KMS ORION (ship 36) (HSK-1)
German Navy auxiliary cruiser Orion (HSK-1)

KMS auxiliary cruiser Orion (HSK-1)

On-board flight command 5/196 on commercial junk cruisers 1 to 5:

HSK 1 - ORION (ship 36)

Aircraft facilities and on-board accommodation:

Equipment planning: According to the planning of December 8th, 1939, the ship was equipped with 1 type Ar. 196 A1 equipped.

Accommodation: On-board aircraft were housed in a cargo hold of the ship specially converted into a hanger.

Used aircraft:

 

 KMS ORION (ship 36) (HSK-1)

Code:	Aircraft type:	WNr:	Period:	Remarks:
6W?N	Ar. 196 A1	1960025	October 12, 1939 -December 15, 1939	Stored in the Holtenau air park for ship 36.
			December 15, 1939 -January 9, 1940	Deployment attempts as well as deployment and deployment exercises on the ship.
			1/09/1940	Holtenau, at the start of the attempt to use the ORION, rammed the deck hall, damaged swimmers and tipped over the surface. 80% breakage.
6W?N	Ar. 196 A1	19600 ..	01/01/1940 - 08/24/1941	Reassigned in Kiel-Holtenau and taken over as board aircraft
			06/16/1940	When landing at sea, 90% breakage occurs. / Then recovered and repaired.
			December 20, 1940	Unclear in flight, no longer usable. Motor defective. / The machine was repaired and made ready for use from parts of the damaged HSK KOMET on-board aircraft.
			7/07/1941	The aircraft was cannibalized for the purpose of obtaining spare parts for the 2nd aircraft on board.
			08/24/1941	The fuselage cell was disembarked in Bordeaux.
-	Nakajima type 95 E8N2	L 5196	02/03/1941 - 05/26/1941	Takeover of supplier MÜNSTERLAND at the Maug Islands (procured by the Tokyo military attaché and taken over in Sukumo Bay by Heinkel fitter Kahl).
			05/26/1941	At 06.36 h - if the take-off attempt failed at position: 18 ° 52 'S / 51 ° 06' E sunk.
6W?N	Ar. 196 A1	19600 ..	04/11/1941 - 08/23/1941	Takeover from supplier ALSTERUFER at position: 23 ° 11 'S / 79 ° 31' E, box number: 500
			07/19/1941	Broken engine block, lost engine, float destroyed by working propellers, wrecked machine recovered. / In order to repair this machine, the first on-board aircraft (01.40) was cannibalized and the parts for the second on-board aircraft were used. Ready for use again on August 6, 1941.
			08/23/1941	Arrived in the Gironde estuary and flown to the Hourtin aviator base during the anchor break off Royan.

 

 

Luftwaffe crews aboard KMS Auxiliary cruiser Orion (HSK-1)

Embarked crews of the flight squadron:
Position:	Rank/Name:	On board:	From board:	Remarks:
1. Pilot officer / pilot	Obltn. (M) Klaus v. Winter field	December 12, 1939	08/23/1941	Returned back to their staffel.
Air officer / observer	Ltn. (M) Gustav Bührnheim	March 00, 1940	08/23/1941	Returned back to their staffel.
Pilot	If. Flugmstr. Päßler	December 12, 1939	08/23/1941	Returned back to their staffel.
Pilot	Fw. Mordhorst	March 00, 1940	08/23/1941	Returned back to their staffel.
Embarked technical maintenance staff, strength: 2/2
I. Board attendant / aircraft mechanic	Uffz. ??	December 12, 1939	08/23/1941	Returned back to their staffel.
II. Board attendant	??	December 12, 1939	08/23/1941	Returned back to their staffel.
Master-at-Arms	??	December 12, 1939	08/23/1941	Returned back to their staffel.
Engine fitter	??	December 12, 1939	08/23/1941	Returned back to their staffel.
Heinkel fitter	Bald	2/03/1941	08/23/1941	Returned back to their staffel.
On August 24, 1941, HSK ORION was decommissioned.

KMS ATLANTIS (Ship 16) (HSK-2)
German Navy auxiliary cruiser ATLANTIS (HSK-2)

HSK 2 - ATLANTIS (Ship 16)

Aircraft facilities and on-board accommodation:

Equipment planning: The ship was equipped with 2 He 114 B aircraft on board as planned on December 8, 1939.

Accommodation: The hanger for the aircraft on board was set up in hatch II.

The German auxiliary cruiser Atlantis (HSK 2), known to the Kriegsmarine as Schiff 16 and to the Royal Navy as Raider-C, was a converted German Hilfskreuzer (auxiliary cruiser), or merchant or commerce raider of the Kriegsmarine, which, in World War II, travelled more than 161,000 km (100,000 mi) in 602 days, and sank or captured 22 ships with a combined tonnage of 144,384. Atlantis was commanded by Kapitän zur See Bernhard Rogge, who received the Oak Leaves to the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. She was sunk on 22 November 1941 by the British cruiser HMS Devonshire.

