" German Siebel Ferries" Topic
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Kaoschallenged | 05 Nov 2013 3:25 a.m. PST |
Some really nice photos here of the German Siebel Ferries. Next to the Flaklighters one of my favorite German coastal craft.Robert The Siebel ferry (Siebelfähre) was a shallow-draft catamaran landing craft operated by the Wehrmacht during WWII
"The Siebel ferry (Siebelfähre) was a shallow-draft catamaran landing craft operated by Germany's Wehrmacht during World War II. It served a variety of roles (transport, flak ship, gunboat, convoy escort, minelayer) in the Mediterranean, Baltic and Black Seas as well as along the English Channel. They were originally developed for Operation Sea Lion, Germany's planned but never-executed 1940 invasion of England. Siebel ferries continued performing useful service even after the war's end in 1945." link |
Etranger | 05 Nov 2013 3:39 a.m. PST |
They saw quite a bit of action in the Aegean against British MTBs/MGBs. Heavily armed & a handful by all accounts. |
Joep123 | 05 Nov 2013 1:26 p.m. PST |
Thanks for sharing this link. Joe |
jgibbons | 05 Nov 2013 6:07 p.m. PST |
Wow – i haven't seen most of thanks? |
Kaoschallenged | 05 Nov 2013 6:08 p.m. PST |
Most welcome Joe and jgibbons. Nothing like something with an assortment of 20mm,37mm and 88mm guns . Robert |
ptdockyard | 06 Nov 2013 7:39 p.m. PST |
Looks like a few MFPs and an MAL photobombed the site as well
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Umpapa | 01 Dec 2013 4:03 a.m. PST |
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ScottWashburn | 01 Dec 2013 5:34 a.m. PST |
Wow, the amount of firepower per square foot of deck space on the flak versions must exceed just about any other 'warship' ever built! |
Kaoschallenged | 02 Dec 2013 6:20 p.m. PST |
Thats one of the things I love about 'em. Scott |
ScottWashburn | 05 Dec 2013 5:26 p.m. PST |
The minelayer version was pretty interesting, too. |
Charlie 12 | 05 Dec 2013 6:51 p.m. PST |
Interesting 'ship', if not very seaworthy. Essentially two pontoons linked by a flat deck. I certainly wouldn't want to get caught in any kind of weather on one of those things
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tuscaloosa | 05 Dec 2013 7:24 p.m. PST |
Somewhere on the web it says that one of them stayed in service as a ferry across the Rhine right up to the 1960's
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