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A Vorpostenboot (plural Vorpostenboote) was an auxiliary warship used by Germany in both World Wars. Many vorpostenboote also served in other roles, such as sperrbrechers and weather ships.
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- 1 Vorpostenflotille
- 2 Vorpostenflotille
- 3 Vorpostenflotille
- 4 Vorpostenflotille
- 5 Vorpostengruppe
- 6 Vorpostengruppe
- 6 Vorpostenflotille
- 7 Vorpostenflotille
- 8 Vorpostenflotille
- 9 Vorpostenflotille
- 10 Vorpostenflotille
- 11 Vorpostenflotille
- 12 Vorpostenflotille
- 13 Vorpostenflotille
- 14 Vorpostenflotille
- 15 Vorpostenflotille
- 16 Vorpostengruppe
- 16 Vorpostenflotille
- 17 Vorpostenflotille
- 18 Vorpostengruppe
- 18 Vorpostenflotille
- 19 Vorpostenflotille
- 20 Vorpostenflotille
- 51 Vorpostenflotille
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- 55 Vorpostenflotille
- 57 Vorpostenflotille
- 59 Vorpostenflotille
- 61 Vorpostenflotille
- 63 Vorpostenflotille
- 64 Vorpostenflotille
- 65 Vorpostenflotille
- 66 Vorpostenflotille
- 67 Vorpostenflotille
- 68 Vorpostenflotille
- 7 13 Sicherungsflotille
- References
1 Vorpostenflotille
1 Vorpostenflotille was active in the western Baltic from 1 October 1939 to 1 October 1940, when it was redesignated 3 Sperrbrecherflotille.
† Losses:- V 105 Cremon struck a mine and sank in the Norwegian Sea off Bergen, Norway on 11 April 1940.
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
† Losses:- V 201 Gebrüder Kähler struck a mine and sank in the Westerschelde on 5 September 1940. V 202 Hermann Bösch was shelled and sunk in the English Channel off La Hague, Manche, France by HMS Calpe, HMS Cottesmore and two Royal Navy Motor Gun Boats. V 205 Franz Westermann was sunk in an Allied air raid on St. Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands on 15 June 1944. V 206 Otto Bröhan was scuttled at Caen, Calvados, France on 12 June 1944. V 207 Heinrich Buermann was sunk in an Allied air raid on Le Havre, Seine-Maritime, France on 14 June 1944. V 208 R. Walter Darré was sunk in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy, France in a battle with HMCMTB 748 HMCMTB 735, HMCMTB 743 and HMCMTB 734 on 4 July 1944. V 209 Gauleiter Telchow was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Heligoland by HMS Sturgeon on 20 November 1939. V 209 Dr. Rudolf Wahrendorff was sunk by Allied aircraft at St. Peter Port on 24 July 1944. V 210 Hinrich Hey was sunk in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy, France in a battle with HMCMTB 748 HMCMTB 735, HMCMTB 743 and HMCMTB 734 on 4 July 1944. V 211 Seydlitz was sunk in the English Channel off Barfleur, Manche by British aircraft on 20 March 1944. V 212 Friedrich Busse was scuttled at Caen on 12 June 1944. V 213 Claus Bolten on 28 June 1944. V 214 Baden was sunk in the English Channel off Fécamp, Seine-Maritime, France by HMGB Grey Owl and HMGB Grey Shark on 9 August 1944. V 215 Oliva was scuttled at Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Villaine on 6 August 1944. V 215 was sunk in the Baltic Sea off Hela, Danzig-West Prussia by Soviet aircraft on 16 April 1945. V 216 Goeland on 6 August 1944. V 222, V 223, V 224, V 225, V 226 and V 227 were scuttled at Brest, Finistère, France on 18 August 1944.
3 Vorpostenflotille
3 Vorpostenflotille was established in September 1939.
† Losses:- V 301 Weser struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea off Langeland, Denmark on 25 November 1939. V 303 Tannenburg on 5 January 1941. V 304 Breslau struck a mine and sank on 17 September 1940. V 306 Fritz Hinke struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off IJmuiden, North Holland, Netherlands on 5 January 1940. V 308 Oscar Neynaber was torpedoed and sunk in the Baltic Sea by the Soviet Navy Motor Torpedo Boat No. 12 on 23 September 1941. V 309 Martin Donandt struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea off Ventspils, Latvia on 28 October 1941. V 312 Hanseat ran aground and was wrecked on 29 September 1942. V 315 collided with Hendrik Fisser 7 and sank in the Baltic Sea off Großendorf, Reichsgau Danzig-West Prussia on 12 March 1945. V 316 was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Den Helder, North Holland by Allied aircraft on 25 September 1943.
