List of Vorpostenboote in World War II

A Vorpostenboot (plural Vorpostenboote) was an auxiliary warship used by Germany in both World Wars. Many vorpostenboote also served in other roles, such as sperrbrechers and weather ships.

1 Vorpostenflotille
1 Vorpostenflotille was active in the western Baltic from 1 October 1939 to 1 October 1940, when it was redesignated 3 Sperrbrecherflotille.


 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 101 Schwah
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 102 Cressida
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 103 Sylvia
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 104 Falke
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 105 Cremon †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 106 Phoenix
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 107 Botilla Russ
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 108 Porjus
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 109 flamingo

† Losses:- V 105 Cremon struck a mine and sank in the Norwegian Sea off Bergen, Norway on 11 April 1940.

2 Vorpostenflotille
2 Vorpostenflotille existed from September 1939 to December 1944, when it was disbanded. Many vessels were redesignated within the unit, later designations are shown in brackets


 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 201 Seydlitz (V 211) †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 202 Franz Westermann (V 205) †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 203 Heinrich Buermann (V 207) †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 204 Dorum
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 205 Hermann Bösch (V 202) †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 206 Gauleiter Telchow (V 209) †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 207 Otto Bröhan (V 206) †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 208 Gebrüder Kähler (V 201) †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 209 Carl Röver (V 203)
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 209 Dr. Rudolf Wahrendorff †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 210 R. Walter Darré (V 208) †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 211 Friedrich Busse (V 212)
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 212 Hinrich Hey (V 210) †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 213 Claus Bolten †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 213 Zieten (V 204)
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 214 Spica
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 214 Teutonia
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 215 Baden
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 215 Oliva †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 216 Goeland †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 222 †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 223 †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 224 †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 225 †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 226 †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 227 †

† Losses:- V 201 Gebrüder Kähler struck a mine and sank in the Westerschelde on 5 September 1940. V 202 Hermann Bösch was shelled and sunk in the English Channel off La Hague, Manche, France by HMS Calpe (L71), HMS Cottesmore (L75) and two Royal Navy Motor Gun Boats. V 205 Franz Westermann was sunk in an Allied air raid on St. Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands on 15 June 1944. V 206 Otto Bröhan was scuttled at Caen, Calvados, France on 12 June 1944. V 207 Heinrich Buermann was sunk in an Allied air raid on Le Havre, Seine-Maritime, France on 14 June 1944. V 208 R. Walter Darré was sunk in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy, France in a battle with HMCMTB 748 HMCMTB 735, HMCMTB 743 and HMCMTB 734 on 4 July 1944. V 209 Gauleiter Telchow was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Heligoland by HMS Sturgeon (73S) on 20 November 1939. V 209 Dr. Rudolf Wahrendorff was sunk by Allied aircraft at St. Peter Port on 24 July 1944. V 210 Hinrich Hey was sunk in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy, France in a battle with HMCMTB 748 HMCMTB 735, HMCMTB 743 and HMCMTB 734 on 4 July 1944. V 211 Seydlitz was sunk in the English Channel off Barfleur, Manche by British aircraft on 20 March 1944. V 212 Friedrich Busse was scuttled at Caen on 12 June 1944. V 213 Claus Bolten on 28 June 1944. V 214 Baden was sunk in the English Channel off Fécamp, Seine-Maritime, France by HMGB Grey Owl and HMGB Grey Shark on 9 August 1944. V 215 Oliva was scuttled at Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Villaine on 6 August 1944. V 215 was sunk in the Baltic Sea off Hela, Danzig-West Prussia by Soviet aircraft on 16 April 1945. V 216 Goeland on 6 August 1944. V 222, V 223, V 224, V 225, V 226 and V 227 were scuttled at Brest, Finistère, France on 18 August 1944.

3 Vorpostenflotille
3 Vorpostenflotille was established in September 1939.


 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 301 Weser †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 302 Bremen
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 303 Tannenberg †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 304 Breslau †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 305 Ostpreussen
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 306 Fritz Hinke †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 307 Württemburg
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 308 Oscar Neynaber †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 309 Martin Donandt †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 310 Rosemarie
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 311 Osdorf
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 312 Hanseat †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 313 Eifel
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 314 Heinrich Lehnert
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 315 †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 316 †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 317 Wega

† Losses:- V 301 Weser struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea off Langeland, Denmark on 25 November 1939. V 303 Tannenburg on 5 January 1941. V 304 Breslau struck a mine and sank on 17 September 1940. V 306 Fritz Hinke struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off IJmuiden, North Holland, Netherlands on 5 January 1940. V 308 Oscar Neynaber was torpedoed and sunk in the Baltic Sea by the Soviet Navy Motor Torpedo Boat No. 12 on 23 September 1941. V 309 Martin Donandt struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea off Ventspils, Latvia on 28 October 1941. V 312 Hanseat ran aground and was wrecked on 29 September 1942. V 315 collided with SS Hendrik Fisser 7 and sank in the Baltic Sea off Großendorf, Reichsgau Danzig-West Prussia on 12 March 1945. V 316 was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Den Helder, North Holland by Allied aircraft on 25 September 1943.

4 Vorpostenflotille
4 Vorpostenflotille was formed in September 1939 and was disbanded in September 1944. Many vessels were redesignated within the unit. Later designations are shown in brackets.


 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 401 Nordland (V 411)
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 401 Dr. Adolf Spilker (V 402) †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 402 Hans Loh (V 406) †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 403 Germania (V 410) †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 404 Deutschland (V 403) †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 404 Baden †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 405 J. Hinrich Wilhelms
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 406 Jan Mayen (V 401) †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 407 Saarland (V 411) †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 407 Dorum †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 408 Haltenbank †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 409 August Bösch †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 410 Germania †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 412 Bremerhaven
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 413 Ferdinand Niedermeyer †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 414 Sachsenwald †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 415 Gotland
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 420 Alcyon †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 421 Rauzan
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 422 Kergroise
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 423 Keryado
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 424 Carl J. Busch

† Losses:-V 401 Jan Mayen was scuttled at Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques. France on 21 August 1944. V 402 Dr. Adolf Spilker was scuttled at Bayonne on 21 August 1944. V 403 Deutschland struck a mine and sank in the Westerschelde off Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands on 5 September 1940. V 404 Baden was scuttled, either in the Gironde or at Bordeaux, Grronde, France on 28 August 1944. V 405 J Hinrich Wilhelms in July 1944. V 406 Hans Loh struck a mine and sank in the Gironde Estuary on 18 August 1944. V 407 Dorum was scuttled, either in the Gironde or at Bordeaux on 28 August 1944. V 408 Haltenbank was torpedoed and sunk in the Bay of Biscay by USS Blackfish (SS-221) on 20 February 1943. V 409 August Bösch was bombed and sunk at Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée, France on 20 August 1944. V 410 Germania was sunk in the Gironde Estuary by Bristol Beaufighter aircraft of 235 and 248 Squadrons, Royal Air Force on 12 August 1944. V 411 Saarland on was sunk at Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Gironde by Bristol Beaufighter aircraft on 236 Squadron, Royal Air Force and 404 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force on 26 August 1944. V 413 Ferdinand Neidermeyer was sunk at Le Verdon-sur-Mer by Bristol Beaufighter aircraft of 236 Squadron, Royal Air Force and 404 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force on 21 August 1944. V 414 Sachsenwald was shelled and sunk in the Bay of Biscay by HMS Ashanti (F51), HMS Bellona (63), HMCS Haida (G63), HMCS Iroquois (G89) and HMS Tartar (F43) on 6 August 1944. V 420 Alcyon was sunk in the Gironde Estuary by Royal Air Force aircraft on 20 August 1943.