Commerce raiders do not seek to engage warships, but rather attack enemy merchant shipping; the measures of success are tonnage destroyed (or captured) and time spent at large. Atlantis was second only to Pinguin in tonnage destroyed, and had the longest raiding career of any German commerce raider in either world war. She captured highly secret documents from SS Automedon.

Used aircraft: Trade war, patrol from 03/31/1940 - 11/22/1941

 

 KMS ATLANTIS (Ship 16) (HSK-2)

Code:	Aircraft type:	WNr:	Period:	Remarks:
6W?N	He 114 B	-	December 15, 1939	Accepted ready-to-fly as an on-board aircraft in Kiel-Holtenau.
			May 14, 1940	When starting engine broken out. / Then repaired and ready for use.
			05/30/1940	Engine suspension broken, no longer repairable. / Used as a spare parts supplier for the 2nd aircraft on board.
			04/20/1941	Delivery of the remaining He 114 parts and equipment to supplier ALSTERUFER
6W?N	He 114 B	-	December 15, 1939	As an on-board aircraft in Kiel-Holtenau, not ready to fly.
			October 19, 1940	Broken engine mount. / Then repaired and ready for use.
			01/24/1941	Float leaked on landing, capsized, then sunk by fire at position: 06 ° 23 'S / 61 ° 40' E.
6W?N	Ar. 196 A1	-	04/20/1941	Taken over from the supplier ALSTERUFER as a newly assigned aircraft, crate number: 300
			04.09.1941	Sea landing break, badly damaged, no longer usable.
			11/22/1941	Total loss when the ship sank after a battle with HMS DORSETSHIRE.
6W?N	Ar. 196 A1	-	04/20/1941	Taken over from the supplier ALSTERUFER, was intended for HSK THOR, has waived the takeover, box number: 200
			11/21/1941	Sea landing rupture, overturned, no longer usable.
			11/22/1941	Total loss when the ship sank after a battle with HMS DORSETSHIRE.
T3?H	Ar. 196 A2	1960 ...	04/21/1941	Taken over from the supplier ALSTERUFER, was intended for ADMIRAL SCHEER, has waived the takeover, box number: 100
			11/22/1941	Total loss when the ship sank after a battle with HMS DORSETSHIRE.

 

Luftwaffe crews aboard German Navy auxiliary cruiser ATLANTIS (HSK-2)

Embarked crews of the flight squadron:
Position:	Rank/Name:	On board:	From board:	Remarks:
1. Pilot officer / pilot	Ltn. (M) Richard von Bulla	January 18, 1940	December 12, 1941	Returned back to their staffel
Pilot	Ofw. Borchert	January 18, 1940	December 12, 1941	Returned back to their staffel
Embarked technical maintenance staff, strength: 2/2
I. Board attendant / aircraft mechanic	Fw. Bees	December 15, 1939	December 12, 1941	Returned back to their staffel
II. Board attendant	Uffz. ??	December 15, 1939	December 12, 1941	Returned back to their staffel
Master-at-Arms	??	December 15, 1939	December 12, 1941	Returned back to their staffel
Engine fitter	??	December 15, 1939	December 12, 1941	Returned back to their staffel
11/22/1941 - The ship scuttled after a battle with HMS DORSETSHIRE.

KMS ARIES (Ship 21) (HSK-3)
German Navy auxiliary cruiser ARIES (HSK-3)

HSK 3 - ARIES (Ship 21)

Aircraft facilities and on-board accommodation:

Equipment planning: According to the planning of December 8th, 1939, the ship was equipped with 1 type Ar. 196 A1 equipped.

Accommodation: On-board aircraft were housed in a cargo hold of the ship specially converted into a hanger.

Used aircraft: Trade war, patrol from 05/05/1940 - 31/10/1940

 

 KMS ARIES (Ship 21) (HSK-3)

Code:	Aircraft type:	WNr:	Period:	Remarks:
6W?N	Ar. 196 A1	1960029	11/30/1939 - 12/12/1940	Taken over as an on-board aircraft in Kiel-Holtenau.
			06/24/1940	The engine broke while loading, repairs hopeless, not ready for use.
			12/12/1940	Picked up from the seaplane base in Brest-Süd and taken over.

 

Luftwaffe crews aboard German Navy auxiliary cruiser ARIES (HSK-3)

Embarked crews of the flight squadron:
Position:	Rank/Name:	On board:	From board:	Remarks:
1. Pilot officer / pilot	Obltn. (M) Konrad Hoppe	April 00, 1940	10/31/1940	Returned back to their staffel
Pilot	??	April 00, 1940	10/31/1940	Returned back to their staffel
Embarked technical maintenance staff, strength: 2/2
I. Board attendant / aircraft mechanic	Uffz. ??	11/30/1939	12/12/1940	Returned back to their staffel
II. Board attendant	Uffz. ??	11/30/1939	12/12/1940	Returned back to their staffel
Master-at-Arms	??	11/30/1939	12/12/1940	Returned back to their staffel
Engine fitter	??	11/30/1939	12/12/1940	Returned back to their staffel
HSK WIDDER was decommissioned on December 13, 1940.

