Id. warship

[AVV]

May be, a mock-up?

Best regards, Aleks

[Twilight]

Hi.

Hi all,
Can somebody identify these ships? Very heavy armament!!
Can somebody help me with the guns? 2cm Flakvierling 38, 3.7cm ??? and 8.8cm ????
Regards Sturm78

Artillery landing barges - typ AF. Special, instead of reconstructed from landing barges.

Best regards

Alex

[AVV]

Artillery landing barges - typ AF.

Thanks!

Best regards, Aleks

[bechelaren]

Hi all,

Can somebody identify these ships? Very heavy armament!!
Can somebody help me with the guns? 2cm Flakvierling 38, 3.7cm ??? and 8.8cm ????

Image from Ebay
Thanks in advance. Regards Sturm78

Hi Sturm,
adding to earlier information of Alex:
The ships are artillery feeries ( AFP) rather the artillery barges ( MAL)
The photo shows two of AFPs of 6. Artillerieträger-Flottille ( AFP Squadron) in a S-boat bunker in Cherbourg in 1944.
They belonged to Gruppe Karl (Karl - Group) commanded by Oblt z S Otto Karl

[igorr]

Very good identifying, Twilight and bechelaren!
I only think, this cant't be 6 AT Flotille, because this unit have no MFP typ D, as we see on photo. This must be 8 AT flotille and some AF in range AF.97 - AF.112.
And this is 8.8-cm/35 gun, one 3.7-cm/30 and flakvierling on photo.

[Sturm78]

Thank you very much for your help, Alex, bechelaren and igorr.

I am a little confused after reading your answers: Artilleriefährprähme (AFP) or Marinefährprähme Typ D (MFP) ??

Regards Sturm78

[igorr]

Artilleriefährprähme based on MFP typ D - only this prahme have big guns (8.8) with shilds. On photo of course AF typ D1 or D2.

[Sturm78]

Thanks, again, igorr.

Does you have some more images of Artilleriefährprähme?

Regards Sturm78

[igorr]

Sorry - no.

[Polar bear]

hello,

Probably a US Illinois-class ship.
waleed

correct

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

R-Boot ??

Image from Ebay
Regards Sturm78

[Twilight]

Hi;

Yes. Typ R-17. Possibly, in France.

Best regards

Alex

[Polar bear]

hi

Hi all,
Image from Ebay
Regards Sturm78

flottilla´s coat of arms, visible at the bow, is - as a tradition - being carried by the German navy´s 5th minesweeper squadron

[igorr]

German minesweepers bore name Minensucher. On photo we see Raumboot, much small ship with Diesel engine. AFAIK, this named motor minesweeper in english. Additionaly, Kriegsmarine hasn't any minesweeper squadron. Do you mean 5 R.-flotilla?

[Polar bear]

hi

German minesweepers bore name Minensucher. On photo we see Raumboot, much small ship with Diesel engine. AFAIK, this named motor minesweeper in english. Additionaly, Kriegsmarine hasn't any minesweeper squadron. Do you mean 5 R.-flotilla?

No. German navy is the official name of the "Bundesmarine/Deutsche Marine" (since 1955)