German "lost fleet" located in the Black Sea

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German "lost fleet" located in the Black Sea

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The final resting place of three German U-boats, nicknamed "Hitler's lost fleet", has been found at the bottom of the Black Sea.

The submarines had been carried 2,000 miles overland from Germany to attack Russian shipping during the Second World War, but were scuttled as the war neared its end. Now, more than 60 years on, explorers have located the flotilla of three submarines off the coast of Turkey.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jh ... ler103.xml
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U-23
Type IIB
Ordered 2 Feb, 1935

Laid down 11 Apr, 1936 Germaniawerft, Kiel (werk 553)
Launched 28 Aug, 1936

Commissioned 24 Sep, 1936
Commanders 1 Sep, 1936 - 3 Jan, 1938 KrvKpt. Eberhard Godt
1936/37 - 30 Sep, 1937 Hans-Günther Looff
1 Oct, 1937 - 1 Apr, 1940 Kptlt. Otto Kretschmer (Knights Cross)
8 Apr, 1940 - 19 May, 1940 Kptlt. Heinz Beduhn
20 May, 1940 - 30 Sep, 1940 Heinrich Driver
1 Oct, 1940 - 20 Mar, 1941 Kurt Reichenbach-Klinke
21 Mar, 1941 - 23 Sep, 1941 Ernst-Ulrich Brüller
24 Sep, 1941 - 26 Mar, 1942 Ulrich Gräf
27 Mar, 1942 - 19 Jun, 1944 Kptlt. Rolf-Birger Wahlen
20 Jun, 1944 - 10 Sep, 1944 Oblt. Rudolf Arendt

Career 16 patrols 1 Sep, 1936 - 1 Aug, 1939 1. Flottille (front boat)
1 Sep, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 1. Flottille (front boat)
1 Jan, 1940 - 30 Jun, 1940 1. Flottille (front boat)
1 Jul, 1940 - 30 Sep, 1942 21. Flottille (school boat)
1 Oct, 1942 - 10 Sep, 1944 30. Flottille (front boat)

Successes 7 ships sunk for a total of 11.179 GRT
2 warships sunk for a total of 1.410 tons
1 auxiliary warship damaged for a total of 1.005 GRT
1 warship damaged for a total of 56 tons
3 ships a total loss for a total of 18.199 GRT
Fate Scuttled at 2210hrs on 10 Sept, 1944 off the coast of Turkey in the Black Sea in position 41.11N, 30.00E.

U-20
Type IIB
Ordered 2 Feb, 1935

Laid down 1 Aug, 1935 Germaniawerft, Kiel (werk 550)
Launched 14 Jan, 1936

Commissioned 1 Feb, 1936 Kptlt. Hans Eckermann
Commanders 1 Feb, 1936 - 30 Sep, 1937 Hans Eckermann
1 Oct, 1937 - 17 Jan, 1940 Kptlt. Karl-Heinz Moehle (Knights Cross)
17 Jan, 1940 - 15 Apr, 1940 Kptlt. Harro von Klot-Heydenfeldt
2 Apr, 1940 - 15 Apr, 1940 Heinrich Driver
16 Apr, 1940 - 7 Jun, 1940 Hans-Jürgen Zetzsche
8 Jun, 1940 - 5 Jan, 1941 Ottokar Arnold Paulshen
6 Jan, 1941 - 19 May, 1941 Kptlt. Herbert Schauenburg
20 May, 1941 - 4 Dec, 1941 Wolfgang Sträter
5 Dec, 1941 - 27 Mar, 1942 Kurt Nölke
7 May, 1942 - 26 Sep, 1942 Clemens Schöler
27 May, 1943 - 31 Oct, 1943 Kptlt. Clemens Schöler
1 Nov, 1943 - 10 Sep, 1944 Oblt. Karl Grafen

Career 17 patrols 1 Feb, 1936 - 1 Aug, 1939 3. Flottille (front boat)
1 Sep, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 3. Flottille (front boat)
1 Jan, 1940 - 30 Apr, 1940 1. Flottille (front boat)
1 May, 1940 - 30 Jun, 1940 1. U-Ausbildungsflottille (school boat)
1 Jul, 1940 - 30 Sep, 1942 21. Flottille (school boat)
1 Oct, 1942 - 10 Sep, 1944 30. Flottille (front boat)

Successes 13 ships sunk for a total of 30.067 GRT
1 ship damaged for a total of 1.846 GRT
2 ships a total loss for a total of 8.446 GRT
Fate Scuttled at 2130hrs on 10 Sept, 1944 off the coast of Turkey in the Black Sea in position 41.10N, 30.47E.