KMS THOR (Ship 10) (HSK-4)
German Navy auxiliary cruiser THOR (HSK-4)

HSK 4 - THOR (ship 10)

Aircraft facilities and on-board accommodation:

Equipment planning: According to the planning of December 8th, 1939, the ship was equipped with 1 type Ar. 196 A1 equipped. After modernization measures in 1941/42, it was able to accommodate 2 aircraft on board.

Accommodation: On-board aircraft were housed in a cargo hold of the ship specially converted into a hanger.

Used aircraft: 1st patrol from 06.06.1940 - 30.04.1941

 

 KMS THOR (Ship 10) (HSK-4)

Code:	Aircraft type:	WNr:	Period:	Remarks:
6W?N	Ar. 196 A1	1960028	May 3, 1940 - April 30, 1941	Was made available for ship 10 from November 1939, taken over as an on-board aircraft in Kiel-Holtenau.
6W?N	Ar. 196 A1	19600 ..	02/14/1941	On board supplier ALSTERUFER, an on-board aircraft for ship 10, disassembled, box no. 200. THOR renounces takeover and hands it over to ATLANTIS.
2nd patrol from January 14th, 1942 - October 9th, 1942
DHHN	Ar. 196 A3	1960194	01/01/1942 - 11/30/1942	Taken over as board aircraft from GAST Nantes.
			11/30/1942	Yokohama, destroyed in the disaster of the utility UCKERMARK.
6W?N	Ar. 196 A3	1960242	01/01/1942 - 11/30/1942	Taken over as board aircraft from GAST Nantes.
			11/30/1942	Yokohama, destroyed in the disaster of the utility UCKERMARK.

 

Luftwaffe crews aboard German Navy auxiliary cruiser THOR (HSK-4)

Embarked crews of the flight squadron:
Position:	Rank/Name:	On board:	From board:	Remarks:
1. Air officer / observer	Obltn. (M) Haelbich	4/10/1940	04/30/1941	1. patrol / back to the squadron.
Pilot	Fw. Lutz	4/10/1940	04/30/1941	1. patrol / back to the squadron.
Embarked technical maintenance staff, strength: 2/2
1. Air officer / observer	Obltn. (M) Robert Meyer-Ahrens	1/01/1942	11/30/1942	2. Patrol 1 Disembark in Japan. PoW: 04/10/1943
observer	Ob.Fr. Kurt Beyer	1/01/1942	† November 30,1942	Yokohama, killed in UCKERMARK explosion.
Pilot	Oberflugmstr. Stem buck	1/01/1942	11/30/1942	2. Patrol / Disembark in Japan.
Pilot	Uffz. Peter Fleisch	1/01/1942	† November 30,1942	Yokohama, killed in UCKERMARK explosion.
Embarked technical maintenance staff, strength: 2/2, if verifiable:
Radio operator	Uffz. Werner Appelbohm	11/30/1941	† November 30,1942	Yokohama, killed in UCKERMARK explosion.
11/30/1942 - HSK THOR destroyed in the disaster of the UCKERMARK utility.

 

Luftwaffe crews aboard HSK 4 - THOR (ship 10)

Embarked crews of the flight squadron:
Position:	Rank/Name:	On board:	From board:	Remarks:
1. Air officer / observer	Obltn. (M) Haelbich	4/10/1940	04/30/1941	1. patrol / back to the squadron.
Pilot	Fw. Lutz	4/10/1940	04/30/1941	1. patrol / back to the squadron.
Embarked technical maintenance staff, strength: 2/2
1. Air officer / observer	Obltn. (M) Robert Meyer-Ahrens	1/01/1942	11/30/1942	2. Patrol 1 Disembark in Japan. PoW: 04/10/1943
observer	Ob.Fr. Kurt Beyer	1/01/1942	† November 30,1942	Yokohama, killed in UCKERMARK explosion.
Pilot	Oberflugmstr. Stem buck	1/01/1942	11/30/1942	2. Patrol / Disembark in Japan.
Pilot	Uffz. Peter Fleisch	1/01/1942	† November 30,1942	Yokohama, killed in UCKERMARK explosion.
Embarked technical maintenance staff, strength: 2/2, if verifiable:
Radio operator	Uffz. Werner Appelbohm	11/30/1941	† November 30,1942	Yokohama, killed in UCKERMARK explosion.
11/30/1942 - HSK THOR destroyed in the disaster of the UCKERMARK utility.

KMS PENGUIN (Ship 33) (HSK-5)
German Navy auxiliary cruiser PENGUIN (HSK-5)

HSK 5 - PENGUIN (ship 33)

Aircraft facilities and on-board accommodation:

Equipment planning: The ship was equipped with 2 He 114 B aircraft on board as planned on December 8, 1939

Accommodation: On-board aircraft were housed in a cargo hold of the ship specially converted into a hanger.