4 Vorpostenflotille
4 Vorpostenflotille was formed in September 1939 and was disbanded in September 1944. Many vessels were redesignated within the unit. Later designations are shown in brackets.
† Losses:-V 401 Jan Mayen was scuttled at Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques. France on 21 August 1944. V 402 Dr. Adolf Spilker was scuttled at Bayonne on 21 August 1944. V 403 Deutschland struck a mine and sank in the Westerschelde off Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands on 5 September 1940. V 404 Baden was scuttled, either in the Gironde or at Bordeaux, Grronde, France on 28 August 1944. V 405 J Hinrich Wilhelms in July 1944. V 406 Hans Loh struck a mine and sank in the Gironde Estuary on 18 August 1944. V 407 Dorum was scuttled, either in the Gironde or at Bordeaux on 28 August 1944. V 408 Haltenbank was torpedoed and sunk in the Bay of Biscay by USS Blackfish on 20 February 1943. V 409 August Bösch was bombed and sunk at Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée, France on 20 August 1944. V 410 Germania was sunk in the Gironde Estuary by Bristol Beaufighter aircraft of 235 and 248 Squadrons, Royal Air Force on 12 August 1944. V 411 Saarland on was sunk at Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Gironde by Bristol Beaufighter aircraft on 236 Squadron, Royal Air Force and 404 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force on 26 August 1944. V 413 Ferdinand Neidermeyer was sunk at Le Verdon-sur-Mer by Bristol Beaufighter aircraft of 236 Squadron, Royal Air Force and 404 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force on 21 August 1944. V 414 Sachsenwald was shelled and sunk in the Bay of Biscay by HMS Ashanti, HMS Bellona, HMCS Haida, HMCS Iroquois and HMS Tartar on 6 August 1944. V 420 Alcyon was sunk in the Gironde Estuary by Royal Air Force aircraft on 20 August 1943.
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.
† Losses:- V 602 Richard C. Krogmann struck a mine and sank in the Charente on 11 November 1943. V 605 Arthur Dunker struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off La Pallice, Seine-Maritime, France on 14 August 1944. V 606 Fladengrund was sunk in the Bay of Biscay off Belle Île, Finistère, France in a British air raid on 26 April 1944. V 607 Dusseldorf struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Dieppe, Seine-Maritime on 23 August 1940. V 621 Mars was sunk in the Bay of Biscay off Belle Île, Morbihan, France by an Allied air attack on 6 July 1944. V 622 Almuth struck a mine and sank in the Bay of Biscay off Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique on 8 April 1944. V 623 Jupiter was scuttled at Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France on 11 August 1944.
7 Vorpostenflotille
7 Vorpostenflotille was established on 22 September 1939. It was disbanded in September 1944.
† Losses: V 701 Este struck a mine and sank in the Danish Straits on 21 October 1939. V 702 Memel was shelled and sunk in the Bay of Biscay off Audierne, Finistère, France by HMS Mauritius, HMS Ursa and HMCS Iroquois on 23 August 1944. V 703 Henry Fricke ran aground on Alderney, Channel Islands and was wrecked on 14 January 1943. V 704 Claus Wisch struck a mine in the Baltic Sea off Trelleborg, Sweden on 30 November 1939. She was beached but declared a constructive total loss. V 709 Guido Möhring was torpedoed and sunk in the Bay of Biscay off "Port Ley", France on 18 April 1941. V 712 struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Cherbourg, Seine-Maritime, France on 20 January 1944. V 712 Chemnitz struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Cherbourg on 20 January 1944. V 713 Leipzig struck a mine and sank in the Bay of Biscay off Brest, Finistère on 19 July 1944. V 715 Alfred I was sunk in the Bay of Biscay off Brest in a battle with HMCS Qu'Appelle, HMCS Restigouche, HMCS Saskatchewan and HMCS Skeena on 7 July 1944. V 717 Alfred III was sunk in the Bay of Biscay by HMS Mauritius, HMS Ursa and HMCS Iroquois on 23 August 1944. V 721 was shelled and set afire in the English Channel by HMS Albrighton, HMCS Assiniboine, HMCS Qu'Appelle, HMCS Restigouche and HMCS Skeena on 6 July 1944. She was beached at Penmarc'h, Finistère. V 722 Pilote XIII struck a mine and sank in the English Channel on 15 March 1944. V 723 Jean Marie was shelled and sunk at Brest on 13 August 1944. V 724 St. Dominique struck a mine and sank in the Bay of Biscay off Brest on 4 June 1944. V 725 Petit Poilu was bombed and sunk at Pauillac, Gironde, France on 5 August 1944. V 727 Goeland was scuttled at Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Villaine, France on 14 August 1944. V 729 Marie Simone was sunk in the Bay of Biscay by HMS Mauritius, HMS Ursa and HMCS Iroquois on 23 August 1944. V 730 Michel François was sunk in the Bay of Biscay by HMS Mauritius, HMS Ursa and HMCS Iroquois on 23 August 1944.
