home

fighting ships of the world

KRIEGSMARINE (GERMANY)

CONVERTED MERCHANT SHIPS

mine destruction vessels of WW II

Sperrbrecher I 1940

Sperrbrecher 3 1942

Sperrbrecher V 1939

Sperrbrecher 7 1944

Sperrbrecher 8 1943

more than 1000 BRT

Name

Launched // Comm.

Builder

Tonnage, BRT (disp., t)

Dimensions, m

(length pp)

Speed, kts

Engine, Power hp

Armament

Fate

Adalia 2.2.1921 // 8.1939 Neptun, Rostock 3199 (6400) 107.2x24.7x6.8 10 1VTE, 2boilers, 1550 --- returned 11.1939
Bochum 13.10.1921 // 8.1939 Vulcan, Hamburg 6121 (11300) 137.2x17.8x7.7 13 1VTE wh exh-tu, 4 boilers, 5400 --- transport 4.1940
Buenos Aires 2.4.1912 // 8.1939 Bremer Vulkan, Vegesack 9155 (13850) 155.5x18.0x8.2 12.5 2VTE, 4boilers, 4300 --- transport 3.1940
Dessau 5.1923 // 9.1939 Germaniawerft, Kiel 5933 (10000) 124.4x16.6x8.1 10 1VTE, 3boilers, 2600 --- returned 11.1939
Ilmar 28.1.1911 // 8.1939 Bremer Vulkan, Vegesack 5470 (11000) 128.0x16.6x8.6 11.5 1VQE, 4boilers, 3000 --- returned 10.1939
Lotte Leonhardt 30.10.1937 // 9.1939 Neptun, Rostock 4174 (9100) 131.0x17.0x6.8 12 1 double VC with exh-tu, 2boilers, 1900 --- returned 11.1939
Muansa 30.6.1911 // 8.1939 Bremer Vulkan, Vegesack 5472 (10000) 132.6x16.5x7.9 11.5 1VQE, 4boilers, 3300 --- transport 3.1940
Sperrbrecher I (ex-Bahia Camarones) 1918 // 10.1939 Palmers, Jarrow, UK 8551 136.6x17.4x8.5 11 VTE, 4 boilers, 3250 1 x 1 - 105/42, 2 - 20 stricken 7.1940
Sperrbrecher 1 (ex-Saar) 1935 // 9.1940 Deschimag, Bremen 3261 (7500) 115.1x15.3x6.5 14.2 2 diesels, 3900 2 x 1 - 105/42, 6 - 37, 12 - 20 damaged 30.3.1944, never repaired
Sperrbrecher II (ex-Karl Leonhardt) 1913 // 10.1939 Craig Taylor, Stockton, UK 6042 126.3x16.9x7.5 10 VTE, 3 boilers, 1700 1 x 1 - 105/42, 2 - 20 stricken 2.1940
Sperrbrecher 2 (ex-Athen) 1936 // 9.1940 Deutsche Werft, Hamburg 4450 (9100) 129.5x16.9x7.2 14.5 2 diesels, 4000 2 x 1 - 105/42, 4 - 37, 5 - 20 sunk 22.9.1940
Sperrbrecher III (ex-Robert Bornhofen), 5.1940- Hilfssperrbrecher C, 9.1940- Sperrbrecher C 1918 // 10.1939 Doxford, Pallion, UK 6643 125.6x16.9x7.8 11 VTE, 3 boilers, 2500 1 x 1 - 105/42, 2 - 20 stricken 7.1942
Sperrbrecher 3 (ex-Belgrad) 1937 // 8.1940 Deutsche Werft, Hamburg 4418 (9100) 129.5x16.9x7.2 14.5 2 diesels, 4000 2 x 1 - 105/42, 4 - 37, 5 - 20 scuttled 26.8.1944
Sperrbrecher IV (ex-Oakland), 7.1940- Sperrbrecher 4 1929 // 9.1939 Deutsche Werft, Hamburg 6757 137.5x18.0x7.9 13 diesel, 4500 2 x 1 - 105/42, 2 - 37, 3 - 20 sunk 27.8.1944
Sperrbrecher V (ex-Schwanheim), 7.1940- Sperrbrecher 5 1935 // 10.1939 Bremer Vulkan 5339 137.7x16.9x7.7 13 diesel, 3250 2 x 1 - 105/42, 2 - 37, 12 - 20 sunk 14.8.1944
Sperrbrecher VI (ex-Magdeburg), 7.1940- Sperrbrecher 6 1925 // 10.1939 Blohm & Voss, Hamburg 6128 136.5wlx17.7x7.8 13 diesel, 4000 2 x 1 - 105/42, 4 - 37, 10 - 20 sunk 14.8.1944