Used aircraft:

 

 KMS PENGUIN (Ship 33) (HSK-5)

Code:	Aircraft type:	WNr:	Period:	Remarks:
6W?N	He 114 B	2551	01/15/1940-09/05/1940	Accepted ready-to-fly as an on-board aircraft in Kiel-Holtenau.
			04/20/1940	At E -stelle Travemünde installation of a FuG XVII.
			9/05/1940	Sea landing break, engine block broken out, sunk on fire.
6W?N	He 114 B	2553	January 15, 1940 - May 8, 1941	As an on-board aircraft in Kiel-Holtenau, not ready to fly
			5/08/1941	If the ship was sunk by HMS CORNWALL at position: 03 ° 50 'N / 53 ° 50' E, total loss.
ex. T3FH	Ar. 196 A1	1960020	03/14/1941 -05/08/1941	As an on-board aircraft from the supplier ALSTERTOR, disassembled into box no. 500 taken over.
			5/08/1941	The ship was sunk by HMS CORNWALL at position: 03 ° 50 'N / 53 ° 50' E, total loss.

 

Luftwaffe crews aboard German Navy auxiliary cruiser PENGUIN (HSK-5)

Embarked crews of the flight squadron:
Position:	Rank/Name:	On board:	From board:	Remarks:
1. Air officer / observer	Obltn. (M) Walter Müller	March 00, 1940	† May 8th, 1941	Lost when the ship sank.
Pilot	Uffz. Hans Werner	March 00, 1940	5/08/1941	PoW, survived and captured.
Embarked technical maintenance personnel:
I. Board attendant / foreman	Fw. Ferdinand Hüttenmeister	March 00, 1940	May 8th, 1941	Lost when the ship sank.
II. Board attendant	Hpt.Gefr. Hermann Bader	March 00, 1940	† May 8th, 1941	Lost when the ship sank.
Ground staff/technicians	Ob.Fr. Hans Klinkenbusch	March 00, 1940	5/08/1941	missed when the ship sank.
Ground staff/technicians	Gefr. Heinrich Lein	March 00, 1940	† May 8th, 1941	Lost when the ship sank.
Ground staff/technicians	Frozen Heinz Radden	March 00, 1940	5/08/1941	PoW, survived and captured.
On May 8th, 1941 HSK PINGUIN was provided by HMS CORNWALL . After a full salvo from the British cruiser, 130 mines detonated and tore the ship to pieces. At 16.29 h it sank to position: 03 ° 50 'N / 53 ° 50' E, south of the Seychelles within one minute.

KMS STIER (ship 23) (HSK-6)
German Navy auxiliary cruiser STIER (HSK-6)

HSK 6 - STIER (Ship 23)

Aircraft facilities and on-board accommodation:

Equipment planning: According to the planning dated December 8th, 1939, the ship should be equipped with two Ar. 196 A1.

Announcement from 04/07/1941 - The structural conditions of the ship mean that an aircraft of type Ar is on board 196 impossible. Therefore, 2 planes are Ar. 231 given on board.

Accommodation: On-board aircraft were housed in a cargo hold of the ship specially converted into a hanger.

 

 KMS STIER (ship 23) (HSK-6)

Code:	Aircraft type:	WNr:	Period:	Remarks:
6W?N	He 114 B	2564	July 00th, 1940 - August 4th, 1940	On-board aircraft, ship as a trafficker in the Baltic Sea.
			08/04/1940	Leba lake, hot strop torn when deployed, crew uninjured, 55% breakage.
6W?N	Ar. 231	003	January 10, 1942 -September 27, 1942	As an on-board aircraft, ready to fly, taken on board at the Oder shipyard in Stettin.
			09/27/1942	Total loss, sinking of the ship after a battle with US steamer STEPHEN HOPKINS at position: 25 ° S / 20 ° W.
6W?N	Ar. 231	004	January 10, 1942 -September 27, 1942	As a reserve aircraft, dismantled, taken on board at the Oder shipyard in Stettin.
			09/27/1942	Total loss, sinking of the ship after a battle with US steamer STEPHEN HOPKINS at position: 25 ° S / 20 ° W.
-	Nakajima type 95 E8N1	-	09/25/1942	Carried by the supplier TANNENFELS, no takeover.

 

Luftwaffe crews aboard German Navy auxiliary cruiser STIER (HSK-6)

Embarked crews of the flight squadron:
Position:	Rank/Name:	On board:	From board:	Remarks:
1. Air officer / observer	-	-	-	-
Pilot	Fw. Karl-Heinz Decker	01/10/1942	09/27/1942	Returned to the squadron in November 1942.
Embarked technical maintenance staff, strength: 2/2
On September 27, 1942, HSK STIER was scuttled after a battle with US steamer STEPHEN HOPKINS at position: 25 ° S / 20 ° W.

KMS KOMET (ship 45) (HSK-7)
German Navy auxiliary cruiser KOMET (HSK-7)

HSK 7 - KOMET (ship 45)

Aircraft facilities and on-board accommodation:

Equipment planning: According to the planning dated December 8th, 1939, the ship should be equipped with two Ar. 196 A1.