8 Vorpostenflotille
8 Vorpostenflotille was formed in September 1939 and disbanded in 1945. One vessel was redesignated within the unit.
† Losses:- V 801 Bayern struck a mine and sank in the Wadden Sea off Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands on 9 June 1940. V 801 Max Gundelach was sunk in the North Sea west of Terschelling, Friesland on 25 July 1943 due to Allied action. V 803 Wiesbaden on 15 August 1944. V 804 Skolpenbank struck a mine and sank in the North Sea north east of Schiermonnikoog, Friesland on 17 October 1939. V 805 Island struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Terschelling, Friesland on 20 July 1943. V 807 Auguste Kampf was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Terschelling by Bristol Beaufighter aircraft of the Royal Air Force on 29 April 1943. V 808 Reichspräsident von Hindenburg was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off Borkum, Lower Saxony by Royal Air Force aircraft on 2 May 1941. V 810 Falkland was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off the coast of Land Wursten, Lower Saxony by aircraft of Coastal Command, Royal Air Force on 22 July 1944. V 811 Hugo Homann struck a mine in the Ems estuary and sank on 6 May 1940. She was later salvaged, repaired and returned to service. V 812 Amtsgerichsrat Pitschke was sunk in an Allied air raid on 22 July 1944.
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.
† Losses:- V 1014 Richard Ohlrogge struck a mine and sank in the Great Belt on 20 July 1943.
11 Vorpostenflotille
11 Vorpostenflotille was formed in September 1939. A few vessels were redesignated within the unit.
† Losses:- V 1101 Preußen was sunk in the North Sea off Langeoog, Lower Saxony, Germany by rockets fired by Bristol Beaufighter aircraft of 254 Squadron, Royal Air Force on 13 August 1944. V 1102 Gleiwitz was driven ashore and wrecked at Hanstholm, Denmark on 30 January 1943. V 1103 Nordkap struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands on 29 May 1942. V 1104 struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Cuxhaven, Lower Saxony on 14 February 1945. V 1105 Ernst Gröschel struck a mine and sank in the North Sea on 26 January 1943. V 1106 Ernst von Briesen was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Borkum, Lower Saxony by Bristol Beaufighter aircraft of Coastal Command, Royal Air Force on 18 May 1943. V 1106 struck a mine and sank in the Elbe on 12 February 1945. V 1107 Portland was torpedoed and sunk in the Norwegian Sea south of Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway by HMS Snapper on 25 June 1940. V 1108 Arctur was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Texel, North Holland, Netherlands on 2 August 1943.V 1109 Antares struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Haugesund, Norway on 29 May 1940. V 1109 Mähren was bombed, torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Den Helder, North Holland by Royal Air Force aircraft 13 June 1943. V 1110 Hermann Hinrichs was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Vlieland, Friesland, Netherlands by Bristol Beaufighter aircraft of Coastal Command on 17 May 1943. V 1111 Christian Wendig was bombed and damaged in the North Sea off Spiekeroog, Lower Saxony by Bristol Beaufighter aircraft of Coastal Command on 21 July 1944. She was subsequently bombed and sunk in the Jade Bight. V 1114 was bombed and sunk in the German Bight by Royal Air Force aircraft on 26 April 1945.
