by Gareth Collins

Formed in December 1940 with Norwegian craft and Stationed in Floorvag. It was employed in local security duties. During the course of the war it was strengthened with Kriegsfischkutter (KFK) Anti-Submarine School Boats, Minenräumschiffe & boats of Hafenschutzflottille Stavanger. The KFK-Gruppe was stationed in Kiel throughout the war and employed in minesweeping duties. The Flotilla was dissolved in June 1945.

Flottillenchef

Korvettenkapitän der Reserve Hans Bartels (00 Dec 1940-00 Jul 1942)
Korvettenkapitän der Reserve Dr. Alfred Zintgraff (00 Jul 1942-00 May 1944)
Korvettenkapitän der Reserve Ludwig Ballerstedt (00 May 1944-00 Apr 1945)
Kapitänleutnant Gerhard Bredekamp (00 Apr 1945-08 May 1945)

Subordinate Units & Vessels

(V-Boote) V 5501, V 5502, V 5503, V 5504, V 5505, V 5506, V 5507, V 5508, V 5509, V 5510, V 5511, V 5512, V 5513, V 5514, V 5515, V 5516, V 5517, V 5518, V 5519, V 5520
(KFK) V 5521, V 5522, V 5523, V 5524, V 5525, V 5526, V 5527, V 5528, V 5529, V 5530, V 5531, V 5532, V 5533, V 5534, V 5535, V 5536, V 5537, V 5538, V 5539, V 5540, V 5541, V 5542, V 5543, V 5544, V 5545
(Minenräumschiffe) M 25, M 11, M 12
(Unterseebootjäger) Ujäger 'Nogat', Ujäger 'Pregel', Ujäger 'Wathre', Ujäger 'Spree'

Sources used

Research by Gareth Collins
Erich Gröner - Die Schiffe der deutschen Kriegsmarine und ihr Verbleib 1939-1945, J.F. Lehmanns Verlag, München (1976)
Hans H. Hildebrand - Die organisatorische Entwicklung der Marine nebst Stellenbesetzung 1848 bis 1945, Biblio-Verlag, Osnabrück (2000)
Hans H. Hildebrand & Ernest Henriot – Deutschlands Admirale 1849-1945, Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück (1989)
Hans H. Hildebrand, Albert Röhr & Hans-Otto Steinmetz – Die Deutschen Kriegsschiffe, Koehlers Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Hamburg (1980)
Walter Lohmann & Hans H. Hildebrand – Die Deutsche Kriegsmarine, Verlag Hans-Henning Podzun, Bad Nauheim (1956)

Reference material on this unit

- None known at this time -