Geuse'' * V 6806 ''Alemanne'' * V 6807 ''Teutone'' * V 6808 ''Rugier'' * V 6811 * V 6812 * V 6813 * V 6814 * V 6815 * V 6816 † Losses:- V 6801 ''Viking'' was sunk in

Ålesund Ålesund () sometimes spelled Aalesund in English, is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal County, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Sunnmøre and the centre of the Ålesund Region. The town of Ålesund is the administrativ ...

by Bristol Beaufighter aircraft of the

on 17 October 1944. V 6803 ''Burgunder'' on 17 August 1944.

7 and 13 Sicherungsflotille

7 ''Sicherungflotille'' was formed in February 1943 and was expanded in March 1943. It was disbanded in October 1944 and its vessels transferred to 13 ''Sicherungflotille'', which was disbanded on 24 April 1945. * V 7001 ''Francis Simone'' * V 7002 ''Ste Jeanne d'Arc'' * V 7003 ''Petit Jesus'' * V 7004 ''St Joseph'' * V 7005 ''St Casimir'' * V 7006 ''St Louis'' * V 7007 ''A la Volonté de Dieux'' * V 7008 ''St Raphael'' * V 7009 ''St Antonie'' * V 7010 ''Volonté de la Vierge Marie'' * V 7011 ''Phoque'' * V 7012 ''Jeanne et Marie'' * V 7013 ''Louise Elise'' * V 7014 ''Jesus Nazareth'' * V 7015 ''Ste Madeleine'' * V 7016 ''Joseph François'' * V 7017 ''St Come et Damien'' * V 7018 ''St Christophe'' * V 7019 ''SG 2'' * V 7020 * V 7021 * V 7022

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