December 10, 1941 - planned to expire again. There should be 2 ares. 196 a3 to be given on board.

Accommodation: On-board aircraft were housed in a cargo hold of the ship specially converted into a hanger.

December 10th, 1941 - Planned installation of an aircraft lifting platform. Completion on March 1st, 1942.

Used aircraft: 1st patrol from July 3rd, 1940 to November 30th, 1941

 

 KMS KOMET (ship 45) (HSK-7)

Code:	Aircraft type:	WNr:	Period:	Remarks:
6W?N 'SPATZ'	Ar. 196 A1 (with A2 areas)	1960030	06/13/1940 - 10/02/1940	Board aircraft, handover in Kiel-Holtenau.
			10/02/1940	Pacific Ocean, East Carolines, overturned at take-off, 100% break, saved / Float, tail unit and wings unusable, were thrown back into the water. Aircraft remnants mothballed on 12.12. given to supplier KULMERLAND to be passed on to ORION, later used to repair the aircraft on board ship 36 "ORION".
2nd patrol from October 7th, 1942 - October 14th, 1942
-	White wagtail FA 330	-	07/28/1942 - 09/28/1942	Trial attempts on the ship when not ready for the front.
6W?N	Ar. 196 A3	1960 228	October 00, 1942 - October 14, 1942	Aircraft since February 19. provided for the ship. On board in Hamburg.
			10/14/1942	Canal, ship sunk by British MTB 236 near Cap de la Hogue, total loss.
6W?N	Ar. 196 A3	1960246	October 00, 1942 - October 14, 1942	Aircraft since February 19. provided for the ship. On board in Hamburg.
			10/14/1942	Canal, ship sunk by British MTB 236 near Cap de la Hogue, total loss.

 

 KMS Auxiliary cruiser KOMET (HSK-7)

1st patrol from July 3rd, 1940 to November 30th, 1941
Position:	Rank/Name:	On board:	From board:	Remarks:
1. Air officer / observer	Obltn. (M) Hans Lindenmann	June 00, 1940	December 21, 1940	Seriously injured on October 2nd, 1940. / With supplier KULMERLAND to Japan, from there to Russia via Russia.
Pilot	Flight master Lührs	June 00, 1940	December 21, 1940	Slightly injured on October 2nd, 1940. / Switched to supplier KULMERLAND.

 

Luftwaffe crews aboard German Navy auxiliary cruiser KOMET (HSK-7)

Embarked technical maintenance staff, strength: 2/2
2nd patrol from October 7th, 1942 - October 14th, 1942
Position:	Rank/Name:	On board:	From board:	Remarks:
1. Pilot officer / pilot	Ltn. (M) Paul-Dieter Friederichs	October 00, 1942	t October 14, 1942	Lost when the ship sank.
Pilot	Ofw. Wilhelm Kreuzfeld	October 00, 1942	t October 14, 1942	Lost when the ship sank.
Embarked technical maintenance personnel:
I. Board attendant	Uffz. Josef Obinger	October 00, 1942	t October 14, 1942	Lost when the ship sank.
Ground staff / technicians	Ob.Fr. Rudolf Förtsch	October 00, 1942	t October 14, 1942	Lost when the ship sank.
Ground staff / technicians	Ob.Fr. Rolf Forster	October 00, 1942	t October 14, 1942	Lost when the ship sank.
Ground staff / technicians	Ob.Fr. Gerhard ??	October 00, 1942	t October 14, 1942	Lost when the ship sank.
On October 14, 1942, HSK KOMET was sunk by the British MTB 236 by a torpedo hit near Cap de la Hogue. No survivors.

KMS KORMORAN (ship 41) (HSK-8)
German Navy auxiliary cruiser KORMORAN (HSK-8)

HSK 8 - KORMORAN (ship 41)

Aircraft facilities and on-board accommodation:

Equipment planning: According to the planning dated December 8th, 1939, the ship should have two Ar. 196 A1.

Accommodation: On-board aircraft were housed in a cargo hold of the ship specially converted into a hanger.

Used aircraft

 

 KMS KORMORAN (ship 41) (HSK-8)

Code:	Aircraft type:	WNr:	Period:	Remarks:
6W?N	Ar. 196 A1	1960022	October 16, 1940 - November 19, 1941	Ready-to-fly board aircraft, handover in Kiel-Holtenau.
			December 29, 1940	North Atlantic, the aircraft undercut at takeoff and is badly damaged, no longer usable
			11/19/1941	Ship blown up after battle with austr. HMAS SYDNEY cruiser . Total loss.
6W?N	Ar. 196 A1	1960021	October 16, 1940 - November 19, 1941	Disassembled reserve aircraft, delivered on board in Kiel-Holtenau.
			11/19/1941	Ship blown up after battle with austr. HMAS SYDNEY cruiser . Total loss.
BBYM	Ar. 196 A3	1960139	April 21, 1941 -November 19, 1941	Disassembled aircraft, taken over by supplier ALSTERUFER.
			11/19/1941	Ship blown up after battle with austr. HMAS SYDNEY cruiser . Total loss.

