Axis Blockade Runners by Martin Brice. One such mission resulted in the Battle of the Bay of Biscay at the end of the year, in which Z23 played a minor role. RHAKOTIS - intercepted and sunk by HMS SCYLLA while inbound at 45-01 N. 10-50 W. on January 1, 1943. document.write(">- Contact RAL"); Hans-Joachim Schwantke). Highly recommended for anyone wanting to learn more about this fascinating th. 6. KOTA NOPAN (KARIN) - intercepted and scuttled, while homebound, at 07-00 S. Even though this is a short book, it is packed with lots of information and stories of the blockade running and the interception thereof. Of the 49 "most probable runners" 22 are tankers and 27 are merchant ships. ELSA ESSBERGER 3KULMERLAND 1HIMALAYAFUSIJAMA 1MUNSTERLAND 1TANNENFELS 2DRESDEN 2 Although manned by mixed naval and merchant marine crews (sometimes Italians as well as Germans), blockade runners are classed as Hilfsbeischiffe der Kriegsmarine Or naval auxiliaries. All enemy ships, however, managed to reach Bordeaux. )DON ESTEBAN (U.S.)LAKE OSWEYA (U.S.)NINGPO (Swed. The German torpedo boat T22 was one of fifteen Type 39 torpedo boats built for the Kriegsmarine (German Navy) during World War II. By late 1942 and early 1943, only one of the six ships that left for Europe reached its destination. Of outbound ships, only two are known to have made successful sorties from Biscay Bay - the OSORNO, which by now should be in the Indian Ocean - and the ALSTERUFER, which may have reached the Sea of Japan, or may be operating in the Atlantic as a mine-layer, supply ship, or hit-and-run raider. However, the potential profits (economically or militarily) from a successful blockade run are tremendous, so blockade-runners typically had excellent crews. 10. 3. SPREEWALD - sunk while homebound January 31, 1942, at 46-00 N. 28-48 W. by an Italian submarine. Start by marking “Axis Blockade Runners Of World War II” as Want to Read: Error rating book. The German torpedo boat T22 was one of fifteen Type 39 torpedo boats built for the Kriegsmarine (German Navy) during World War II.Completed in early 1942, the ship was transferred to France later that year where she escorted blockade runners and Axis submarines through the Bay of Biscay. 21-00.W., on March 10, 1943, by USS EBERLE. Admiral King … From April 1941 onwards, German blockade-runner (Blockadebrecher) merchant ships and a few Italian vessels replaced the Soviet trains. 1st. ** Left Sunda Strait February 7th; should have arrived in Europe. Their operations are quite risky since blockading fleets would not hesitate to fire on them. In addition to the damaged runner, one to three others may possibly have completed their homeward runs from the Far East... Only two ships are known to have made successful departures from Biscay this year - and one of these may not be a runner. 2. From Koehlers Verlagsgessellschaft, Hamburg ISBN # 3-7822-0612-6 Photos (illustrator). AXIS BLOCKADE RUNNERS OF WORLD WAR II Item Description: B T Batsford, London, 1981. The standard variant used in blockade runners was the "diagonal" engine, where the cylinders were mounted behind and below the paddlewheel shaft, inclined at an angle of around 15 degrees. 5. Crewmen of the cruiser USS Omaha cheer their capture of the German blockade runner Odenwald off the coast of Brazil in November 1941. NOTE: The homebound PIETRO ORSEOLO was being escorted off the Spanish coast by four DD's when intercepted at 44-37 N. 02-18 W. on April 1st by a U. S. submarine. was a World War II operation to intercept blockade runners off the west coast of France. "); The book is also very well written - it is NOT a dry account or a log of blockade runners leaving and coming back. )OLYMPIC (Pan. In the spring of 1941, however, Germany terminated the use of this important overland route because of its advanced plans for an invasion of the Soviet Union (Operation Barbarossa). document.write("