5 Vorpostengruppe
5 Vorpostengruppe was established in September 1939 and disbanded on 22 May 1940.


 * SS Wandrahm (Schiff 4)
 * SS Birka (Schiff 8)
 * MV Neuss (Schiff 15)
 * SS Nerissa (1936) (Schiff 20)

6 Vorpostengruppe
6 Vorpostengruppe was established in September 1939 and disbanded on 22 May 1940.


 * SS Jupiter (1895) (Schiff 1)
 * SS Möwe (Schiff 7)
 * SS Oldenburg (Schiff 35)
 * GERMAN TRAWLER Schürbeck (Schiff 40)

6 Vorpostenflotille
6 Vorpostenflotille was established on 1 January 1943 and disbanded in September 1944.


 * SS V 601 Dr. Heinrich Wiegand (Schiff 12)
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 602 Richard C. Krogmann †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 603 Carsten
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 604 Fritz Reiser
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 605 Arthur Dunker †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 606 Fladengrund †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 607 Düsseldorf †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 620 Derfflinger
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 621 Mars †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 622 Almuth †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 623 Jupiter †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 624 Köln
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 625 Johann Schulte
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 626 Le Testerin
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 627 Elise
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 628 De Ruyter

† Losses:- V 602 Richard C. Krogmann struck a mine and sank in the Charente on 11 November 1943. V 605 Arthur Dunker struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off La Pallice, Seine-Maritime, France on 14 August 1944. V 606 Fladengrund was sunk in the Bay of Biscay off Belle Île, Finistère, France in a British air raid on 26 April 1944. V 607 Dusseldorf struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Dieppe, Seine-Maritime on 23 August 1940. V 621 Mars was sunk in the Bay of Biscay off Belle Île, Morbihan, France by an Allied air attack on 6 July 1944. V 622 Almuth struck a mine and sank in the Bay of Biscay off Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique on 8 April 1944. V 623 Jupiter was scuttled at Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France on 11 August 1944.

7 Vorpostenflotille
7 Vorpostenflotille was established on 22 September 1939. It was disbanded in September 1944.


 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 701 Este †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 702 Memel †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 703 Henry Fricke †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 704 Claus Wisch †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 704 Richard Krogmann
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 705 Carsten
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 706 Fritz Reiser
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 707 Arthur Dunker
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 708 Fladengrund
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 709 Guido Möhring †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 710 Düsseldorf
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 711 Senator Predöhl
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 712 †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 712 Chemnitz †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 713 Leipzig †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 714
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 715 Alfred I †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 716 Alfred II
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 717 Alfred III †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 718
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 719
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 720 †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 721 †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 722 Pilote XIII †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 723 Jeanne Marie †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 724 St. Dominique
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 725 Petit Poilu †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 726 Antifer
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 727 Goeland ††
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 728 Vierge de Nassabielle
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 729 Marie Simone †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 730 Michel François †

† Losses: V 701 Este struck a mine and sank in the Danish Straits on 21 October 1939. V 702 Memel was shelled and sunk in the Bay of Biscay off Audierne, Finistère, France by HMS Mauritius (C80), HMS Ursa (R22) and HMCS Iroquois (G89) on 23 August 1944. V 703 Henry Fricke ran aground on Alderney, Channel Islands and was wrecked on 14 January 1943. V 704 Claus Wisch struck a mine in the Baltic Sea off Trelleborg, Sweden on 30 November 1939. She was beached but declared a constructive total loss. V 709 Guido Möhring was torpedoed and sunk in the Bay of Biscay off "Port Ley", France on 18 April 1941. V 712 struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Cherbourg, Seine-Maritime, France on 20 January 1944. V 712 Chemnitz struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Cherbourg on 20 January 1944. V 713 Leipzig struck a mine and sank in the Bay of Biscay off Brest, Finistère on 19 July 1944. V 715 Alfred I was sunk in the Bay of Biscay off Brest in a battle with HMCS Qu'Appelle (H69), HMCS Restigouche (H00), HMCS Saskatchewan (H70) and HMCS Skeena (D59) on 7 July 1944. V 717 Alfred III was sunk in the Bay of Biscay by HMS Mauritius (C80), HMS Ursa (R22) and HMCS Iroquois (G89) on 23 August 1944. V 721 was shelled and set afire in the English Channel by HMS Albrighton (L12), HMCS Assiniboine (I18), HMCS Qu'Appelle (H69), HMCS Restigouche (H00) and HMCS Skeena (D59) on 6 July 1944. She was beached at Penmarc'h, Finistère. V 722 Pilote XIII struck a mine and sank in the English Channel on 15 March 1944. V 723 Jean Marie was shelled and sunk at Brest on 13 August 1944. V 724 St. Dominique struck a mine and sank in the Bay of Biscay off Brest on 4 June 1944. V 725 Petit Poilu was bombed and sunk at Pauillac, Gironde, France on 5 August 1944. V 727 Goeland was scuttled at Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Villaine, France on 14 August 1944. V 729 Marie Simone was sunk in the Bay of Biscay by HMS Mauritius (C80), HMS Ursa (R22) and HMCS Iroquois (G89) on 23 August 1944. V 730 Michel François was sunk in the Bay of Biscay by HMS Mauritius (C80), HMS Ursa (R22) and HMCS Iroquois (G89) on 23 August 1944.

8 Vorpostenflotille
8 Vorpostenflotille was formed in September 1939 and disbanded in 1945. One vessel was redesignated witin the unit.


