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 gunboat Kommandant Pilsudski renamed Heisternest [=German for Jastarnia] with a displacement of 342 ton and a speed of 14 miles. She was undamaged and refitted at the shipyard of Schichau, Danzig. Because of her low speed wanted the German commander of Gdynia [called Gotenhafen by Germans] to use her a harbour guard vessel. There was yet no decision what to do with her.(1)
Note
1. Of the Filin-class guard ships built for the Imperial Russian navy by Crichton, Turku, Finland.
Source
High Command of the Kriegsmarine. Case 110. Website
No comments:
Post a Comment