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 torpedo boat Kujawiak (A 68) with a displacement of 365 tons and 24 miles speed. She was salvaged in the new navy harbour and beached. Just the hull was available. It was yet impossible to decided what her value was. The Ausrüstungstelle Gotenhafen at Gdynia [called Gotenhafen by Germans] and the Bauaufsicht Danzig were to investigate if a completion of the hull into a torpedo recovery vessel or workboat was worth the efforts.
Source
High Command of the Kriegsmarine. Case 110. Website
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