 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 801 Bayern †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 801 Max Gundelach †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 801 Stoomloodsvartuig 17
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 802 Sagitta
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 803 Stuttgart (V 806)
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 803 Wiesbaden †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 804 Skolpenbank †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 804 Spica
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 805 Island †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 805 MFL 8
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 806 Stuttgart
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 807 Auguste Kämpf †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 807 MFL 1
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 808 Reichspräsident von Hindenburg †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 808 Ehrensburger
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 809 Konsul Dubbers
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 810 Falkland †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 811 Hugo Homann †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 811 Claus Ebeling
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 812 Amtsgerichsrat Pitschke †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 813 Otto Krogmann
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 814 Gotland

† Losses:- V 801 Bayern struck a mine and sank in the Wadden Sea off Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands on 9 June 1940. V 801 Max Gundelach was sunk in the North Sea west of Terschelling, Friesland on 25 July 1943 due to Allied action. V 803 Wiesbaden on 15 August 1944. V 804 Skolpenbank struck a mine and sank in the North Sea north east of Schiermonnikoog, Friesland on 17 October 1939. V 805 Island struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Terschelling, Friesland on 20 July 1943. V 807 Auguste Kampf was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Terschelling by Bristol Beaufighter aircraft of the Royal Air Force on 29 April 1943. V 808 Reichspräsident von Hindenburg was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off Borkum, Lower Saxony by Royal Air Force aircraft on 2 May 1941. V 810 Falkland was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off the coast of Land Wursten, Lower Saxony by aircraft of Coastal Command, Royal Air Force on 22 July 1944. V 811 Hugo Homann struck a mine in the Ems estuary and sank on 6 May 1940. She was later salvaged, repaired and returned to service. V 812 Amtsgerichsrat Pitschke was sunk in an Allied air raid on 22 July 1944.

9 Vorpostenflotille
9 Vorpostenflotille was established on 27 September 1939. It was disbanded on 23 April 1945.


 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 901 Senator Sprecher
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 902 Senator Sachse
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 903 Mainz
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 904 Else Wilhelms
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 905 Karl Bergh
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 906 Schwalbe
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 907 Spessart
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 907 N. Elbing
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 908 Claus Ebeling
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 909 Flensburg
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 910
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 911
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 912
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 913
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 914
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 915
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 916
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 917

10 Vorpostenflotille
10 Vorpostenflotille was established in September 1939. It was renamed 10 Sicherungsflottille on 1 October 1943.


 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1001 Thüringen
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1001 Stettin
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1002 Tilly
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1002 A. Kappelhof
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1003 Welle
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1003 Hanna
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1004 Johanna
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1004 Anna
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1005 Cremona
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1005 Amalie
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1006 Hayo
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1006 Elfriede
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1007 Käthe
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1007 Gesine
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1008 Walküre
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1008 Marie
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1009 Gertrud
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1009 Cornelia
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1010 Allegro
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1010 Martha
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1011 Altair
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1011 Adeline
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1012 Anna Marie
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1012 Erika
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1013 Herinrich Brons
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1014 Richard Ohlrogge †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1014 Kiel

† Losses:- V 1014 Richard Ohlrogge struck a mine and sank in the Great Belt on 20 July 1943.

11 Vorpostenflotille
11 Vorpostenflotille was formed in September 1939. A few vessels were redesignated within the unit.
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1101 Preußen †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1102 Gleiwitz †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1102 Lützow
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1103 Nordkap †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1103 Reemt
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1104 Ernst von Briesen (V 1106) †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1104 Weißenfels (V 1107)
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1105 Ernst Gröschel †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1105 Jochen Homann
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1106 Portland (V 1107) †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1106 Heinrich Bueren
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1106 Neufundland
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1108 Arctur †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1109 Antares †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1109 Mähren †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1110 Hermann Hinrichs †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1111 Christian Wendig †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1112
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1113
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1114 †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1115

† Losses:- V 1101 Preußen was sunk in the North Sea off Langeoog, Lower Saxony, Germany by rockets fired by Bristol Beaufighter aircraft of 254 Squadron, Royal Air Force on 13 August 1944. V 1102 Gleiwitz was driven ashore and wrecked at Hanstholm, Denmark on 30 January 1943. V 1103 Nordkap struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands on 29 May 1942. V 1104 struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Cuxhaven, Lower Saxony on 14 February 1945. V 1105 Ernst Gröschel struck a mine and sank in the North Sea on 26 January 1943. V 1106 Ernst von Briesen was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Borkum, Lower Saxony by Bristol Beaufighter aircraft of Coastal Command, Royal Air Force on 18 May 1943. V 1106 struck a mine and sank in the Elbe on 12 February 1945. V 1107 Portland was torpedoed and sunk in the Norwegian Sea south of Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway by HMS Snapper (39S) on 25 June 1940. V 1108 Arctur was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Texel, North Holland, Netherlands on 2 August 1943. V 1109 Antares struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Haugesund, Norway on 29 May 1940. V 1109 Mähren was bombed, torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Den Helder, North Holland by Royal Air Force aircraft 13 June 1943. V 1110 Hermann Hinrichs was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Vlieland, Friesland, Netherlands by Bristol Beaufighter aircraft of Coastal Command on 17 May 1943. V 1111 Christian Wendig was bombed and damaged in the North Sea off Spiekeroog, Lower Saxony by Bristol Beaufighter aircraft of Coastal Command on 21 July 1944. She was subsequently bombed and sunk in the Jade Bight. V 1114 was bombed and sunk in the German Bight by Royal Air Force aircraft on 26 April 1945.

12 Vorpostenflotille
12 Vorpostenflotille was formed on 26 September 1939. It was disbanded in December 1947.


 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1201 Düneck
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1201 Juno †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1201 De Mok I
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1202 Angelina
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1202 Friedrich Suthmeier †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1203 Annemarie
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1203 G. F. Zimmermenn
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1204 Armin
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1204 C. H. Metger
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1204 Christiane Cécile
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1205 Germania
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1205 Ravensburg
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1206 Maria Lina
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1206 Ministerialdirektor Streil
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1207 Emil
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1207 P. von Rensen †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1208 Elternsegen
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1208 Heinrich Kappelhoff
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1209 Jacobus
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1209 H. Bramfeldt
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1210 Anita III
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1210 D. Dreesmann Penning
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1211 Meta Osterwisch
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1211 Leo Fürbinger
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1212 Anna
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1212 L. Ruyl
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1213 Fro
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1214 Joannes Georgius †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1214 St. Joachim
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1215 Hennie
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1216 Marie
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1217 Frida
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1218
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1219
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1220
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1221
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1222
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1223
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1224
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1225
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1226
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1227
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1228
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1229
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1230
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1231 Toni
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1232 Elise
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1233 Vooruit †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1234 Koningin Emma
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1235 Columbus
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1236 Flevo III †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1236 Augusta †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1237 Notre Dame de Dunes †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1238 Voorloper
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1239 Vooran
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1240 Therese
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1241 Stangenwalde †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1242 Marie Henriette
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1243 Hohenstein
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1244
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1245
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1246
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1247
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1248
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1249 Mewa VIII †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1250 †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1251
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1252 †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1253 Essen
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1254 Hermann Garrels †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1255 Ernst Hecht †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1256 Heinrich Onnen †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1256
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1257
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1258
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1259
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1260 Gebroeders
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1261 Vooruit
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1262 Verwachting †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1263
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1264
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1265 Dr. Eichelbaum
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1265
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1266
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1267
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1268
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1269 †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1270
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1271
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1272
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1273
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1274