Sperrbrecher VII (ex-Sauerland), 7.1940- Sperrbrecher 7 1929 // 10.1939 Schichau, Danzig 7087 (13100) 148.2x18.6x7.9 12 diesel, 5000 2 x 1 - 105/42, 2 - 37, 12 - 20 sunk 12.8.1944
Sperrbrecher VIII (ex-Neckar), 7.1940- Sperrbrecher 8 1927 // 10.1939 Deschimag, Bremen 8417 162.3x19.4x8.6 14 VTE, 5 boilers, 6500 2 x 1 - 105/42, 4 - 37, 8 - 20 scuttled 28.8.1944
Sperrbrecher IX (ex-Lüneburg), 7.1940- Sperrbrecher 9 1914 // 10.1939 Tecklenborg, Geestemünde 5828 137.5x17.4x8.2 13 VTE, 4 boilers, 4675 2 x 1 - 105/42, 4 - 37, 8 - 20 CTL 31.5.1943
Sperrbrecher X (ex-Vigo), 7.1940- Sperrbrecher 10 1922 /.9.1939 Howaldtwerke, Kiel 7358 126.0x18.3x8.3 12 VTE, 3 boilers, 3800 2 x 1 - 105/42, 4 - 37, 5 - 20, 1 balloon sunk 7.3.1944
Sperrbrecher XI (ex-Petropolis) 1911 // 9.1939 Bremer Vulkan 4845 127.4x16.4x8.4 12 VTE, 3 boilers, 3000 1 x 1 - 105/42, 2 - 20 transport 8.1940
Sperrbrecher 11 (ex-Zeus), 4.1943- Sperrbrecher 22 1939 // 8.1940 Deschimag, Bremen 2468 (5375) 109.9x14.6x5.9 15 diesel, 3000 2 x 1 - 105/42, 6 - 37, 14 - 20, 8 - 86 rocket launchers, 1 balloon surrendered 5.1945, sold
Sperrbrecher 11 (ex-Belgrano) 1936 // 1.1941 Howaldtwerke, Hamburg 6095 144.9x18.6x7.3 13 diesel, 3350 2 x 1 - 105/42, 4 - 37, 10 - 20 surrendered 5.1945, sold
Sperrbrecher XII (ex-Stolzenfels), 7.1940- Sperrbrecher 12 1915 // 9.1939 Tecklenborg, Geestemünde 7512 142.8x17.8x8.3 12 VTE, 4 boilers, 4500 1 x 1 - 105/42, 2 - 20 sunk 20.3.1941
Sperrbrecher 13 (ex-Minerva) 1938 // 9.940 Bremer Vulkan 2446 (5375) 109.9x14.6x5.9 15 diesel, 3000 2 x 1 - 105/42, 6 - 37, 14 - 20, 8 - 86 rocket launchers, 1 balloon surrendered 5.1945, sold
Sperrbrecher 14 (ex-Bockenheim, ex-Tai Ping) 1929 // 11.1940 Kockums, Malmö, Sweden 7019 (14250) 147.5x18.5x8.8 15 diesel, 7500 2 x 1 - 105/42, 4 - 37, 5 - 20 damaged 22.6.1942, never repaired
Sperrbrecher 15 (ex-Taronga) 1934 // 4.1941 Odense S Yd, Danemark 7003 (14200) 148.0x18.7x8.8 16 diesel 2 x 1 - 105/42, 4 - 37, 3 - 20 sunk 8.6.1942
Sperrbrecher 16 (ex-Tulane) 1940 // 11.1940 Akers, Oslo, Norway 5487 (10500) 137.8x17.4x7.8 15 diesel, 6700 2 x 1 - 105/42, 6 - 37, 6 - 20 sunk 11.8.1944
Sperrbrecher 17 (ex-Templar) 1929 // 11.1940 Deutsche Werke, Kiel 6728 146.8x18.4x8.8 14 2 diesels, 7200 1 x 1 - 105/42, 4 - 37, 6 - 20 surrendered 5.1945, to Norway 5.1945
Sperrbrecher 18 (ex-Schürbeck) 1930 // 12.1940 Flensburger Schiffbau 2448 98.2x13.9x6.2 9 doubleVC, 2 boilers, 1225 2 x 1 - 105/42, 6 - 37, 4 - 20, 4 - 86 rocket launchers damaged 12.3.1945, never repaired
Sperrbrecher 19 (ex-Rostock) 1922 // 5.1941 Janssen & Schmilinsky 2542 100.2x13.8x5.7 10 VTE, 2 boilers, 1450 2 x 1 - 105/42, 6 - 37, 5 - 20 hospital ship 8.1944