12 Vorpostenflotille
12 Vorpostenflotille was formed on 26 September 1939. It was disbanded in December 1947.
† Losses:- V 1201 Juno 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 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, 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, Netherlands in a battle withHMMGB 605, HMMGB 606, HMMGB 610, HMMGB 612, HMMTB 624, HMMTB 630 and HMMTB 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, Bremen on 2 June 1944. V 1252 collided with FlJ 27 Schiewenhorst and sank in the North Sea off Borkum on 4 April 1943. V 1254 Hermann Garrels was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Terschelling by a Royal Navy Motor Torpedo Boat on 5 July 1944. V 1255 Ernst Hecht ran aground and was wrecked on 4 January 1945. V 1256 Heinrich Onnen was either torpedoed, or bombed and sunk by an Allied aircraft 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, Denmark on 27 August 1944.
13 Vorpostenflotille
13 Vorpostenflotille was established in September 1939. It was disbanded in January 1945.
† Losses:- V 1302 John Mahn was bombed and sunk in the English Channel by Royal Air Force aircraft on 12 February 1942. V 1303 Freiburg was sunk in the North Sea off Hoek van Holland, South Holland, Netherlands by vessels of the 4th MTB Flotilla, Royal Navy on 9 October 1944. V 1304 Eisenach was sunk in the North Sea off IJmuiden, North Holland, Netherlands by HMMTB 224, HMMTB 225, HMMTB 232, HMMTB 234, HMMTB 241 and HMMTB 244 on 6 March 1944. V 1307 Stettin struck the sunken wreck of Heise and sank in the North Sea off IJmuiden on 24 January 1944. V 1308 Bredebeck was sunk in the North Sea in a battle with HMMTB 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 Hoek van Holland on 28 February 1944. V 1311 Döse was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Hoek van Holland by Royal Navy Motor Torpedo Boats on 11 May 1944. V 1314 Gustav Hugo Deiters was sunk in the North Sea off Den Helder, North Holland by HMMTB 666, HMMTB 681, HMMTB 683, HMMTB 684, HMMTB 687 and HMMTB 723 on 9 June 1944. V 1318 Hans Pickenpack struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Vlieland, Friesland, Netherlands on 27 February 1943. V 1340 was bombed and sunk at Noordwijk, North Holland on 27 November 1943.
14 Vorpostenflotille
14 Vorpostenflotille was established on 1 February 1943 and disbanded in 1945.
† Losses:- V 1401 Deister suffered a boiler explosion and sank in the North Sea 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 mine and sank in the Broad Fourteens off Westkapelle, West Flanders, Belgium on 25 February 1943. Ten crew were killed. V 1408 Aue was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off IJmuiden by Bristol Beaufighter aircraft of the Royal Air Force on 29 April 1943. V 1409 Limburgia was torpedoed and sunk in Seine Bay by HMMGB 38 and HMMGB 39 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 HMMTB 455, HMMTB 457, HMMTB 458, HMMTB 467, HMMTB 468, HMMTB 469 and HMMTB 470 on 14 July 1944. V 1415 Azimuth on 26 March 1944. V 1416 was sunk at IJmuiden by Martin B-26 Marauder aircraft of the United States Eighth Air Force. V 1417 Stoomloodsvartuig 11 was sunk in the North Sea off Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands by British aircraft on 17 January 1945.
15 Vorpostenflotille
15 Vorpostenflotille was formed in September 1939. It was disbanded in 1945.
† Losses:- V 1501 Wiking 7 was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel off Cap d'Antifer, Seine-Maritime, France by HMMGB 108, HMMGB 117 and HMMGB 118 on 27 September 1943. V 1505 Wal 8 was bombed and sunk in at Le Havre, Seine-Maritime on 15 June 1944. V 1506 Wal 9 was bombed and sunk in the English Channel off Le Havre on 15 June 1944. V 1507 Rau I struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Cap d'Antifer on 12 June 1944. V 1507 Rau VI was torpedoed and sunk in the Skaggerak by HMS Triton on 15 April 1940. V 1507 Rau I struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Cap d'Antifer on 12 June 1944. V 1508 Rau III was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel off Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France by a Royal Navy Motor Torpedo Boat on 23 July 1941. V 1509 Rau II was sunk in the English Channel off Cap d'Antifer by enemy action on 5 June 1944. V 1510 Unitas 6 struck a sunken wreck and foundered in the English Channel off Dieppe, Seine-Maritime on 2 June 1942. V 1511 Unitas 7 was sunk in an Allied air raid at Le Havre on 14 June 1944. V 1514 Beuthen struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Dieppe on 25 November 1942. V 1515 Rothenbaum was bombed and sunk at Le Havre, Seine-Maritime, France on 2 April 1942. Later raised, repaired and returned to service as M 3857 Rothiebaum. As V 1515 Rothienbaum, she was again bombed and sunk at La Pallice, France on 16 September 1943 during an American air raid. Later raised and repaired. V 1537 was sunk in an Allied air raid on Le Havre on 15 June 1944. V 1540 was sunk in an Allied air raid on Le Havre on 15 June 1944. V 1541 was sunk in an Allied ar raid on Le Havre of 15 June 1944.