† Losses:- V 1201 Juno struck a mine in the North Sea west of Heligoland. She was then attacked and sunk by an Allied de Havilland Mosquito aircraft on 17 September 1944. V 1202 Friedrich Suthmeier struck a mine in the North Sea west of Heligoland. She was then attacked and sunk by an Allied de Havilland Mosquito aircraft on 17 September 1944. V 1207 P. von Rensen was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off Heligoland by Allied aircraft on 17 April 1945. V 1214 Joannes Georgius struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Sylt, Schleswig-Holstein on 27 September 1944. V 1233 Vooruit was sunk in the North Sea by British aircraft on 18 April 1944. V 1236 Flevo III struck a mine and sank on 11 July 1942. V 1236 Augusta was sunk in the North Sea by British aircraft on 18 April 1944. V 1237 Notre Dame de Dunes was sunk in the North Sea by British aircraft on 18 April 1944. V 1241 Stangenwalde was sunk in the North Sea off Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands in a battle withHMMGB 605, HMMGB 606, HMMGB 610, HMMGB 612, HMMTB 624, HMMTB 630 and HMMTB 632 on 1 May 1943. V 1249 Mewa VIII struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Borkum, Lower Saxony on 24 February 1943. V 1250 was sunk in an Allied air raid on Wesermünde, Bremen on 2 June 1944. V 1252 collided with GERMAN FLAK SHIP FlJ 27 Schiewenhorst and sank in the North Sea off Borkum on 4 April 1943. V 1254 Hermann Garrels was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Terschelling by a Royal Navy Motor Torpedo Boat on 5 July 1944. V 1255 Ernst Hecht ran aground and was wrecked on 4 January 1945. V 1256 Heinrich Onnen was either torpedoed, or bombed and sunk by an Allied aircraft off Terschelling on 5 July 1945. V 1262 Verwachting in 1944. V 1269 struck a mine and sank in the North Sea west of Esbjerg, Denmark on 27 August 1944.

13 Vorpostenflotille
13 Vorpostenflotille was established in September 1939. It was disbanded in January 1945.


 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1300 Stoomloodsvartuig 17
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1301 Uranus
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1302 John Mahn †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1303 Freiburg †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1304 Eisenach †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1305 Wuppertal
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1306 Otto Krogmann
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1307 Stettin †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1308 Bredebeck
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1309 Kapitän Stemmer †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1310 Deister
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1310 Gotland
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1311 Döse †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1312 Hermann Siebert
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1313 Uran
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1314 Gustav Hugo Deiters †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1315 Karlsburg
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1316 Emil Colsmann
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1317 Wilhelm Michaelsen
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1318 Hans Pickenpack †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1330 Cyclop
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1331 Limburgia
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1332 Norma Maria
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1333 Zeemeeuw
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1334 Witte Zee
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1335 Adelante
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1336 J. S. Groen
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1337 Irene
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1337 Victoire
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1338 Azimuth
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1339 Stoomloodsvartuig 12
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1340 Delft

† Losses:- V 1302 John Mahn was bombed and sunk in the English Channel by Royal Air Force aircraft on 12 February 1942. V 1303 Freiburg was sunk in the North Sea off Hoek van Holland, South Holland, Netherlands by vessels of the 4th MTB Flotilla, Royal Navy on 9 October 1944. V 1304 Eisenach was sunk in the North Sea off IJmuiden, North Holland, Netherlands by HMMTB 224, HMMTB 225, HMMTB 232, HMMTB 234, HMMTB 241 and HMMTB 244 on 6 March 1944. V 1307 Stettin struck the sunken wreck of SS Heise and sank in the North Sea off IJmuiden on 24 January 1944. V 1308 Bredebeck was sunk in the North Sea in a battle with HMMTB 434 and other vessels of the 54th MTB flotilla on 9 July 1944. V 1309 Kapitän Stemmer collided with V 811 Hugo Homann and sank in the North Sea off Hoek van Holland on 28 February 1944. V 1311 Döse was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Hoek van Holland by Royal Navy Motor Torpedo Boats on 11 May 1944. V 1314 Gustav Hugo Deiters was sunk in the North Sea off Den Helder, North Holland by HMMTB 666, HMMTB 681, HMMTB 683, HMMTB 684, HMMTB 687 and HMMTB 723 on 9 June 1944. V 1318 Hans Pickenpack struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Vlieland, Friesland, Netherlands on 27 February 1943. V 1340 was bombed and sunk at Noordwijk, North Holland on 27 November 1943.

14 Vorpostenflotille
14 Vorpostenflotille was established on 1 February 1943 and disbanded in 1945.


 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1401 Deister †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1402 Hermann Siebert
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1403
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1403 Simone Marie
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1404
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1404 Christiane Cécile
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1405 Ritzebüttel †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1406 Frankfurt
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1407 Kurland
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1408 Aue †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1408 Cyclop
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1409
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1409 Limburgia †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1410
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1410 Norma Maria
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1411
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1411 Zeemeeuw †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1412 Witte Zee
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1413
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1413 Adelante
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1414
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1414 J. S. Groen
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1415
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1415 Azimuth †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1416 †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1416 Irene
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1417 Stoomloodsvartuig 11 †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1418 Frans Naerebout
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1419 Victoire
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1420
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1420 Saint Joachim
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1421 Deltra II
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1422
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1422 Michel François
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1423
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1423 Emmanuella
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1424 Le Cid
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1425
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1425 Banderole
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1426 Antoinette

† Losses:- V 1401 Deister suffered a boiler explosion and sank in the North Sea off IJmuiden, North Holland, Netherlands on 26 April 1944; a vessel designated V 1401 was bombed and sunk at IJmuiden on 24 August 1944. V 1405 Ritzebüttel (as V 2008 Ritzebüttel) struck a mine and sank in the Broad Fourteens off Westkapelle, West Flanders, Belgium on 25 February 1943. Ten crew were killed. V 1408 Aue was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off IJmuiden by Bristol Beaufighter aircraft of the Royal Air Force on 29 April 1943. V 1409 Limburgia was torpedoed and sunk in Seine Bay by HMMGB 38 and HMMGB 39 on 18 April 1943. V 1411 Zeemeeuw sank in the North Sea off IJmuiden on 5 July 1944. V 1412 Witte Zee was sunk in the North Sea in a battle with HMMTB 455, HMMTB 457, HMMTB 458, HMMTB 467, HMMTB 468, HMMTB 469 and HMMTB 470 on 14 July 1944. V 1415 Azimuth on 26 March 1944. V 1416 was sunk at IJmuiden by Martin B-26 Marauder aircraft of the United States Eighth Air Force. V 1417 Stoomloodsvartuig 11 was sunk in the North Sea off Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands by British aircraft on 17 January 1945.