Sperrbrecher 20 (ex-Kolenté) 1933 // --- C A de Provence, Port-de-Bouc, France 3723 (4908) 104.1x14.8x5.5 12 VTE, 3 boilers, 3500 2 x 1 - 105/42, 6 - 37 sunk incomplete 11.8.1944
Sperrbrecher 21 (ex-Nestor) 1939 // 7.1941 Bremer Vulkan 2446 (5375) 109.9x14.6x5.9 14.5 diesel, 3050 2 x 1 - 105/42, 6 - 37, 14 - 20, 8 - 86 rocket launchers, 1 balloon sunk 14.6.1943
Sperrbrecher 23 (ex-Reyniersz) 1941 // 8.1943 J. & K. Smit, Kinderdijk 5527 120.7x16.2x6.2 13.5 diesel, 3000 2 x 1 - 105/42, 6 - 37, 6 - 20, 4 - 86 rocket launchers surrendered 5.1945, sunk 5.6.1945
Hilfssperrbrecher A (ex-Waldtraut Horn), 9.1940- Sperrbrecher A, 10.1941- Sperrbrecher 24 1927 // 5.1940 Schichau, Elbing 3995 (8222) 103.3x14.9x7.4 13 diesel, 2500 2 x 1 - 105/42, 6 - 37, 14 - 20, 8 - 86 rocket launchers surrendered 5.1945, to Soviet Union 1.1946 (Êóøêà [Kushka])
Hilfssperrbrecher B (ex-Ingrid Horn), 9.1940- Sperrbrecher B, 10.1941- Sperrbrecher 25 1928 // 5.1940 Schichau, Elbing 4006 (8222) 103.3x14.9x7.4 13 diesel, 2500 2 x 1 - 105/42, 6 - 37, 14 - 20, 8 - 86 rocket launchers sunk 24.7.1944
Sperrbrecher 26 (ex-Mostrand) 1941 // 9.1943 Kaldnes, Tönsberg 3549 112.9x14.8x6.8 16.5 diesel, 4900 2 x 1 - 105/42, 2 - 37, 12 - 20 sunk 30.8.1944
Sperrbrecher 27 (ex-H. C. Horn) 1932 // 3.1943 Flensburger Schiffbau 4132 (7900) 104.7x15.2x7.5 15 diesel, 4200 2 x 1 - 105/42, 6 - 37, 14 - 20, 8 - 86 rocket launchers damaged 2.5.1945, never repaired
Sperrbrecher 28 (ex-Tamo) 1941 // 10.1943 P. Smit, Rotterdam 5340 138.8x17.4x7.9 14 diesel, 5500 2 x 1 - 105/42, 6 - 37, 16 - 20, 8 - 86 rocket launchers surrendered 5.1945, to Netherlands 6.1946
Sperrbrecher 29 (ex-Algol) 1940 // 2.1944 Nederlandsche Scheepsbouw, Amsterdam 7258 145.4x18.3x7.9 13.5 diesel, 4400 2 x 1 - 105/42, 6 - 37, 12 - 20 surrendered 5.1945, to Netherlands 5.1945
Sperrbrecher 30 (ex-Eilbek) 1942 // --- Helsingør Jernskib & Maskinbyggen, Denmark 3013 113.7x15.4x6.5   diesel 2 x 1 - 105/42, 6- 37, 12 - 20 conversion incomplete
Sperrbrecher 31 (ex-Saturn) 1944 // --- Bremer Vulkan 2446 (5375) 109.9x14.6x5.9 14.5 diesel, 3050 2 x 1 - 105/42, 6 - 37, 14 - 20, 8 - 86 rocket launchers, 1 balloon completed mercantile 1947
Sperrbrecher 31 (ex-V101, ex-Schwan), 8.1941- Sperrbrecher 131 1938 // 10.1940 Howaldtwerke, Kiel 1311 74.2x11.7x4.6 12 Double VC (ETu), 2 boilers, 1100 2 x 1 - 88/42, 8 - 20 surrendered 5.1945, to United Kingdom 9.1947
Sperrbrecher 32 (ex-Mur) 1939 // 10.1943 Deschimag, Bremen 3290 (7500) 115.1x15.3x6.5 14.2 2 diesels, 3900 2 x 1 - 105/42, 6 - 37, 12 - 20, 1 balloon hospital ship 8.1944
Sperrbrecher 32 (ex-V102, ex-Cressida), 8.1941- Sperrbrecher 132 1938 // 10.1940 Lübecker Maschinenbau 1046 78.0x10.6x4.2 12 Double VC, 2 boilers, 800 1 x 1 - 88/42, 1 - 37, 8 - 20 surrendered 5.1945, to Netherlands 10.1947