 

Luftwaffe crews aboard German Navy auxiliary cruiser KORMORAN (HSK-8)

Embarked crews of the flight squadron:
Trade war, patrol from December 3rd, 1940 - November 19th, 1941
Position:	Rank/Name:	On board:	From board:	Remarks:
1. Air officer / observer	Obltn. (M) Heinrich-Friedrich Ahl	October 00, 1940	11/19/1941	PoW. Captive Australia after sinking of the ship.
Pilot	Ofw.Johann Duismann	October 00, 1940	t November 20th, 1941	Died at sea as a result of injuries.
Embarked technical maintenance personnel:
I. Board attendant	Uffz. Kurt Dudzek	October 00, 1940	11/19/1941	PoW. Captive Australia after sinking of the ship.
Ground staff / technicians	Ob.Fr. Fritz Knoll	October 00, 1940	11/23/1941	PoW. Captive Australia after the ship sank / Escape 08/07/42
Ground staff / technicians	Ob.Fr. Albert Ruf	October 00, 1940	11/24/1941	PoW. Captive Australia after sinking of the ship.
Ground staff / technicians	Ob.Fr. Willi Galuschka	October 00, 1940	11/23/1941	PoW. Captive Australia after sinking of the ship.
On November 19, 1942 after the battle and sinking of the Austrralian Cruiser HMAS SYDNEY Ship 41 was blown up due to the serious damage.

KMS MICHEL (ship 28) (HSK-9)
German Navy auxiliary cruiser MICHEL (HSK-9)

HSK 9 - MICHEL (ship 28)

Aircraft facilities and on-board accommodation:

Equipment planning: According to the planning dated December 8th, 1939, the ship should have two Ar. 196 A1.

Accommodation: On-board aircraft were housed in a cargo hold of the ship specially converted into a hanger.

Used aircraft: Trade war, 1st patrol from 06.03.1942 - 02.03.1943 and from Japan the 2nd patrol from 01.05.1943 - 17.10.1943

 

 KMS MICHEL (ship 28) (HSK-9)

Code:	Aircraft type:	WNr:	Period:	Remarks:
DHHQ	Ar. 196 A3	1960197	September 19, 1941 -October 17, 1943	Ready-to-fly board aircraft, taken over in Kiel-Holtenau.
			10/17/1943	Total loss, HSK MICHEL by torpedoes of the amerk. Submarine TARPON sunk.
6W?N	Ar. 196 A3	1960 169	March 00, 1942 - October 17, 1943	Disassembled reserve aircraft, parked in Kiel-Holtenau since July 14, 1941, then taken over in March 1942.
			10/17/1943	Total loss, HSK MICHEL by torpedoes of the amerk. Submarine TARPON sunk.
6W?N	Ar. 196 A3	1960243	March 00, 1943 - October 17, 1943	Disassembled aircraft on board, loaded onto supplier RIO GRANDE on June 10th, 1942, box no. ZWL 1 to 11. Should be taken over by MICHEL on November 16, 1942 at the meeting point. The meeting did not materialize. The aircraft was held ready in Kobe / Japan. Acquired in March 1943.
			10/17/1943	Total loss, HSK MICHEL by torpedoes of the amerk. Submarine TARPON sunk.

 

Luftwaffe crews aboard German Navy auxiliary cruiser MICHEL (HSK-9)

Embarked crews of the flight squadron:
Trade war, 1st patrol from 06.03.1942 - 02.03.1943 and from Japan the 2nd patrol from 01.05.1943 - 17.10.1943
Position:	Rank/Name:	On board:	From board:	Remarks:
1. Pilot officer / pilot	Kptlt. Konrad Hoppe	09.00.1941	March 00, 1943	Assigned to Penang
Air officer / observer	Obltn. (M) Ulrich Horn	April 00, 1943	10/17/1943	Survived. Assigned to Penang
Pilot	Ofw. Walter Emmel	09.00.1941	t October 17th, 1943	Fallen urn buried in Japan.
Pilot	Uffz. Rehnen	April 00, 1943	10/17/1943	Survived. Assigned to Penang
Embarked technical maintenance personnel:
I. Board attendant / aircraft mechanic	Uffz. ??	09.00.1941	10/17/1943	currently unknown.
Cell mechanic	??	09.00.1941	10/17/1943	currently unknown.
Engine mechanic	??	09.00.1941	10/17/1943	currently unknown.
Weapons mechanic	??	09.00.1941	10/17/1943	currently unknown.
On October 17,1943, MICHEL was hit by 3 torpedoes from America. Submarine USS TARPON sunk off the Japanese islands at position: 33 ° 42 'N /140 ° 8' E.