15 Vorpostenflotille
15 Vorpostenflotille was formed in September 1939. It was disbanded in 1945.


 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1501 Wiking 7 †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1502 Wiking 6
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1503 Wiking 10
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1504 Wiking 8
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1505 Wal 8 †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1506 Wal 9 †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1507 Rau VI †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1507 Rau I †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1508 Rau III †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1509 Rau II †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1510 Unitas 6 †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1511 Rau IV
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1511 Unitas 7 †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1512 Unitas 8
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1513 Linz
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1514 Beuthen †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1515 Rothienbaum †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1516 Rouen
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1517 Kerdonis II
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1520 Loodsboot 6
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1521 Vimy
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1522 Dauphin
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1523 Deltra I †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1524 Patrice
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1525 Eglantine
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1530
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1531
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1532
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1533
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1534
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1535
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1536
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1537 †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1538
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1539
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1540 †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1541 †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1548 Gebrüder Kähler
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1549 Berlebeck
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1549 Hoheweg

† Losses:- V 1501 Wiking 7 was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel off Cap d'Antifer, Seine-Maritime, France by HMMGB 108, HMMGB 117 and HMMGB 118 on 27 September 1943. V 1505 Wal 8 was bombed and sunk in at Le Havre, Seine-Maritime on 15 June 1944. V 1506 Wal 9 was bombed and sunk in the English Channel off Le Havre on 15 June 1944. V 1507 Rau I struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Cap d'Antifer on 12 June 1944. V 1507 Rau VI was torpedoed and sunk in the Skaggerak by HMS Triton (N15) on 15 April 1940. V 1507 Rau I struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Cap d'Antifer on 12 June 1944. V 1508 Rau III was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel off Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France by a Royal Navy Motor Torpedo Boat on 23 July 1941. V 1509 Rau II was sunk in the English Channel off Cap d'Antifer by enemy action on 5 June 1944. V 1510 Unitas 6 struck a sunken wreck and foundered in the English Channel off Dieppe, Seine-Maritime on 2 June 1942. V 1511 Unitas 7 was sunk in an Allied air raid at Le Havre on 14 June 1944. V 1514 Beuthen struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off Dieppe on 25 November 1942. V 1515 Rothenbaum was bombed and sunk at Le Havre, Seine-Maritime, France on 2 April 1942. Later raised, repaired and returned to service as M 3857 Rothiebaum. As V 1515 Rothienbaum, she was again bombed and sunk at La Pallice, France on 16 September 1943 during an American air raid. Later raised and repaired. V 1537 was sunk in an Allied air raid on Le Havre on 15 June 1944. V 1540 was sunk in an Allied air raid on Le Havre on 15 June 1944. V 1541 was sunk in an Allied ar raid on Le Havre of 15 June 1944.

The unit also operated these flower-class corvettes captured whilst under construction in France.


 * GERMAN CORVETTE PA 1 †
 * GERMAN CORVETTE PA 2 †
 * GERMAN CORVETTE PA 3 †
 * GERMAN CORVETTE PA 4 †

† Losses:- PA 1 was bombed and sunk by Royal Air Force aircraft at Le Havre on 15 June 1944. PA 2 was bombed and sunk by Royal Air Force aircraft at Le Havre on 15 June 1944. PA 3 was bombed and sunk by Royal Air Force aircraft at Le Havre on 15 June 1944. PA 4 was scuttled as a blockship at Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France in August 1944.

16 Vorpostengruppe
16 Vorpostengruppe was formed in July 1940. It was redesignated 16 Vorpostenflotille on 20 September 1940.


 * GERMAN TRAWLER Koblenz (Schiff 9) †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER Altenland (Schiff 18)
 * GERMAN TRAWLER Schleswig (Schiff 37)

† Loss:- Koblenz struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Bergen, Norway on 11 April 1940.

16 Vorpostenflotille
16 Vorpostenflotille was formed on 20 September 1940. It was disbanded in July 1945.


 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1601 Skorpion
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1601 Lindormen
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1602 La Provence †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1603 Termidor
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1604 Natter
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1605 Alma
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1605 Mosel †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1606 Girolou
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1606 Julius Fock †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1607 Nord Caper
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1608 Sülldorf †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1609 Othmarschen
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1610 Innsbruck †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1611 Forst
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1612 Gotha †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1613 Jane
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1613 Riebo
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1614 Tormilind
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1614 Neerlandia
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1615 Tietie
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1616 Pirola
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1617 Jaweg
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1620
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1621
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1622
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1623

† Losses:- V 1602 La Provence struck a mine and sank in the Skaggerak on 5 February 1943. V 1605 Mosel was bombed and sunk in the Skaggerak off Justøy, Norway by Bristol Beaufighter aircraft of 404 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force on 15 October 1944. V 1606 Julius Fock was sunk in the Baltic Sea off Steinort, Pomerania by Soviet aircraft on 7 December 1944. V 1608 Sülldorf was sunk off Kristiansand, Norway by Bristol Beaufighter aircraft of 235 and 248 Squadrons, Royal Air Force and de Havilland Mosquito aircraft of 404 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force on 14 September 1944. V 1610 Innsbruck was sunk in the Kattegat by de Havilland Mosquito aircraft of 235 and 248 Squadrons, Royal Air Force on 7 March 1945. V 1612 Gotha was sunk in the Kattegat by de Havilland Mosquito aircraft of 235 and 248 Squadrons, Royal Air Force on 7 March 1945.

17 Vorpostenflotille
17 Vorpostenflotille was formed in June 1940, It was disbanded in 1945.


 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1701 Unitas 2 †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1701 Bahrenfeld †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1702 Unitas 3
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1703 Unitas 4
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1704 Unitas 5
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1705 Rau XI
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1706 Rau XII
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1707 Wiking 4 †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1708 Süd III
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1709 Wal 1
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1710 Natter
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1715
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1716
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1717
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1718

† Losses:- V 1701 Unitas 2 was bombed and sunk in Narva Bay by Soviet aircraft on 8 May 1944. V 1702 Unitas 3 collided with GS U-987 and sank in the Baltic Sea on 17 February 1944. V 1707 Wiking 4 was sunk in the Baltic Sea off Kotka, Finland by Soviet aircraft on 16 July 1944.

18 Vorpostengruppe
18 Vorpostengruppe was formed in July 1940. It was redesignated 18 ''Vorpostenflotille on 3 October 1940.


 * GERMAN TRAWLER Wega (Schiff 7)
 * GERMAN TRAWLER Julius Pickenpack (Schiff 26)
 * GERMAN TRAWLER Wilhelm Huth (Schiff 47)

18 Vorpostenflotille
18 Vorpostenflotille was formed on 3 October 1940. It was disbanded in 1945.


 * GERMAN TUG V 1801 Lutteur †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1801 Wandrahm
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1802 Orient †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1803 Le Havre de Grace
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1804 Excellent
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1805 Senateur Louis Brindeau †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1806 Surmulet
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1807 Wagram †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1808 Dortmund †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1809 Henry P. Newman
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1810 Condor †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1811 Sylt
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1812 Halle
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1813 Thotn
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1814 Linz †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1815 Loodsboot 6 †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1816 Dauphine
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1817 Eglantine

†Losses:- V 1801 Lutteur was named O 22 S when she sank in December 1941. She was subsequently salvaged and repaired. She was sunk in an Allied air raid on Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein on 12 April 1944 but was salvaged in December 1944, repaired and returned to service. V 1802 Orient was sunk in the Baltic Sea off Memel, East Prussia by Soviet aircraft on 11 November 1944. V 1805 Senateur Louis Brindeau was sunk in an Allied air raid on Le Havre, Seine-Maritime, France on 15 June 1944. V 1807 Wagram struck a mine and sank on 14 August 1942. V 1808 Dortmund struck a mine and sank in the Broad Fourteens on 23 May 1942. V 1810 Condor was bombed and sunk in the English Channel off Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France on 2 June 1944. V 1814 Linz was sunk in an Allied air raid on Boulogne on 16 June 1944. V 1815 Loodsboot 6 was sunk in an Allied air rain on Boulogne on 16 June 1944.

