11th clearing boat flotilla
The 11th Räumbootsflottille was a naval unit of the German Navy during World War II .
First lineup
The flotilla was set up on September 4, 1939, immediately after the start of the war. It consisted of eight Finkenwerder fishing cutters , which were equipped as auxiliary evacuation boats, and the accompanying ship Weser , which served the boat crews as accommodation and the boats as a supply ship.
| Boat name | HF number | Clearing boat number |
|---|---|---|
| JC Wriede | HF 330 | R 111 |
| Brix Hansen | HF 324 | R 112 |
| diamond | HF 59 | R 113 |
| Martha (PC 19) | HF 365 | R 114 |
| White-tailed eagle (PC 25) | HF 263 | R 115 |
| Presto | HF 39 | R 116 |
| District Administrator Küster (PC 12) | HF 231 | R 117 |
| Cupid | HF 30 | R 118 |
The flotilla was used in the Baltic Sea , on the Danish coast, and on the Dutch and Belgian coasts. Flotilla chief was Lieutenant Hubert Schlueter from September 1939 to December 1939, then until October 1040 Lieutenant Bernd von Foerster. On October 16, 1940, the fishing cutters were handed over to port protection flotillas. The crews took rather large minesweepers type minesweepers 1937-43 . The 11th flotilla was disbanded and the crews and their new boats formed the 7th clearing boat flotilla .
Second lineup
In September 1942, the 11th clearing boat flotilla was set up again and transferred to the Mediterranean via French inland waterways to carry out mine and security services there. The chief of the flotilla was Captain Felix Freytag; He was followed in May 1944 by Lieutenant Otto Reinhardt. On September 23, 1944, the flotilla was disbanded. The remaining boats were handed over to the 22nd U-Fighter Flotilla.
The composition of the flotilla changed over the years due to losses, regroupings and the allocation of new buildings. In the flotilla boats of the types Räumboot 1934 , Räumboot 1936-42 and Räumboot 1937-43 were used. The following boats served in the 11th clearing boat flotilla: R 39 , R 161 , R 162 , R 189 , R 192 , R 198 , R 199 , R 200 , R 201 , R 212 , R 215 as well as RD 102 , RD 103 , RD 104 , RD 105 , RD 109 , RD 111 , RD 112 , RD 113 , RD 114 , RD 148 , RD 149 , RA 252 , RA 253 , RA 254 , RA 258 , RA 260 , RA 261 , RA 262 , RA 263 , RA 264 , RA 267 and RA 268 .
Notes and individual references
- ↑ Hamburg-Finkenwerder
- ↑ RD and RA were the names for formerly Italian mine clearance boats and for other captured auxiliary mine clearance boats.