German naval auxiliary supply ship ms Babitonga in 1941

In a letter dated 13 April 1942 No. 1329 to the O.K.M./1 Abteilung Skl. was the so-called ‘Etappen’-organisation of the navy described. In the attachment were the blockade runners decribed used for this purpose. Supply ship for the auxiliary cruiser H.S.K. 16, left Santos on 24 April 1941, intercepted by a British cruiser on the Atlantic Ocean on 21 June 1941 and scuttled to prevent capture.(1)

Note

1. On the South Atlantic by heavy cruiser HMS London (County-class, 1926-1950). Built by Deutsche Werft A.G. Betrieb Finkenwärder, Hamburg, Germany in 1922 as ss Osiris, since 1938 mv Babitonga.

Source

Bundesarchiv RM 7/223