19 Vorpostenflotille
19 Vorpostenflotille was formed in July 1940. It was redesignated 5 Sicherungsflotille on 1 October 1943. One vessel was redesignated within the unit.


 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1901 Präsident Mutzenbecher (V 1924)
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1901 Richard Ohlrogge
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1902 Amsel
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1903 Fink
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1904 Stieglitz
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1905 Iltis
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1906 Gunther
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1907 Emden
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1908 Kranich
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1909 Brunhild
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1910 Wellgunde
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1911 Johann Georg
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1912 Fortuna
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1913 Leer
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1914 Alma II
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1915 Girolou
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1916 Weser I †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1921 Habicht
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1922 Nürnberg
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1923 Ostpreußen
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1925 Unitas 9
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1926 Ernst Schweckendieck
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 1927 Johann Wessels

† Loss:- V 1916 Weser I on 20 June 1942.

20 Vorpostenflotille
20 Vorpostenflotille was formed in July 1940. It was renamed 20 Minensuchflotille post-war.


 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 2001 Pastor Pype †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 2001 Uranus †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 2002 Madeleine Louise †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 2002 Uran
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 2003 Loodsboot 7 †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 2004 Loodsboot 12 †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 2005 Simone Marie
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 2006 Christine Cécile
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 2007 Hannover
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 2008 Ritzebüttel †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 2009 Niedersachsen †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 2010 Frankfurt
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 2011 Borkum
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 2012 Kurland
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 2013 Ekwator
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 2014 Karel
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 2015
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 2016 †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 2017
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 2018 Vogtland
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 2019 Seefahrt (later named Adolf Hitler) †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 2020 Alexander Becker †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 2021 Nürnberg †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 2022 Emil Colsmann †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 2023 Karlsburg †

† Losses:- V 2001 Pastor Pype was wercked in the Wadden Sea on 5 March 1942. All 28 crew were rescued. V 2001 Uranus was sunk in the Baltic Sea by Soviet aircraft on 2 May 1945. V 2002 Madeleine Louise was bombed and sunk in the North Sea off Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands by Lockheed Hudson aircraft of 407 Squadron, Royal Air Force on 15 May 1942. V 2003 Loodsboot 7 was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Terschelling by Royal Navy Motor Gun Boats and Motor Torpedo Boats on 1 October 1942. V 2004 Loodsboot 12 was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off IJmuiden, North Holland, Netherlands by a Motor Torpedo Boat on 2 June 1944. V 2008 Ritzebüttel struck a mine and sank in the Broad Fourteens off Westkapelle, West Flanders, Belgium on 25 February 1943. V 2009 Niedersachsen was sunk in the Scheldt by Royal Navy Motor Torpedo Boats on 25 August 1944. V 2016 was sunk in the North Sea by Royal Navy Motor Torpedo Boats on 16 October 1944. V 2018 Vogtland struck a mine and was damaged in the North Sea off Terschelling on 28 March 1943. She was taken in tow by by V 801 Max Gundelach but struck another mine the next day and sank with the loss of four of her crew. V 2019 Adolf Hitler was bombed and severely damaged in the Scheldt on 28 June 1943 and was beached. V 2020 Alexander Becker was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Egmond aan Zee, North Holland by Royal Navy Motor Torpedo Boats on 10 June 1944. V 2021 Nürnberg was sunk in the North Sea off Den Helder, North Holland by HMMTB 666, HMMTB 681, HMMTB 683, HMMTB 684, HMMTB 687 and HMMTB 723 on 9 June 1944. V 2022 Emil Colsmann was torpedoed and sunk in the Kattegat by the SOVIET SUBMARINE L-21 on 23 March 1945. V2023 Karlsburg was sunk in an American air raid on Swinemünde, Pomerania on 12 March 1945.

51 Vorpostenflotille
51 Vorpostenflotille was formed on 23 December 1940. It was disbanded in June 1945. A number of vessels were redesignated within the unit.


 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5101 Donner (V 5102) †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5101 Tornado (V 5105, V 5106)
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5101 Blitz (V 5102, V 5103) †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5102 Orkan (V 5103, V 5104)
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5103 Taifun (V 5105, V 5106) †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5103 Riese
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5104 Wirbel (V 5105)
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5106 Sturm (V 5107) †,‡
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5106 Sindbad
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5107 Sturm †,‡‡
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5107 Kormoran
 * GERMAN PATROL BOAT V 5107 Karmöy
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5108 Föhn †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5108 Kiebitz
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5109 Kranich
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5109 Eber
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5110 Marabu
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5110 Elch
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5111 Odin
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5112 Tiu
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5113 Donar
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5114 Baldur
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5115 Frija
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5116 Unitas 1

† Losses:- V 5101 Blitz was torpedoed and sunk in Nordfjord by Royal Air Force aircraft on 12 December 1944. V 5102 Donner was shelled and sunk in the Skaggerak by HMS Onslow (G17) and HMS Oribi (G66) on 27 December 1942. V 5103 Taifun collided with the Norwegian coaster SS Fjæra (1869) and sank on 9 August 1942. V 5106 Sturm was sunk in a naval battle on 11 February 1944. V 5107 Sturm collided with SS Carl Rehder and sank at Sognesjøen, sogn og Fjordane, Norway on 16 September 1941. V 5107 Karmöy was sunk in Lødingen, Norway by aircraft from HMS Invincible (R05) on 20 November 1944. V 5108 Föhn was shelled and sunk in the Skaggerak by HMS Oribi (G66) on 27 December 1941. ‡ Formerly named Hareidingen. ‡‡ Formerly named Aalesund.

53 Vorpostenflotille
53 Vorpostenflotille was formed on 23 December 1940. It was disbanded in June 1945. A number of vessels were redesignated within the unit.