Sperrbrecher 33 (ex-Drau) 1940 // 9.1944 Deschimag, Bremen 3290 (7500) 115.1x15.3x6.5 14.2 2 diesels, 3900 2 x 1 - 105/42, 6 - 37, 12 - 20, 1 balloon surrendered 5.1945, to Norway 1948
Sperrbrecher 33 (ex-Silvia) 1938 // Lübecker Maschinenbau 1049 78.0x10.6x4.2 12 Double VC, 2 boilers, 800 1 x 1 - 88/42, 1 - 37, 8 - 20  
Sperrbrecher 34 (ex-Hermes) 1944 // --- Bremer Vulkan 2503 (5375) 109.9x14.6x5.9 14.5 diesel, 3050 2 x 1 - 105/42, 6 - 37, 14 - 20, 8 - 86 rocket launchers, 1 balloon completed mercantile 1949
Sperrbrecher 36 (ex-Eider) 1936 // --- Deschimag, Bremen 3288 (7500) 115.1x15.3x6.5 14.2 2 diesels, 3900 2 x 1 - 105/42, 6 - 37, 12 - 20 conversion incomplete
Sperrbrecher 60 (ex-Elster), 8.1941- Sperrbrecher 160 1922 // 3.1941 Unterweser, Bremen 1136 70.3x10.5x4.5 9 VTE, 2 boilers, 750 1 x 1 - 88/42, 4 - 20 sunk 16.8.1942
Sperrbrecher 61 (ex-Iris), 8.1941- Sperrbrecher 161 1936 // 5.1941 Unterweser, Wesermünde 1078 (2200) 76.2x10.6x4.2 12 2 diesels, 1020 1 x 1 - 88/42, 4 - 20 sunk 4.7.1942
Sperrbrecher 62 (ex-Delia), 8.1941- Sperrbrecher 162 1929 // 7.1941 Atlas-Werke, Bremen 1297 72.4x11.4x4.9 10 VTE, 2 boilers, 800 1 x 1 - 88/42, 6 - 20 sunk 25.8.1944
Sperrbrecher 64 (ex-Bitsch, ex-Keri), 8.1941- Sperrbrecher 164 1913 // 7.1941 Crown, Sunderland, UK 1172 67.8x10.1x4.7 9.5 VTE, 1 boiler 1 x 1 - 88/42, 1 - 37, 4 - 20 sunk 2.9.1942
Sperrbrecher 68 (ex-Flora), 8.1941- Sperrbrecher 168 1939 // 6.1941 Atlas-Werke, Bremen 1248 (2865) 80.5x10.5x4.2 12 2 diesels, 1120 2 x 1 - 88/42, 2 - 37, 4 - 20 scuttled 25.8.1944
Sperrbrecher 69 (ex-Ceres), 8.1941- Sperrbrecher 169 1936 // 6.1941 Unterweser, Wesermünde 1078 (2200) 76.2x10.6x4.2 12 2 diesels, 1020 1 x 1 - 88/42, 4 - 20 sunk 19.11.1942
Sperrbrecher 103 (ex-Rosa) 1945 // --- Brugeois d`Arrimage, Brügge, Belgium 1350 75.3x11.11x4.5 13 diesel, 1350 1 x 1 - 105/42, 1 - 37, 8 - 20 completed mercantile 1946
Sperrbrecher 105 (ex-Prins Willem V) 1943 // --- de Merwede, Hardinxveld 1535 78.6x12.8x5.5 12 diesel, 1500 2 x 1 - 105/42, 2 - 37, 10 - 20 sunk incomplete 5.10.1944
Sperrbrecher 120 (ex-René) 1939 // 3.1942 Brugeois d`Arrimage, Brügge, Belgium 1350 75.3x11.11x4.5 13 diesel, 1350 1 x 1 - 105/42, 1 - 37, 8 - 20 survey vessel 1.1943
Sperrbrecher 121 (ex-Cap Sim) 1929 // 2.1944 Lindholmen, Göteborg, Sweden 1906 85.9x11.4x6.3 15 2 diesels, 3000 1 x 1 - 75/32, 2 - 37, 12 - 20, 2 - 86 rocket launchers surrendered 5.1945, to France 1945
Sperrbrecher 122 (ex-Cap Hadid) 1938 // 2.1943 Frederikshavn SYd, Denmark 1733 (4310) 93.2x12.7x5.0 12.5 Double VC, 2 boilers, 2000 1 x 1 - 75/32, 2 - 37, 12 - 20 scuttled 25.8.1944
Sperrbrecher 123 (ex-Sparta) 1927 // --- Frerichs, Einswarden 1724 84.0x12.9x5.3 11 VTE, 2 boilers, 1600   conversion incomplete, sunk 8.5.1945
