CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

THE SECURITY BRANCH

•  Minesweepers (Minensuchboote): M35 class – M40 class – M43 class

•  Motor minesweepers (Räumboote)

•  Outpost or patrol boats (Vorpostenboote)

•  Sub-chasers (U-Jagd Boote)

•  General purpose boats (Mehrzweckboote)

•  Barrier-breakers (Sperrbrecher)

•  Escort boats (Geleitboote)

•  Post-war activities of the Sicherungsverbände

TORPEDO BOATS

•  M23 Raubvogel class – M24 Raubtier class – M35 class – M39 class

FLEET AUXILIARY SUPPLY SHIPS (Tross-schiffe)

•  Dithmarschen – Altmark – Westerwald/Nordmark – Ermland – Franken

TENDERS/ESCORTS

•  Wilhelm Bauer – Waldemar Kophamel – Otto Wünsche – Carl Peters – Adolf Luderitz –Tsingtau – Tanga – Hela – Saar

ACCOMODATION SHIPS (Wohnschiffe)

•  Wilhelm Gustloff – Robert Ley

MISCELLANEOUS VESSELS

•  Aviso Grille – Versuchsboote – Schulschiffe – Fischereischutzboote – Vermerssungsschiffe

SAIL TRAINING SHIPS (Segelschulschiffe)

•  Albert Leo Schlageter – Horst Wessel – Gorch Fock