The unit also operated these flower-class corvettes captured whilst under construction in France.
† Losses:- PA 1 was bombed and sunk by Royal Air Force aircraft at Le Havre on 15 June 1944. PA 2 was bombed and sunk by Royal Air Force aircraft at Le Havre on 15 June 1944. PA 3 was bombed and sunk by Royal Air Force aircraft at Le Havre on 15 June 1944. PA 4 was scuttled as a blockship at Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France in August 1944.
16 Vorpostengruppe
16 Vorpostengruppe was formed in July 1940. It was redesignated 16 Vorpostenflotille on 20 September 1940.
† Loss:- Koblenz struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Bergen, Norway on 11 April 1940.
16 Vorpostenflotille
16 Vorpostenflotille was formed on 20 September 1940. It was disbanded in July 1945.
† Losses:- V 1602 La Provence struck a mine and sank in the Skaggerak on 5 February 1943. V 1605 Mosel was bombed and sunk in the Skaggerak off Justøy, Norway by Bristol Beaufighter aircraft of 404 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force on 15 October 1944. V 1606 Julius Fock was sunk in the Baltic Sea off Steinort, Pomerania by Soviet aircraft on 7 December 1944. V 1608 Sülldorf was sunk off Kristiansand, Norway by Bristol Beaufighter aircraft of 235 and 248 Squadrons, Royal Air Force and de Havilland Mosquito aircraft of 404 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force on 14 September 1944. V 1610 Innsbruck was sunk in the Kattegat by de Havilland Mosquito aircraft of 235 and 248 Squadrons, Royal Air Force on 7 March 1945. V 1612 Gotha was sunk in the Kattegat by de Havilland Mosquito aircraft of 235 and 248 Squadrons, Royal Air Force on 7 March 1945.
17 Vorpostenflotille
17 Vorpostenflotille was formed in June 1940, It was disbanded in 1945.
† Losses:- V 1701 Unitas 2 was bombed and sunk in Narva Bay by Soviet aircraft on 8 May 1944. V 1702 Unitas 3 collided with U-987 and sank in the Baltic Sea on 17 February 1944. V 1707 Wiking 4 was sunk in the Baltic Sea off Kotka, Finland by Soviet aircraft on 16 July 1944.
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.
†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, 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 off Memel, East Prussia by Soviet aircraft on 11 November 1944. V 1805 Senateur Louis Brindeau was sunk in an Allied air raid on Le Havre, Seine-Maritime, France on 15 June 1944. V 1807 Wagram struck a mine 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 English Channel 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.
† Loss:- V 1916 Weser I on 20 June 1942.
20 Vorpostenflotille
20 Vorpostenflotille was formed in July 1940. It was renamed 20 Minensuchflotille post-war.
† Losses:- V 2001 Pastor Pype was wercked in the Wadden Sea on 5 March 1942. All 28 crew were rescued. V 2001 Uranus was sunk in the Baltic Sea by Soviet aircraft on 2 May 1945. V 2002 Madeleine Louise was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands by Lockheed Hudson aircraft of 407 Squadron, Royal Air Force on 15 May 1942. V 2003 Loodsboot 7 was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Terschelling by Royal Navy Motor Gun Boats 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 mine and sank in the Broad Fourteens off Westkapelle, West Flanders, Belgium on 25 February 1943. V 2009 Niedersachsen was sunk in the Scheldt 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 Scheldt on 28 June 1943 and was beached. V 2020 Alexander Becker was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Egmond aan Zee, 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 HMMTB 666, HMMTB 681, HMMTB 683, HMMTB 684, HMMTB 687 and HMMTB 723 on 9 June 1944. V 2022 Emil Colsmann was torpedoed and sunk in the Kattegat by the Soviet submarine L-21 on 23 March 1945. V2023 Karlsburg was sunk in an American air raid on Swinemünde, Pomerania 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.