Sperrbrecher 138 (ex-Friedrich Karl) 1938 // 9.1941 Neptun-Werft, Rostock 1262 72.0x10.8x4.6 10.5 VTE, 2 boilers, 750 1 x 1 - 88/42, 1 - 37, 6 - 20 sunk 23.12.1942
Sperrbrecher 151 (ex-Helga Cords) 1944 // --- Elkenbergs, Stockholm, Sweden 1416 71.1wlx10.9x4.0 10.5 diesel, 850   completed mercantile
Sperrbrecher 152 (ex-Fauna) 1939 // --- Atlas-Werke, Bremen 1248 (2865) 80.5x10.5x4.2 12 2 diesels, 1120 2 x 1 - 88/42, 2 - 37, 4 - 20 conversion incomplete, sunk 19.8.1944
Sperrbrecher 153 (ex-Tantalus) 1940 // 8.1943 Unterweser, Wesermünde 1495 76.2x10.5x4.5 11 2 diesels, 1100 2 x 1 - 88/42, 4 - 37, 10 - 20, 4 - 86 rocket launchers surrendered 5.1945, to Soviet Union 1.1946
Sperrbrecher 154 (ex-Eilenau, ex-Markelo) 1943 // 3.1944 van Dujivendijk`s, Lekkerkerk 1230 62.8wlx10.2x4.3 9.5 diesel, 875 1 x 1 - 88/42, 1 - 37, 4 - 20 surrendered 5.1945, to Netherlands 8.1948
Sperrbrecher 155 (ex-Tanger, ex-Ardea) 1942 // --- Boei & Fils, Tamise 1484 81.3x12.8x5.5 11 diesel, 1500 2 x 1 - 88/42, 2 - 37, 7 - 20 conversion incomplete, scuttled 9.1944
Sperrbrecher 156 (ex-Konsul A. Sartori) 1943 // --- Sölvesborgs Varv, Sweden 1614 81.7x10.5x4.5 12 2 diesels   completed mercantile
Sperrbrecher 157 (ex-Tellus) 1940 // 12.1943 Unterweser, Wesermünde 1495 76.2x10.5x4.5 11 2 diesels, 1100 2 x 1 - 88/42, 4 - 37, 10 - 20, 4 - 86 rocket launchers sunk 4.4.1944
Sperrbrecher 158 (ex-Titan) 1940 // --- Unterweser, Wesermünde 1495 76.2x10.5x4.5 11 2 diesels, 1100 2 x 1 - 88/42, 4 - 37, 10 - 20, 4 - 86 rocket launchers completed mercantile 1947
Sperrbrecher 160 (ex-Maya) 1944 // --- Sölvesborgs Varv, Sweden 1616 81.7x10.5x4.5 12 2 diesels   completed mercantile
Sperrbrecher 163 (ex-Friesland) 1904 // 9.1941 George Brown, Greenock, UK 1029 70.1x9.5x4.7 9 VTE, 1 boiler, 630 1 x 1 - 75/32, 1 - 37, 2 - 20 sunk 20.3.1944
Sperrbrecher 165 (ex-Gebweiler, ex-Balmung) 1908 // 10.1941 Dobson, Low Walker, UK 1481 80.4x11.5x5.3 9 VTE, 1 boiler, 800 1 x 1 - 75/32, 1 - 37, 4 - 20 sunk 8.7.1943
Sperrbrecher 166 (ex-Schirmeck, ex-Emmi) 1905 // 4.1942 Short Bros, Sunderland, UK 1592 82.3x11.2x5.4 9.5 VTE, 1 boiler, 830 1 x 1 - 88/42, 1 - 37, 4 - 20 collision 30.5.1942
Sperrbrecher 167 (ex-Malmedy, ex-Lygia) 1901 // 8.1943 Henry Koch, Lübeck 1506 76.2wlx11.1x4.8 9 1 VTE, 1 boiler, 630 1 x 1 - 88/42, 2 - 37, 4 - 20, 1 balloon sunk 27.4.1945
Sperrbrecher 170 (ex-Maria S. Müller) 1936 // 10.1941 Flensburger Schiffbau 1589 79.2x12.6x5.3 12.5 Double VC, 2 boilers, 1600 1 x 1 - 88/42, 1 - 37 sunk 7.8.1942
Sperrbrecher 171 (ex-Jason) 1935 // 10.1941 Schichau, Königsberg 1025 69.5x10.5x4.2 12 2 diesels, 900 1 x 1 - 88/42, 4 - 20 sunk 20.2.1942
Sperrbrecher 172 (ex-Ophelia) 1935 // 5.1942 Lübecker Maschinenbau 1446 87.0x12.0x4.9 12 Double VC, 2 boilers, 1100 1 x 1 - 88/42, 1 - 37, 8 - 20 surrendered 5.1945, to United KIngdom 9.1947
