Arado Ar 196A3 1./SAGr126 D1EH final resting place Mediterranean Sea Greece 1990 01

  Arado Ar 196A3 1./SAGr126 D1EH final resting place Mediterranean Sea Greece 1990 02

  Arado Ar 196A3 1./SAGr126 D1EH Fritz Schaar UJ 2104 Darvik 17th Sep 1943

  Arado Ar 196A3 1./SAGr126 D1EH Fritz Schaar UJ 2104 Darvik 17th Sep 1943 01

  Arado Ar 196A3 1./SAGr126 D1EH Fritz Schaar UJ 2104 Darvik 17th Sep 1943 0A

  Arado Ar 196A3 1./SAGr126 D1EH Fritz Schaar viewed from UJ 2104 Darvik 17th Sep 1943 01

  Arado Ar 196A3 5./SAGr126 D1BN Vukovar Croatia Sep 1944 01

  Arado Ar 196A3 5./SAGr126 D1BN Vukovar Croatia Sep 1944 0A

  Arado Ar 196A3 5./SAGr126 D1BN Vukovar Croatia Sep 1944 0B

  Arado Ar 196A3 5./SAGr126 D1LN Vukovar Croatia Sep 1944 0A

  Arado Ar 196A35 5./SAGr126 D1CN artwork 0A

  Arado Ar 196A3 SAGr126 Stammkennzeichen Stkz DNIE WNr 1960275 02

  Arado Ar 196A3 SAGr126 Stammkennzeichen Stkz DNIE WNr 1960275 0A

  Arado Ar 196A3 SAGr126 Stammkennzeichen Stkz DNIF WNr 1960276 01

  Arado Ar 196A3 SAGr126 Stammkennzeichen Stkz DNIF WNr 1960276 02

  Arado Ar 196A3 SAGr126 Stammkennzeichen Stkz DNIF WNr 1960276 03

  Arado Ar 196A3 SAGr126 Stammkennzeichen Stkz DNIG WNr 1960277 01

  Arado Ar 196A3 SAGr126 Stammkennzeichen Stkz DNIG WNr 1960277 02

  Arado Ar 196A3 SAGr126 Stammkennzeichen Stkz DNIG WNr 1960277 03

  Arado Ar 196A3 SAGr126 Stammkennzeichen Stkz DNIG WNr 1960277 0A

  Arado Ar 196A 4./SAGr126 based in Suda Bay Crete Mediterranean 1943 LSp98

Photo Description: Ar 196s of 4/126 moored at Suda Bay, 1943/44. Note the white band on the fuselage and the lower part of the cowling being painted yellow. (Kirch)

  Arado Ar 196A 4./SAGr126 D1CM taken by Do 24T 7Seenostaffel Stkz DJZM Mediterranean 1943 LSp56

  Arado Ar 196A 4./SAGr126 D1CM taken by Do 24T 7Seenostaffel Stkz DJZM Mediterranean 1943 LSp57

  Arado Ar 196A 4./SAGr126 D1DM based in Suda Bay Crete on patrol over the Mediterranean 1943 LSp55

  Arado Ar 196A 4./SAGr126 taking off from Suda Bay Crete Mediterranean 1943 LSp99

  Arado Ar 196A4 SAGr126 Stammkennzeichen Stkz WNCN WNr 118 Ceate Greece 01

  Arado Ar 196A SAGr126 Mamaia Romania Black Sea 25th Nov 1941 01

  Arado Ar 196A SAGr126 Stammkennzeichen Stkz DNIE WNr 1960275 01

  Arado Ar 196A Seeaufklarungsgruppe 126 SAGr126 D1Gx Mediterranean 1942 43

  Fokker T VIII (W) 1./SAGr126 D1KH and D1LH Seeflieger P44

  Fokker T VIII (W) 1./SAGr126 D1MH at Grecian port Skaramagas Athens Greece Seeflieger P44

  Fokker T VIII (W) 1./SAGr126 D1MH quayside at Grecian port Skaramagas Athens Greece Seeflieger P44

  Fokker T VIII (W) 1./SAGr126 D1OH being serviced SS1008 P37

  Fokker T VIII (W) 1./SAGr126 D1OH being serviced SS1008 P38a

  Fokker T VIII (W) 1./SAGr126 D1OH profile SS1008 P26

  Fokker T VIII (W) 1./SAGr126 D1OH profile SS1008 P38b

  Kriegsmarine German Naval Ship UJ2104 Darvik Mediterranean after being raised 1942

  Kriegsmarine German Naval Ship UJ2104 Darvik Mediterranean Sep 1943

  Kriegsmarine German Naval Ship UJ2104 Darvik under attack by RAF Beaufighter Mediterranean 1943

  Kriegsmarine ships Paula and Pluto under attack by destroyer Flotilla operation Rump Mediterranean 17th Sep 1943

  Map showing Ar 196A3 1./SAGr126 D1EH final resting place Mediterranean Sea 1990 0A

  Seeaufklarungsgruppe 126 SAGr126 group photo with pilot Fritz Schaar Mar 1943

German Navy Kriegsmarine UJ-2104 Darvik under attack by RAF Beaufighter Mediterranean 1943

UJ-2104, named DARVIK was the former Norwegian whaler KOS XXIII, 353 grt, built in 1937 by Smith's Dock for the whaling company Hvalfangerselskap Kosmos A/S (Anders Jahre, mgr).

KOS XIII was requisitioned by the Admiralty, while she was in South Africa in 1940. She was then converted to an auxiliary submarine chaser, and assigned to the Mediterranean operations. Damaged during a German air raid at Soudha Bay, Crete, she was subsequently scuttled on 27th May 1941 to prevent capture. She was raised by the Germans, repaired and in service in February 1942. She was renamed UJ 2104 DARVIK and assigned to the 21st Unterseebootsjagdflottille.

On September 17th, 1943, PAULA and PLUTO, loaded with troops from Piraeus bound for Rhodes and under the escort of submarine chaser UJ-2104 DARVIK, were attacked by a destroyer Flotilla (operation Rump) consisting of HMS FAULKNOR (leader), HMS ECLIPSE and the Greek VASILISSA. Both ships were sunk, north of Stampalia (Astipalea) by gunfire.

Paula was the French cargo vessel PLM-12, captured by the Germans in November 1942 and renamed Paula. Pluto was a Dutch cargo from the KNSM (same name), seized by the French, off Oran, transfered to the Germans (Reederei Mittelmeer mngrs.) in 1942.

Note: conflicting reports state that the ships were sunk by aircraft.

UJ-2104 was attacked several times in September 1943 and was abandoned at Stampalia Bay on 18th September 1943. Her final fate is unclear. Some sources say she was scuttled by her crew, others that she dragged her anchor and foundered in a storm. After her survival from the attack north of Astypalaia Island drived from the captain to Saint Fokas bay of Astypalaia island and Captured from The Italian guard of the Island. The Italians took some of the machine guns and drived the UJ-2104 without crew to Glinos Island (small rock island in Maltezana gaulf). Left the bombed UJ-2104 without protection exept her ancors. Several days after sunk from her ancors after a very hard wather coditions. In 1944 a scrap company took the UJ-2104 from Glinos Island to Piraeus for reconstruction for other use after the war, but the double remaining in the bottom of the sea and the bombs had made very big damages to the ship and finaly they decide to sell it for scrap.

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