 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5301 Flamingo (V 5305)
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5301 Reiher (V 5302)
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5301 Seeteufel
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5302 Kranich (V 5303)
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5302 Seelöwe
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5303 Marabu (V 5306)
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5303 Sturmvogel
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5303 Seebär
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5304 Kormoran (V 5307)
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5304 Kiebetz (V 5307)
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5304 Seehund
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5305 Schnepfe (V 5308)
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5305 Jäger
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5306 Brachvogel (V 5308) ‡
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5306 Schütze
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5307 Felix Scheder †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5308 O. B. Rogge
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5309 Seerobbe
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5310 Seewolf
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5311 Seeotter †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5312 Brachvogel ‡‡
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5313 Star XXIII

† Losses:- V 5304 was sunk at Lervik, Østfold, Norway by de Havilland Mosquito aircraft of 143 Squadron, Royal Air Force on 15 January 1945. V 5307 Felix Scheder was bombed and sunk in the Norwegian Sea off Stad, Norway by Fleet Air Arm aircraft based on HMS Furious (47) and HMS Trumpeter (D09) on 12 September 1944. V 5311 Seeotter struck a mine and sank off "Gejta", Norway on 5 July 1945 with the loss of 23 of her crew. ‡Formerly named Jim. Formerly named Pol VIII.

55 Vorpostenflotille
55 Vorpostenflotille was formed in December 1940. It was disbanded in June 1945. A number of vessels were redesignated within the unit.


 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5501 Bussard
 * GERMAN TORPEDO BOAT V 5501 Zick (V 5503, V 5506) †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5501 Ratte
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5501 Seeteufel (V 5505, V 5515)
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5502 Sperber
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5502
 * GERMAN TORPEDO BOAT V 5502 Zack (V 5504)
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5502 Biber †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5502
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5502 Snøgg †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5503 Habicht
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5503 Otter
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5504 Sperber
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5504
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5504 Marder
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5505 Adler
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5505 Wiesel
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5506 Rabe
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5506 Felix Scheder
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5506
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5507 Krähe
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5507 O. B. Rogge
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5507
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5507 Bisam
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5508 Elster
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5508 Seelöwe
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5508 Frettchen
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5509
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5509 Murmel
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5510 (V 5511)
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5510
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5510 Marabu
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5511 (V 5512)
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5511 Moskito
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5512 Grenadier
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5513 Libelle
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5514 Hornisse
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5515 Ulan
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5516 Flamingo
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5517 Natter
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5518 Reiher
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5519 Tarantel
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5520 Adler
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5525 †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5531 †

† Losses:- V 5502 Biber was sunk in Hjeltefjorden by Bristol Beaufighter and de Havilland Mosquito aircraft of the Banff Strike Wing, Royal Air Force on 24 September 1944. V 5502 Snøgg ran aground on the Norwegian coast on 1 September 1943. She sank on 6 September during salvage attempts. V 5506 Zick was sunk in Hjeltefjord by de Havilland Mosquito aircraft of 235 and 248 Squadrons, Royal Air Force on 23 October 1944. V 5525 was sunk in Sognefjord by HNOMS MTB-709 and HNOMS MTB-712 on 2 November 1944. V 5531 was sunk in Sognefjord by HNOMS MTB-709 and HNOMS MTB-712 on 2 November 1944.

57 Vorpostenflotille
57 Vorpostenflotille was formed in November 1940. It was disbanded in June 1945. A number of vessels were redesignated within the unit.


 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5701 Thüringen
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5702 Eupen (V 5706)
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5702 Grane
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5703 Elsass (V 5705)
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5703 Lothringen (V 5704)
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5704 Warthegau ( V 5705)
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5705 Elsaß †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5706 Ostmark †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5707 Südwind
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5711 Steiermark
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5712 Kärnten
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5713 Sudetenland
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5714 Tirol
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5715 Skaggerak
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5716 Flandern
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5717 Fritz Homann
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5718 Coburg †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5719 Markomanne
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5720 Normanne
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5721 Turinge
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5722 Hornack †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5723 Möwe

†Losses:- V 5705 Elsaß struck a mine and sank in the Norwegian Sea off Bodø, Nordland, Norway on 27 September 1943. V 5706 Ostmark ran aground and sank on 16 March 1941. V 5718 Coburg on 18 November 1943. V 5722 Hornack was sunk at Rørvik, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway by Allied aircraft on 26 October 1944.

59 Vorpostenflotille
59 Vorpostenflotille was formed in February 1941. It was disbanded in June 1945.


 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5901 Bussard
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5901 Falkland
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5902 Rabe
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5902 Polarsonne
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5903 Elster
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5903 Polarfront
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5904 Sperber
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5904 Polarnacht
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5905 Habicht
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5905 Nordriff †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5905 Varanger
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5906 Krähe
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5906 Nordpol
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5907 Geier †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5907 Südwind
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5908 Penang †
 * GERMAN MINELAYER V 5908 Togo
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5909 Coronel †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5909 Jan Mayen
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5910 Westwind
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5911 Gauleiter Bohle
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5911 Nordkap
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5912 Köln
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5912 Polarstern
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5913 Wilhelm Söhle
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5913 Polarkreis
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5914 Vardö
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5914 Polarmeer
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5915 Heinrich Baumgarten
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5916 Yock
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5917 Othmarschen
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 5918 Jane

† Losses:- V 5905 Nordriff ran aground and was wrecked in Lopphavet on 29 December 1942. V 5907 Geier was shelled and sunk off Lofoten, Norway by HMS Ashanti (F51) on26 December 1941. V 5908 Penang on 26 January 1944. V 5909 Coronel struck a mine and sank in Varangerfjord on 1 February 1943.

61 Vorpostenflotille
61 Vorpostenflotille was formed in November 1940. It was disbanded in June 1945. A number of vessels were redesignated within the unit.


 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6101 Polarfuchs
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6101 Nordkap
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6101 Gauleiter Bohle †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6101 Wal 10
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6102 Köln †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6102 Polarstern
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6102 Wal 11
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6103 Nordlicht
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6104 Windhuk
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6104 Wien
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6105 Samoa
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6105 Holstein
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6106 Kiautschou
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6106 Tirol †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6107 Polarkreis
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6107 Wilhelm Söhle
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6107 Franke (V 6110, V 6111)
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6108 Polarmeer
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6108 Vardö
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6109 Nordwind †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6110 Nordkyn
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6111 Friese (V 6112) †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6111 Masuren †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6112 Gote (V 6113)
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6113 Alane (V 6114)
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6114 Duiveland
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6114 Eismeer
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6115 Salier
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6115 Ostwind †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6115 Helgoland
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6116 Ubier †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6116 Doggerbank
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6117 Cherusker †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6118 Gallipoli
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6119 Auk

† Losses:- V 6101 Gauleiter Bohle was bombed and sunk in the Norwegian Sea by Soviet Curtiss Kittyhawk, Ilyushin Il-2 and Yakovlev Yak-9 aircraft on 25 September 1944. V 6102 Köln was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea by SOVIET TORPEDO BOAT STS-206 or SOVIET TORPEDO BOAT TKA-205 on 19 August 1944. V 6106 Tirol was torpedoed and sunk in Varangerfjord by Soviet Navy torpedo boats on 12 December 1943. V 6107 was sunk in Varangerfjord by Soviet aircraft on 17 October 1944. V 6109 Nordwind was torpedoed and sunk in Busse Sound by Soviet aircraft on 23 March 1944. V 6111 Masuren was torpedoed and sunk in Korsfjord by Soviet aircraft on 24 October 1944. V 6112 Friese was torpedoed and sunk off Vardø, Finnmark, Norway by the SOVIET SUBMARINE M-201 on 19 August 1944. V 6113 Gote was torpedoed and sunk in Kongsfjord by Ilyushin Il-4 aircraft of the Soviet Ninth Guards Regiment. V 6115 Ostwind was torpedoed and sunk in the Barents Sea off Kiberg, Finnmark by the SOVIET SUBMARINE M-172 on 1 February 1943. V 6116 Ubier and V 6117 Cherusker'' struck a mine and sank in Porsangerfjord on 6 December 1943.