Sperrbrecher 173 (ex-Westland) 1926 // 1.1942 J. Smit, Alblassendam, Netherlands 1258 76.2wlx11.0x4.9 12 VTE, 1600 1 x 1 - 88/42, 1 - 37, 4 - 20 sunk 25.5.1943
Sperrbrecher 174 (ex-Tindefjell) 1936 // 12.1941 Nylands, Oslo, Norway 1337 76.4wlx12.6x4.5 11 Double VC with ETu 1 x 1 - 75/32, 1 - 37, 4 - 20 sunk 28.5.1942
Sperrbrecher 175 (ex-Baden) 1937 // 4.1942 Akers, Oslo, Norway 1392 (2600) 83.2x12.0x5.0 14 Double VC, 2 boilers, 1850 1 x 1 - 75/32, 1 - 37, 4 - 20 surrendered 5.1945, to Norway 1945
Sperrbrecher 176 (ex-Valeria) 1937 // 5.1942 Lübecker Maschinenbau 1446 87.0x12.0x4.9 12 Double VC, 2 boilers, 1100 1 x 1 - 88/42, 1 - 37, 8 - 20 sunk 29.8.1944
Sperrbrecher 177 (ex-Kepler) 1925 // 1.1943 Deutsche Werke, Kiel 1236 72.4x11.0x4.7 11 diesel, 800 1 x 1 - 75/32, 7 - 20 surrendered 5.1945, to Soviet Union 1.1946 (Âåíòà [Venta])
Sperrbrecher 178 (ex-Gauss) 1925 // 9.1942 Deutsche Werke, Kiel 1236 72.4x11.0x4.7 11 diesel, 800 1 x 1 - 75/32, 7 - 20 sunk 12.12.1942
Sperrbrecher 179 (ex-Prins Willem IV) 1940 // 11.1943 de Merwede, Hardinxveld 1535 78.6x12.8x5.5 12 diesel, 1500 2 x 1 - 105/42, 2 - 37, 10 - 20 surrendered 5.1945, to Netherlands 12.1945
Sperrbrecher 180 (ex-Midas) 1941 // 7.1943 Pot, Bolnes 1747 94.9x12.9x5.6 12 2 diesels (1 shaft), 1900 2 x 1 - 105/42, 2 - 37, 10 - 20 sunk 25.8.1944
Sperrbrecher 181 (ex-Atlas) 1942 // 11.1943 Pot, Bolnes 1747 94.9x12.9x5.6 12 2 diesels (1 shaft), 1900 2 x 1 - 105/42, 2 - 37, 10 - 20 sunk 1.6.1944
Sperrbrecher 182 (ex-Andromeda) 1943 // --- Sölvesborgs Varv, Sweden 1606 81.7x10.5x4.5 12 2 diesels   completed mercantile
Sperrbrecher 185 (ex-Hansburg, ex-Alca) 1942 // 7.1944 Boei & Fils, Tamise 1484 81.3x12.8x5.5 11 diesel, 1500 2 x 1 - 88/42, 2 - 37, 7 - 20 damaged 6.9.1944, never repaired
Sperrbrecher 186 (ex-Delia) 1943 // --- Boei & Fils, Tamise 1821 94.4x13.3x5.5 11.5 2 diesels (1 shaft), 1620 2 x 1 - 105/42, 6 - 20 conversion incomplete
Sperrbrecher 187 (ex-Almeria) 1943 // --- Boei & Fils, Tamise 1821 94.4x13.3x5.5 11.5 2 diesels (1 shaft), 1620 2 x 1 - 105/42, 6 - 20 conversion incomplete, scuttled 9.1944
Sperrbrecher 188 (ex-Elisabeth Schulte) 1943 // --- Elkenbergs, Stockholm, Sweden 1369 71.1wlx10.9x4.0 10.5 diesel, 850   completed mercantile
Sperrbrecher 189 (ex-Bacchus) 1945 // --- Sölvesborgs Varv, Sweden 1625 81.7x10.5x4.5 12 2 diesels   completed mercantile
Sperrbrecher 190 (ex-Kilwa) 1942 // 2.1945 Kremer, Elmshorn 1110 (2385) 71.2wlx10.3x3.9 10.5 2 diesels, 1430   surrendered 5.1945, sold
Sperrbrecher 194 (ex-Ïîò¸ìêèí) 1887 // --- Hawthorn Leslie, Hebburn, UK 1260 71.1x8.1x4.6   VTE 1 x 1 - 88/42, 1 - 37, 4 - 20 conversion incomplete, captured by Soviets 25.8.1944
Tucuman 27.4.1918 // 9.1939 Russell, Glasgow, UK 4621 (8100) 117.7x15.8x7.3 11 1VTE, 3boilers, 2300 --- transport 3.1940