KMS CORONEL (ship 14) (HSK-10)
German Navy auxiliary cruiser CORONEL (HSK-10)

HSK 10 - CORONEL (ship 14)

Aircraft facilities and on-board accommodation:

Equipment planning: According to the planning dated December 8th, 1939, the ship should be equipped with two Ar. 196 A1. 02/19/1942 - For ship 14 currently in preparation and conversion, planned 1x Ar. 196 A3. It expires in autumn 1942.
March 10th, 1942 - Ship 14 receives a serviceable aircraft along with spare parts and a dismantled aircraft.
06/26/1942 - Ship 14 receives a serviceable aircraft along with spare parts and 2 dismantled aircraft Ar. 196 A3.

Accommodation: 1x operational aircraft in hatch II (forecastle).
2x dismantled aircraft in hatch IV (aft)
2x wagtails as stowage on hatch V, landing platform on the poop superstructure deck.

 

 KMS CORONEL (ship 14) (HSK-10)

Code:	Aircraft type:	WNr:	Period:	Remarks:
6W?N	Ar. 196 A3	1960 ...	December 12, 1942 -March 2, 1943	Ready-to-fly aircraft, taken over in Szczecin.
6W?N	Ar. 196 A3	1960 ...	December 12, 1942 -March 2, 1943	dismantled aircraft, taken over in Stettin.
6W?N	Ar. 196 A3	1960 ...	December 12, 1942 -March 2, 1943	dismantled aircraft, taken over in Stettin.
-	White wagtail FA 330	V..	December 12, 1942 - December 28, 1942	Ready-to-fly helicopter, taken over in Stettin.
			12/28/1942	Destroyed while training the crew.
-	White wagtail FA 330	V 9	January 15, 1943 -March 15, 1943	Ready-to-fly helicopter, taken over in Stettin.
-	White wagtail FA 330	V..	December 12, 1942 -March 15, 1943	Disassembled helicopter, taken over in Stettin.

 

Luftwaffe crews aboard German Navy auxiliary cruiser CORONEL (HSK-10)

Embarked crews of the flight squadron:
Trade war, 1st patrol from 06.03.1942 - 02.03.1943 and from Japan the 2nd patrol from 01.05.1943 - 17.10.1943
Position:	Rank/Name:	On board:	From board:	Remarks:
Air officer / observer	??	December 12, 1942	03/02/1943	is provided by Coast Aviation Group 406, currently unknown.
Pilot	??	December 12, 1942	03/02/1943	is provided by Coast Aviation Group 406, currently unknown.
Embarked technical maintenance personnel:
I. Board attendant / aircraft mechanic	Uffz. ??	December 12, 1942	03/02/1943	is provided by Coast Aviation Group 406, currently unknown.
Cell mechanic	??	December 12, 1942	03/02/1943	is provided by Coast Aviation Group 406, currently unknown.
Engine mechanic	??	December 12, 1942	03/02/1943	is provided by Coast Aviation Group 406, currently unknown.
Weapons mechanic	??	December 12, 1942	03/02/1943	is provided by Coast Aviation Group 406, currently unknown.
The patrol stopped, as a result of several bomb hits, march back to Kiel. CORONEL was decommissioned on March 2nd, 1943.

KMS MEERSBURG (ship 5) (HSK-5II)
German Navy auxiliary cruiser HANSA temporary renamed Zielschiff MEERSBURG
and served as a target ship for the 27th U-boat flotilla (HSK-5II)

HSK - MEERSBURG (Ship 5)

Aircraft facilities and on-board accommodation:

Equipment planning: According to the planning dated February 19, 1942, the ship should be equipped with two Ar. 196 A3 and catapult are equipped.
02/26/1943 - The following equipment is planned for ship 5: 2 Ar. 196 A3 for spin start, 1 FL 282 (hummingbird) and 2 FA 330 (wagtail).
06/24/1943 - In addition to the supply ship for ship 5, 1 Arado 196, 1 hummingbird and 1 wagtail have to be accommodated

Accommodation: 1x aircraft ready for use in hatch I (forecastle). 1x stalled in the holds.

Starting device: 1x catapult on hatch II (forecastle).

 

 KMS MEERSBURG (ship 5) (HSK-5II)

Planned aircraft on board: No Patrol and was not put into service
Code:	Aircraft type:	WNr:	Period:	Remarks:
-	Ar. 196 A3	-	-	2 aircraft on board (1x ready to fly, 1x stalled) plus 1x Arado 196 A3 on a supply ship.
-	Hummingbird FL 282	-	-	1 helicopter plus 1x hummingbird on the supply ship
-	White wagtail FA 330	-	-	2 helicopters plus 1x wagtail on the supply ship

 

Luftwaffe crews aboard German Navy auxiliary cruiser HANSA temporary renamed Zielschiff MEERSBURG

Planned crews of the flight squadron:
Position:	Rank/Name:	On board:	From board:	Remarks:
1x flight officer / observer	??	-	-	planned.
2x pilot	Uffz. Or Fw.	-	-	1x pilot for Arado, planned. 1x pilot for Kolibri, planned.
Embarked technical maintenance personnel:
2x fitter	-	-	-	for Arado, planned.
1x electrician	-	-	-	for Arado, planned ..
1x 1st technical maintenance	Uffz.	-	-	for Kolibri, planned.
3x man	-	-	-	for white wagtail (seafaring personnel), planned.
Using MEERSBURG as a trading sturgeon cruiser was abandoned by the naval warfare. Later in service as the cadet training ship HANSA.