63 Vorpostenflotille
63 Vorpostenflotille was formed in May 1944. It was disbanded in 1945.


 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6301 Krebs
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6302 Widder
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6303 Stier
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6304 Waage
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6305 Frauke
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6306 Orion
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6307 Mob-FD 2 Jupiter †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6308 Mob-FD 1 Saturn
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6309 Mob-FD 3 Mars
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6310 Nordkap
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6311 Polarstern †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6312 Polarmeer
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6313 Westwind
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6314 Löwe
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6315 Wal 10
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6316 Wal 11
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6321
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6322
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6323
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6324
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6325
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6326
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6327
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6328 Kormoran
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6329 Kranich
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6330
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6331
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6332

† Losses:- V 6307 Mob-FD 2 Jupiter was sunk by Soviet aircraft in Norwegian waters on 17 July 1944. V 6311 Polarstern was bombed and sunk in Syltefjord by Soviet aircraft on 22 October 1944.

64 Vorpostenflotille
64 Vorpostenflotille was formed in June 1944. It was disbanded in 1945.


 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6401 Hagen
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6402 Hersing
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6403 Hildebrand
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6404 Midlum
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6405 Hermann
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6406 Hundius
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6407 Falke
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6408 Skagerak †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6409 Cimber
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6411 Thor
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6412 Frigga
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6413 Fro †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6414 Seeschwalbe
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6415 Kondor
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6416 Albatros
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6417 Loki
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6421
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6422
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6423
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6424
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6425
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6426
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6427
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6428
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6429
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6430
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6431
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6432
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6433
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6434
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6435
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6436
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6437
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6438
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6439
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6440
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6441
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6442
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6443
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6444
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6445
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6446
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6447
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6448
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6449
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6450

† Losses:- V 6408 Skagerak was torpedoed and sunk off Folda, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway by HNOMS Utsira (P-85) on 16 January 1945. V 6413 Fro was sunk off Trondheim, Norway by aircraft based on HMS Pursuer (D73) on 14 November 1944.

65 Vorpostenflotille
65 Vorpostenflotille was formed in May 1944. It was disbanded in 1945.


 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6501 Samoa
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6502 Kiautschou
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6503 Star 14
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6504 Claus Ebeling
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6505 Rau IX
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6506 Torlyn
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6507 Othmarschen
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6508 Jane
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6509 Habicht
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6510 Celle
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6511 Salier
 * GERMAN MINELAYER V 6512 Togo
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6513 Elster
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6514 Krähe
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6515 Hast I
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6516
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6517 †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6521
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6522
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6523
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6524
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6525
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6526
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6527
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6528
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6529
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6530
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6531
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6532
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6533
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6534
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6535
 * GERMAN TORPEDO BOAT V 6541 Drott

† Losses: V 6507 Othmarschen in the Danish Straits on 3 October 1945. V 6517 was torpedoed and sunk off northern Norway by the SOVIET SUBMARINE V-2 on 11 October 1944.

66 Vorpostenflotille
66 Vorpostenflotille was formed in May 1944. It was disbanded in 1945.


 * GERMAN TRAWLER V6601 Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V6602 Rother Adler
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V6603 Güldener Löwe
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V6604 Churprinz
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V6605 Markgraf von Hindenburg †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V6606 Wappen von Hamburg
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V6607 Charlotte Sophie †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V6608 Steiermark
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V6609 Kärnten
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V6610 Sudetenland
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V6611
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V6612
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V6613
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V6614
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V6615
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V6616
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V6617
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V6621 Dorothea
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V6622 Rummelpott

† Losses:- V 6605 Markgraf von Hindenburg on 8 March 1945. V 6607 Charlotte Sophie on 18 June 1945.

67 Vorpostenflotille
67 Vorpostenflotille was formed on 1 July 1944. It was disbanded in 1945.


 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6701 Rotges
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6702 Windhuk
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6703
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6704 †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6705
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6706
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6707 †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6708
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6709
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6710
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6711
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6712
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6713
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6714
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6715
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6716
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6717
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6718
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6719 †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6720
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6721
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6722
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6723
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6724
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6725
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6726
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6728 Kormoran
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6729 Kranich
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6730 Polarfuchs
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6731
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6732
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6733 Widder †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6734 Stier
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6735 Löwe

† Losses:- V 6704 was scuttled at Vadsø, Finnmark, Norway on 15 October 1944. V 6707 was sunk at Kirkenes, Finnmark by Soviet aircraft on 16 October 1944. V 6719 struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea off Swinemünde, Pomerania on 26 September 1944. V 6733 Widder was sunk by Allied aircraft at Horten, Vestfold, Norway on 23 February 1945.

68 Vorpostenflotille
68 Vorpostenflotille was formed in May 1944. It was disbanded in 1945.


 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6801 Viking †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6802 Flame
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6803 Burgunder †
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6804 Sachse
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6805 Geuse
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6806 Alemanne
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6807 Teutone
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6808 Rugier
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6811
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6812
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6813
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6814
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6815
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 6816

† Losses:- V 6801 Viking was sunk in Alesund by Bristol Beaufighter aircraft of the Royal Air Force on 17 October 1944. V 6803 Burgunder on 17 August 1944.

7 & 13 Sicherungsflotille
7 Sicherungflotille was formed in February 1943 and was expanded in March 1943. It was disbanded in October 1944 and its vessels transferred to 13 Sicherungflotille, which was disbanded on 24 April 1945.


 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 7001 Francis Simone
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 7002 Ste Jeanne d'Arc
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 7003 Petit Jesus
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 7004 St Joseph
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 7005 St Casimir
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 7006 St Louis
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 7007 A la Volonté de Dieux
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 7008 St Raphael
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 7009 St Antonie
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 7010 Volonté de la Vierge Marie
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 7011 Phoque
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 7012 Jeanne et Marie
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 7013 Louise Elise
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 7014 Jesus Nazareth
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 7015 Ste Madeleine
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 7016 Joseph François
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 7017 St Come et Damien
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 7018 St Christophe
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 7019
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 7020
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 7021
 * GERMAN TRAWLER V 7022