 

100 - 1000 BRT

Sperrbrecher 34 (ex-V104, ex-Falke), 8.1941 - Sperrbrecher 134 (1909, 997, 2 - 88/45, 7.1940 - 8.8.1944), Sperrbrecher 35 (ex-V105, ex-Adolph Kirsten), 8.1941 - Sperrbrecher 135 (1927, 998, 1 - 88/45, 10.1940 - 26.8.1944), Sperrbrecher 36 (ex-V106, ex-Phoenix), 8.1941 - Sperrbrecher 136 (1913, 999, 1 - 88/45, 10.1940 - 25.8.1944), Sperrbrecher 37 (ex-V107, ex-Botilla Russ), 8.1941 - Sperrbrecher 137 (1922, 996, 1 - 88/45, 6.1940 - 28.1.1944), Sperrbrecher 38 (ex-V108, ex-Porjus) (1937, 764, 1 - 88/45, 6.1940 - ?.9.1944), Sperrbrecher 39 (, ex-V109, ex-Flamingo), 8.1941 - Sperrbrecher 139 (1909, 975, 1 - 88/45, 6.1940 - 18.2.1945), Sperrbrecher 102 (ex-Condor) (1922, 889, 1 - 88/45, 4.1944 - 20.4.1944), Sperrbrecher 104 (ex-Martha) (1900, 546, 8.1943 - 5.1945), NS I (ex-Lies), 8.1941 - Sperrbrecher 141 (1940, 465, 7.1940 - 31.3.1944), NS II (ex-Westerbroek), 8.1941 - Sperrbrecher 142 (1941, 498, 9.1940 - 14.9.1942), NS III (ex-Lola), 8.1941 - Sperrbrecher 143 (1941, 498, 9.1940 - 9.10.1942), NS IV (ex-Beijerland), 8.1941 - Sperrbrecher 144 (1939, 387, 12.1940 - 12.12.1942), NS V (ex-Import), 8.1941 - Sperrbrecher 145 (1939, 395, 2.1941 - 5.1945), NS VI (ex-Havik), 8.1941 - Sperrbrecher 146 (1938, 479, 12.1940 - 4.8.1944), NS VII (ex-Koert), 8.1941 - Sperrbrecher 147 (1936, 482, 12.1940 - 27.3.1942), NS VIII (ex-Strijpe), 8.1941 - Sperrbrecher 148 (1940, 544, 1 - 88/45, 2.1941 - 5.1945), NS IX (ex-Goote), 8.1941 - Sperrbrecher 149 (1940, 544, 1 - 88/45, 1.1941 - 28.12.1942), Sperrbrecher 150 (ex-Viriato) (1940, 750, 3.1942 - 29.5.1942), Sperrbrecher 183 (ex-Quack) (1940, 560, 1 - 88/45, 1.1942 - 23.6.1942), Sperrbrecher 184 (ex-Bernisse) (1941, 560, 1 - 88/45, 2.1942 - 16.9.1943)

