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    8. Halbflottille

    Hi,

    I am not sure if this is the best place for this question...but here goes!

    I have a photo of a Reichsmarine-era crew on their ship. The life preserver says "8.H. Fl. - M117." Am I correct in assuming that this represents a minesweeper (or minelayer?) number 117 of the 8. Halbflottille? Does anyone have any information on this particular ship?

    I did a quick search on the internet and saw that there was a 8.Halbflottille that had Torpedo Boats, but could not find a 8.Halbflottille related to minelaying.sweeping operations.

    Thanks!

    Rick
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    Minesweeper "M117" was launched 20 September 1918 but only commissioned in 1919, Reichsmarine designation was indeed this number, renumbered "M517" 1 October 1940.

    Erich Gröner, Dieter Jung, and Martin Maass's "German Warships 1815-1945," volume 2 "U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels" Naval Institute Press English edition 1991, reports that from November 1941 it was used as a recovery boat in torpedo training. Became a U.S. prize in 1945, then used by the German Mine Sweeping Administration, handed over to Office of Military Government (Germany) U.S. 28 October 1947 and no further information.

    In the 1923-24 Reichsmarineeinteilung, "M117" was not individually listed for where it was stationed then.

    Crews for the class were roughly 55 men, with either one officer or a Warrant Officer in command.

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      © the above, "M117" after the refit of 1936-37
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        © again the above, as in 1945
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          Many thanks, Richard the Great!

          Richard the lesser

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