† Losses:- V 5101 Blitz was torpedoed and sunk in Nordfjord by Royal Air Force aircraft on 12 December 1944. V 5102 Donner was shelled and sunk in the Skaggerak by HMS Onslow and HMS Oribi on 27 December 1942. V 5103 Taifun collided with the Norwegian coaster Fjæra and sank on 9 August 1942. V 5106 Sturm was sunk in a naval battle on 11 February 1944. V 5107 Sturm collided with Carl Rehder and sank at Sognesjøen, sogn og Fjordane, Norway on 16 September 1941. V 5107 Karmöy was sunk in Lødingen, Norway by aircraft from HMS Invincible on 20 November 1944. V 5108 Föhn was shelled and sunk in the Skaggerak by HMS Oribi 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.
† Losses:- V 5304 was sunk at Lervik, Østfold, Norway by de Havilland Mosquito aircraft of 143 Squadron, Royal Air Force on 15 January 1945. V 5307 Felix Scheder was bombed and sunk in the Norwegian Sea off Stad, Norway by Fleet Air Arm aircraft based on HMS Furious and HMS Trumpeter on 12 September 1944. V 5311 Seeotter struck a mine 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.
† Losses:- V 5502 Biber was sunk in Hjeltefjorden by Bristol Beaufighter and de Havilland Mosquito aircraft of the Banff Strike Wing, Royal Air Force 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, Royal Air Force on 23 October 1944. V 5525 was sunk in Sognefjord by HNoMS MTB-709 and HNoMS MTB-712 on 2 November 1944. V 5531 was sunk in Sognefjord by HNoMS MTB-709 and HNoMS MTB-712 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.
†Losses:- V 5705 Elsaß struck a mine and sank in the Norwegian Sea 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, 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.
† Losses:- V 5905 Nordriff ran aground and was wrecked in Lopphavet on 29 December 1942. V 5907 Geier was shelled and sunk off Lofoten, Norway by HMS Ashanti on26 December 1941. V 5908 Penang on 26 January 1944. V 5909 Coronel struck a mine and sank in Varangerfjord 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.
† Losses:- V 6101 Gauleiter Bohle was bombed and sunk in the Norwegian Sea by Soviet Curtiss Kittyhawk, Ilyushin Il-2 and Yakovlev Yak-9 aircraft on 25 September 1944. V 6102 Köln was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea by STS-206 or TKA-205 on 19 August 1944. V 6106 Tirol was torpedoed and sunk in Varangerfjord by Soviet Navy torpedo boats on 12 December 1943. V 6107 was sunk in Varangerfjord 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, Finnmark, Norway by the Soviet submarine M-201 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 torpedoed and sunk in the Barents Sea off Kiberg, Finnmark by the Soviet submarine M-172 on 1 February 1943. V 6116 Ubier and V 6117 Cherusker struck a mine and sank in Porsangerfjord on 6 December 1943.
63 Vorpostenflotille
63 Vorpostenflotille was formed in May 1944. It was disbanded in 1945.
† 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.
† Losses:- V 6408 Skagerak was torpedoed and sunk off Folda, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway by HNoMS Utsira on 16 January 1945. V 6413 Fro was sunk off Trondheim, Norway by aircraft based on HMS Pursuer on 14 November 1944.
65 Vorpostenflotille
65 Vorpostenflotille was formed in May 1944. It was disbanded in 1945.
† Losses: V 6507 Othmarschen in the Danish Straits on 3 October 1945. V 6517 was torpedoed and sunk off northern Norway by the Soviet submarine V-2 on 11 October 1944.
66 Vorpostenflotille
66 Vorpostenflotille was formed in May 1944. It was disbanded in 1945.
† 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.
† Losses:- V 6704 was scuttled at Vadsø, Finnmark, Norway on 15 October 1944. V 6707 was sunk at Kirkenes, Finnmark by Soviet aircraft on 16 October 1944. V 6719 struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea off Swinemünde, Pomerania on 26 September 1944. V 6733 Widder was sunk by Allied aircraft at Horten, Vestfold, Norway on 23 February 1945.
68 Vorpostenflotille
68 Vorpostenflotille was formed in May 1944. It was disbanded in 1945.
† Losses:- V 6801 Viking was sunk in Alesund by Bristol Beaufighter aircraft of the Royal Air Force on 17 October 1944. V 6803 Burgunder on 17 August 1944.
7 & 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.