Project history: Merchant vessels converted to resist mine explodes.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: Sperrbrecher 1 was damaged by mine 30.3.1944, towed off to Brest and sunk by Allied aircraft 26.8.1944. Sperrbrecher 2 was mined 22.9.1940 off Boulogne. Sperrebrecher 3 was scuttled 26.8.1944 off Bordeaux. Sperrbrecher 4 was sunk 27.8.1944 by Allied aircraft at Brest. Sperrbrecher 5 was exploded 14.8.1944 at Royan after Allied air attack. Sperrbrecher 6 wrecked after Allied air attack 13.8.1944 at Royan. Sperrbrecher 7  was was badly damaged by Allied aircraft 12.8.1944 at La Pallice and torpedoed by Polish destroyer Piorun. Sperrbrecher 8 was sunk by Allied aircraft 28.8.1944 at Brest. Sperrbrecher 9 was damaged by mine 31.5.1943 at La Pallice and never repaired. Sperrbrecher 10 was mined 7.3.1944 off Norderney. Sperrbrecher 12 was sunk by British torpedo bomber 20.3.1941 off Ameland. Sperrbrecher 14 was badly damaged by mine 22.6.1942 and never repaired. Sperrbrecher 15 was sunk by Allied aircraft 8.6.1942 in Elbe mouth. Sperrbrecher 16 was damaged by mine 8.4.1943, repair was never completed. Sperrbrecher 18 was badly damaged by Allied aircraft 12.3.1945 at Hamburg and never repaired. Sperrbrecher 21 was mined 14.6.1943 in Gironde mouth. Sperrbrecher 25 was sunk by Allied aircraft at Kiel 24.7.1944. Sperrbrecher 26 was sunk 30.8.1944 by Allied aircraft in Elbe mouth. Sperrbrecher 27 was badly damaged 2.5.1945 by Allied aircraft in Lübeck Bight, repaired after war. Sperrbrecher 160 was mined off Den Helder 16.8.1942. Sperrbrecher 161 was mined 4.7.1942 off Schiermonnikoog. Sperrbrecher 162 was sunk by Allied aircraft at Brest 25.8.1944. Sperrbrecher 164 was mined 2.9.1942 off Schiermonnikoog. Sperrbrecher 168 was scuttled 25.8.1944 at St. Nazaire. Sperrbrecher 169 was mined 19.11.1942 off Norderney. Sperrbrecher 122 was scuttled 25.8.1944 at St. Nazaire. Sperrbrecher 138 was mined 23.12.1942 off Borkum. Sperrbrecher 157 was sunk 15.8.1944 by British cruiser Mauritius and destroyers Ursa and Iroquois off Les Sables d`Olonne. Sperrbrecher 163 was mined 20.3.1944 NW off Cuxhaven. Sperrbrecher 165 was mined 8.7.1943 off Gjedser. Sperrbrecher 166 collided with TS Obra 30.5.1942. Sperrbrecher 167 was mined 27.4.1945 in Helgoland Bight. Sperrbrecher 170 was mined 7.8.1942 NW off Ostend. Sperrbrecher 171 was mined 20.2.1942 off Calais. Sperrbrecher 173 was wrecked after mine damage 25.5.1943 at Ameland. Sperrbrecher 174 was damaged and wrecked 28.5.1942 off Dunkirk. Sperrbrecher 176 was sunk by Allied aircraft 29.8.1944 off Elbe 1 beacon. Sperrbrecher 178 was sunk by British destroyer Witshed 12.12.1942 off Le Treport. Sperrbrecher 180 was sunk by Allied aircraft 25.8.1944 at Brest. Sperrbrecher 181 was damaged by Allied aircraft and wrecked 1.6.1944 off Alesund. Sperrbrecher 185 badly damaged by Allied aircraft 6.9.1944 at Emden, repiar incomplete.

Sperrbrecher 5

Sperrbrecher 13

Sperrbrecher 25

Sperrbrecher 141

 

© Ivan Gogin, 2008-2014