A list dated 17 November 1939 was dealing with ships and floating equipment captured by the Germans in the Polish coastal area. With the German ship breaking company Gemeinschaft Bremerhaven was negotiated about scrapping the ships and equipment not wanted by the military leader of the salvage group. Captured ships not owned by the Polish government were due to the war considered as war prizes and could be used for service. Ships not used for military purposed could be returned for economic reasons to their owners. An item reported the Polish mine layer Gryf with a displacement of 2.227 tons and 20 miles. Lying in the navy harbour of Hela in shallow water. The fore ship was heavily damaged and burned out. Decoded was to scrap her while she was useless. A letter dated Berlin 21 December 1939 ordered to try again to salvage and repair her while she was considered to be of great value for the Kriegsmarine.
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1. Building ordered on 11 May 1934, laid down by Chantiers et Ateliers A. Normand, Le Havre, France on 14 November 1934, launched on 29 November 1936, commissioned on 27 February 1938, partially sunk after a German air attack at Gdansk on 3 September 1939, in November 1939 salvaged by the Germans and used as artillery practice target and after the Second World War broken up in the late 1950s completed by 1960.
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