German base ship Südmeer in early February 1942

Report dealing with the available repair ships, base ships and shipyards in early February 1942 mentioned the base ship Südmeer which was a German whale factory ship. Lying at Kirkenes, Norway. Fitted out with an expanded workshop and 40 alboueres of which 10 submarine specialists.A letter dated Berlin 5 November 1942 2308/42 mentioned her tank capacity heating oil 3,503 M4, V.f.t.oil 1,168 M3 and diesel oil 1,699 M3.(1)

Note

1. Built as British cable layer CS Colonia by Swan, Hunter Wigham Richardson Ltd. in 1902, sold to the Norwegian whaling company Thor Dahl in 1928, converted into the whale factory ship Torodd, bought by Oelmuhlen Walgang Konsortium, Berlin, Germany in 1937, renamed Südmeer, purchased by the German navy in 1940 and sunk by Russian naval Douglas A-20 Havoc aircraft in the Porsangerfjorden, Norway on 14 October 1944.

Source

Bundesarchive RM 7-223.