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POLARSTERN patrols (1941 - 1942)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polarstern | V6102, 5.1944 - V5912, 5.1944 - V6311 | 93 | Moss Vaerft & Dokk | 30.8.1940 | 3.1941 | surrendered 5.1945, to Norway 1945 | |
| Nordlicht | V6103 | 94 | Moss Vaerft & Dokk | 13.9.1940 | 3.1941 | surrendered 5.1945, to Soviet Union 1947 | |
| Polarmeer | V6108, 5.1944 - V5914, 5.1944 - V6313 | 95 | Moss Vaerft & Dokk | 27.9.1940 | 5.1941 | surrendered 5.1945, to Norway | |
| O. B. Rogge | V5507, 3.1942 - V5308 | 96 | Moss Vaerft & Dokk | 11.10.1940 | 6.1941 | surrendered 5.1945, to Soviet Union 2.1946 | |
| Johann Kaptinger | NN09 | 97 | Moss Vaerft & Dokk | 2.11.1940 | 7.1941 | collision 12.9.1943 | |
| Cherusker | NM03, 6.1942 - NM01 | 98 | Moss Vaerft & Dokk | 29.11.1940 | 8.1941 | sunk 6.12.1942 | |
| Ubier | NM21 | 99 | Moss Vaerft & Dokk | 30.12.1940 | 9.1941 | sunk 6.12.1942 | |
| Seerobbe | NK08, 5.1942 - V5309 | 100 | Moss Vaerft & Dokk | 5.11.1941 | 1.1942 | surrendered 5.1945, to Norway 1947 | |
| Lome | 101 | Moss Vaerft & Dokk | 20.11.1941 | 5.1942 | surrendered 5.1945, to Norway 10.1945 | ||
| Seeotter | V5311 | 102 | Moss Vaerft & Dokk | 19.12.1941 | 9.1942 | surrendered 5.1945, sunk 5.7.1945 | |
| Südwind | V5907, 1.1945 - UJ1232 | 103 | Moss Vaerft & Dokk | 13.1.1942 | 10.1942 | surrendered 5.1945, to Norway 1945 | |
| Krebs | NN02, 5.1944 - V6301 | 104 | Moss Vaerft & Dokk | 24.2.1942 | 12.1942 | surrendered 5.1945, to Norway 1945 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 632 |
| Length, m | 38.0 wl 41.9 oa |
| Breadth, m | 7.62 |
| Draught, m | 4.08 |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 VTE, 1 boiler |
| Power, h. p. | 1300 |
| Max speed, kts | 13.5 |
| Fuel, t | oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | V6102, V6103, V6108, V5507, NN09, NM03, NM21: 1 x 1 - 76/40 12pdr 12cwt QF Mk I, 1 x 1 - 20/65 C/38, 2 DCR NK08, Lome, V5311, V5907, NN02: 1 x 1 - 88/42 SK C/30, (1 - 2) x 1 - 37/80 SK C/30, 6 x 1 - 20/65 C/38, 2 DCR |
| Complement | 54 |
Project history
Whalers, laid down on order of Norwegian companies but purchased by Kriegsmarine during building and commissioned as patrols.
Modernizations
1942, all survived and completed were armed with 1 x 1 - 88/42 SK C/30, (1 - 2) x 1 - 37/80 SK C/30, 6 x 1 - 20/65 C/38, 2 DCR.
Naval service
Cherusker, Ubier and Seeotter were mined (latter after war ended). V6102 was capsized in dock 8.10.1942 at Moss, salvaged 24.10.1942, repaired and commissioned again. NN09 was sunk as result of collision 12.9.1943 off Bodö. NM01 and NM21 were mined 6.12.1942 in Porsanger Fjord.