Airborne commandos on supply ships, test ships, submarines and other ships as far as can be proven:

 On-board aircraft requirements and planning by the SKL:

Ship name:	Ship type:	Planning date:	Claim date:	Aircraft type:	No:	Remarks:
WESTERWALD / NORDMARK	Supply ship	December 01, 1939	Until May 1st, 1940	He 114 B	1	The requirement has already been met on August 22, 1939.
		December 07, 1939	on 01/20/1940	Ar. 196A1	1	Planning change, to be equipped as follows.
		12/22/1939	-	-	-	According to 1 .Ski, supply ship is not equipped with an aircraft on board.
DITMARSCHEN	Supply ship	December 01, 1939	Until May 1st, 1940	He 114 B	1	Demand can be met.
		December 07, 1939	on 01/20/1940	Ar. 196A1	1	Planning change, to be equipped as follows.
		12/22/1939	-	-	-	According to 1 .Ski, supply ship is not equipped with an aircraft on board.
ERMLAND	Supply ship	December 01, 1939	Until May 1st, 1940	He 114 B	1	Demand can be met.
FRANCS	Supply ship	December 01, 1939	Until May 1st, 1940	He 114 B	1	Demand can be met.
ALTMARK	Supply ship	December 01, 1939	Until May 1st, 1940	He 114 B	1	Demand can be met.
Barrier Breaker X	Barrier breaker	December 29, 1939	-	He 60	1	BSD demand for aircraft to be used in the Baltic Sea trade war
Barrier breaker XI	Barrier breaker	December 29, 1939	-	He 60	2	BSD demand for aircraft to be used in the Baltic Sea trade war
Blockbreaker XII	Barrier breaker	December 29, 1939	-	He 60	2	BSD demand for aircraft to be used in the Baltic Sea trade war
TANNENBERG	Mine ship	December 29, 1939	-	He 60	1	BSD demand for aircraft to be used in the Baltic Sea trade war
PRUSSIA	Mine ship	December 29, 1939	-	He 60	1	BSD demand for aircraft to be used in the Baltic Sea trade war
HANSEAL CITY DANZIG	Mine ship	December 29, 1939	-	He 60	1	BSD demand for aircraft to be used in the Baltic Sea trade war
EMPEROR	Mine ship	December 29, 1939	-	He 60	1	BSD demand for aircraft to be used in the Baltic Sea trade war
QUEEN LUISE	Mine ship	December 29, 1939	-	He 60	1	BSD demand for aircraft to be used in the Baltic Sea trade war

 

Supply ship - WESTERWALD / NORDMARK

Supply ship - WESTERWALD / NORDMARK

 

 Supply ship of the armored ship DEUTSCHALND in the North Atlantic from 08/22/1939 - 11/22/1939

Code:	Aircraft type:	WNr:	Period:	Remarks:
6W?N	He 114 B	2530	August 22, 1939 - September, 1939	Board aircraft, as a replacement for armored ship DEUTSCHALND.
			09/06/1939	When deployed, the aircraft undercut with a wing and hit the hull several times with the fuselage, 100% breakage.

 

 

Luftwaffe crews aboard Supply ship - WESTERWALD / NORDMARK

Embarked crews of the flight squadron, as far as can't be proven:
Position:	Rank/Name:	On board:	From board:	Remarks:
1. Air officer / observer	Obltn. (M) Hermann Hesse	08/22/1939	11/02/1939	Switched to armored ship DEUTSCHLAND.
Pilot	Uffz. Galliant	08/22/1939	11/02/1939	Switched to armored ship DEUTSCHLAND.
Embarked technical maintenance personnel:
I. Board attendant	Uffz. Bergmann	08/22/1939	11/22/1939	Assigned to the squadron.
II. Board attendant	Hpt.Gefr. Chamberlain	08/22/1939	11/22/1939	Assigned to the squadron.
Ground staff/technicians	Ob.Fr. Müller	08/22/1939	11/22/1939	Assigned to the squadron.
Ground staff/technicians	Ob.Fr. Bickel	08/22/1939	11/22/1939	Assigned to the squadron.
11/22/1939 - arrival at home, then renamed NORDMARK

Supply ship - ERMLAND

Supply ship - ERMLAND

 

 Supply ship of the battleship BISMARCK / heavy cruiser PRINZ EUGEN in the North Atlantic during Operation 'Rhine Exercise'

Supply ship of the battleship BISMARCK / heavy cruiser PRINZ EUGEN in the North Atlantic during Operation 'Rhine Exercise'
Code:	Aircraft type:	WNr:	Period:	Remarks:
6WMN	Ar 196 A3	196 0159	April 20, 1941 - March 30, 1943	Board aircraft
Embarked crews of the flight squadron, none!