U-19
Type IIB
Ordered 2 Feb, 1935

Laid down 20 Jul, 1935 Germaniawerft, Kiel (werk 549)
Launched 21 Dec, 1935

Commissioned 16 Jan, 1936 Kptlt. Viktor Schütze (Oak Leaves)
Commanders 16 Jan, 1936 - 30 Sep, 1937 Kptlt. Viktor Schütze (Knights Cross)
30 Sep, 1937 - 1 Nov, 1939 Hans Meckel
2 Nov, 1939 - 2 Jan, 1940 Wilhelm Müller-Arnecke
3 Jan, 1940 - 30 Apr, 1940 Kptlt. Joachim Schepke (Knights Cross)
1 May, 1940 - 19 Jun, 1940 Wilfried Prellberg
20 Jun, 1940 - 20 Oct, 1940 Peter Lohmeyer
21 Oct, 1940 - 8 Nov, 1940 Wolfgang Kaufmann
8 Nov, 1940 - 31 May, 1941 Rudolf Schendel
1 Jun, 1941 - Feb, 1942 Gerhard Litterscheid
16 Dec, 1941 - Feb, 1942 Hans-Ludwig Gaude
Feb, 1942 - 30 Apr, 1942 Hans-Ludwig Gaude
1 Oct, 1942 - 2 Dec, 1943 Kptlt. Hans-Ludwig Gaude
3 Dec, 1943 - 6 Sep, 1944 Oblt. Willy Ohlenburg
7 Sep, 1944 - 11 Sep, 1944 Oblt. Hubert Verpoorten

Career 20 patrols 1 Jan, 1936 - 1 Aug, 1939 1. Flottille (front boat)
1 Sep, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 1. Flottille (front boat)
1 Jan, 1940 - 30 Apr, 1940 1. Flottille (front boat)
1 May, 1940 - 30 Jun, 1940 1. U-Ausbildungsflottille (training)
1 Jul, 1940 - 18 Dec, 1940 24. Flottille (training)
19 Dec, 1940 - 1 May, 1942 22. Flottille (school boat)
1 Oct, 1942 - 11 Sep, 1944 30. Flottille (front boat)

Successes 14 ships sunk for a total of 35.430 GRT
1 warship sunk for a total of 441 tons
Fate Scuttled at 2230hrs on 11 Sept, 1944 off the coast of Turkey, Black Sea in position 41.34N, 31.50E.
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From www.uboat.net

Karl Grafen
Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 35)

Successes
3 ships sunk for a total of 2.046 GRT
1 ship damaged for a total of 1.846 GRT
1 ship a total loss for a total of 7.602 GRT


Born 9 May, 1915 Essen-Altenessen
Ranks
1 Nov, 1943 Oberleutnant zur See

U-boat Commands
U-20 1 Nov, 1943 - 10 Sep, 1944 5 patrols (147 days)




Patrol info

U-boat Departure Arrival
1. U-20 8 Nov, 1943 Konstanza 9 Dec, 1943 Konstanza Patrol, 32 days
2. U-20 1 Jan, 1944 Konstanza 26 Jan, 1944 Konstanza Patrol, 26 days
3. U-20 22 Feb, 1944 Konstanza 27 Mar, 1944 Konstanza Patrol, 35 days
4. U-20 11 Jun, 1944 Konstanza 11 Jul, 1944 Konstanza Patrol, 31 days
5. U-20 19 Aug, 1944 Konstanza 10 Sep, 1944 Patrol, 23 days

5 patrols, 147 days at sea


Rudolf Arendt
Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 40)

Successes
1 ship a total loss for a total of 2.686 GRT


Born 25 Jan, 1923 Ballenstedt, Thüringen

Ranks
23 Sep, 1940 Offiziersanwärter
1 Aug, 1941 Fähnrich zur See
1 Jul, 1942 Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Jan, 1943 Leutnant zur See
1 May, 1944 Oberleutnant zur See

Decorations
Jul, 1943 U-boat War Badge 1939
1943 Iron Cross 2nd Class
1944 Iron Cross 1st Class

U-boat Commands
U-18 25 May, 1944 - 7 Jun, 1944 1 patrol (14 days)
U-23 20 Jun, 1944 - 10 Sep, 1944 1 patrol (26 days)




Patrol info

U-boat Departure Arrival
1. U-18 25 May, 1944 Konstanza 7 Jun, 1944 Konstanza Patrol, 14 days
2. U-23 16 Aug, 1944 Konstanza 10 Sep, 1944 Patrol, 26 days

2 patrols, 40 days at sea



Ships hit by Rudolf Arendt

Date Boat Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy Fate *
1 Sep, 1944 U-23 Oituz 2.686 ro total loss
2.686
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From www.uboat.net:

Hubert Verpoorten
Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 40)


No ships sunk or damaged.



Born 7 Sep, 1922 Hamborn

Ranks
10 Sep, 1944 Oberleutnant zur See

U-boat Commands
U-19 7 Sep, 1944 - 11 Sep, 1944 1 patrol (17 days)




Patrol info

U-boat Departure Arrival
1. U-19 25 Aug, 1944 Konstanza 10 Sep, 1944 Patrol, 17 days
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Hello to all :D; a complement.......................

The 30 U. Flotille in the Black Sea. The U 23 (Type II B) in port.

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The Commanding officer, Kplt. Rolf-Birger Wahlen, on the sail the emblem of the frog..................
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Hello to all :D; more.......................

The 30 U. Flotille in the Black Sea. Back in Constanta.

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