Coastal Artillery Cape Krestovyi/Cape Romanov Arctic FINLAND

[Von Spee]

This question referes to German Coastal Defences around PETSAMO on the Arctic Coast of FINLAND within the EISMEER Coastal Defence Region, during WW2.

Can anyone confirm whether the 'Cape ROMANOV' Battery of 4 x 15cm coastal guns is also known as 'Cape Krestovyi' (Russian nomenclature). Sited on eastern side of Petsamo Bay opposite LIINAKHAMARI in the Petsamo Fjord? Attacked by Soviet Naval Special Forces on the night of 11-12 Oct 1944.

Does anyone have any photographs of the site?

[jopaerya]

Hello

The batterie Cap Romanov is called by the Germans M.K.B.
Sensenhauser in a German Report from the Adm. Norwegen
from 1944 , I hope you can read German .

Raum Kirkenes 13-10-1944
Unter unmittelbarer Feindeinwirkung ging verloren 4 x 15 cm
M.K.B. Sensenhauser bei Räumung gesprengt.

Regards Jos

[Erik E]

According to various sources, the 4 guns were placed in 2 twin turrets.

Any idea which turrets??
Is it from Gneisenau or Graf Zeppelin?

Erik

[Bjørn from Norway]

A little on the battery;

MKB 1/ 517 Kap Romanov (6/ 513 ) (MKB Brommy, Memel-Ostsee)
Equipped with 4 x 15 cm SKC/28 guns in twin mounts, range 22 000 m. Ready in Dec 41 as a part of ”Nordverstärkung”. Usually called ”Batterie Sensenhauser” after its commander, oberleutnant Sensenhauser. This unit was, like the others in this area, frequently engaged in artillery duels with Soviet Coastal artillery units. Attacked by Soviet ground forces in Oct 44, blown up by its own crew.

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[jopaerya]

Hi All

M.K.B. Kap-Romanow / Sensenhauser 4 x 15cm S.K. C/28 1/517 (6/513)
M.K.B. Petsamo-Alt 4 x 15cm S.K. L/40 2/517 (5/513)
M.K.B. Petsamo-Neu 4 x 15cm S.K. C/28 in Drh.L. C/34 (Gneisenau) ?/517

One Turm of the M.K.B. Petsamo-Neu was sunk on the boat "Südmeer" , witch
was torpedoed by the Russians .

Regards Jos

[Von Spee]

Thanks for all of this but can anyone specifically identify the location of Batterie Sensenhauser and the 15cm gun positions at 'Cap Romanov' - ie. the exact geographic location of the battery? Is it the same location as the Russians call 'Cape Krestovyi'? - on the eastern side of the Petsamo Fjord opposite LIINAKHAMARI? Does anyone have a ground plan for the layout of the battery?

[jopaerya]

Hi Von Spee

I have no drawing of the batterie , only a drawing
of the area of Kap Romanow it is from the book
"Artillerie im Küstenkampf" from W.v. Harnier.

Regards Jos

[jopaerya]

Hello

Found some info on internet , I think that
you have it already Von Spee , otherwise
it is good info.
www-cgsc.army.mil/carl/ resources/csi/gebhardt/gebhardt.asp

Regards Jos

[Von Spee]

Jos,

Thankyou very much for the most interesting map - just the confirmation I was looking for and also my thanks for the book reference.

[Bjørn from Norway]

Hello!

An old thread... but anyway:

"Any idea which turrets??
Is it from Gneisenau or Graf Zeppelin?"

Graf Zeppelin.

" Four were installed at MKB 6/514 in Store Korsnes near the Altafjord in December 1943 and got operational in February 1944. In November 1944 those guns were evacuated to MKB 5/512 in Karlsøy and got operational in January 1945. After the war, these guns were installed at Grotoya near Harstad and used by the Norwegian army until the early 1990s.
Four other guns were brought to Kap Romanov and in use since September 1942. They engaged Russian coastal artillery in Fiskerihalvoya and were blown up in October 1944"
(http://www.german-navy.de/smb/scalemode ... story.html)

B.

[Natter]

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[Natter]

Can anyone confirm whether the 'Cape ROMANOV' Battery of 4 x 15cm coastal guns is also known as 'Cape Krestovyi' (Russian nomenclature). Sited on eastern side of Petsamo Bay opposite LIINAKHAMARI in the Petsamo Fjord? Attacked by Soviet Naval Special Forces on the night of 11-12 Oct 1944.

Thanks for all of this but can anyone specifically identify the location of Batterie Sensenhauser and the 15cm gun positions at 'Cap Romanov' - ie. the exact geographic location of the battery? Is it the same location as the Russians call 'Cape Krestovyi'? - on the eastern side of the Petsamo Fjord opposite LIINAKHAMARI? Does anyone have a ground plan for the layout of the battery?

Thankyou very much for the most interesting map - just the confirmation I was looking for and also my thanks for the book reference.

If you got your confirmation from Map 14 at the link given above ( www-cgsc.army.mil/carl/ resources/csi/gebhardt/gebhardt.asp ), then you're wrong. The battery located here is the HKB 1/773 Ristiniemi!
MKB 1/517 Kap Romanow "Sensenhauser" (ex "Brommy") was located at "Kap Romanow" (probably not the Russian name though...). Remains of the battery are visible in Google Earth (for example at the position 69.678121,31,487166).

[deadpixels.ru]

Photos of HKB 1/773, cape Ristiniemi
http://www.deadpixels.ru/north/petsamof ... index.html

[na4222]

Saw some photos recently of this battery. The guns were on single mounts, not twin mounts.

Best regards,
Nezar

[igorr]

Twin mounts was Petsamo Neu, one turret nearly completed and blowed in oct. 1944, second not installed. Other batteries in Petsamo-area were all single mounts.