Auxiliary Cruiser Pinguin (Ship 33 - HSK 5)

Translation by Jerry Mason

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Ships captured or sunk
Date	KTB Time	Position	Ship	Tons	Nationality	Fate
Part 3:  26 July - 19 September 1940 - Trade War in the South Atlantic/Indian Ocean
31 Jul 40	10.55 - 12.34	5°27'S, 18°21'W	DOMINGO DE LARRINAGA	5,358	British	Sunk by torpedo
26 Aug 40	19.20	29°38'S, 45°11'E	FILEFJELL (captured)	6,901	Norwegian	Sunk by demolition charge the next day
27 Aug 40	04.22 - 06.02	29°30'S, 46°06'E	BRITISH COMMANDER	5,008	British	Sunk by torpedo
27 Aug 40	10.42	30°08'S, 46°15'E	MORVIKEN	7,616	British	Sunk by demolition charge
12 Sep 40	07.28 - 09.09	25°20'S, 52°17'E	BENAVON	5,872	British	Sunk by gunfire
16 Sep 40	09.50	30°31.5'S, 69°09'E	NORVARD (captured)	4111	Norwegian	Sent to Bordeaux
Part 4:  19 September - 7 December 1940 - Mining in Australian waters/Trade War in the Indian Ocean
7 Oct 40	08.30	15°07'S, 107°50'E	STORSTAD (captured)	8,998	Norwegian	Converted to mine layer PASSAT, later sent to Bordeaux
19 Nov 40	02.37 - 14.09	31°02'S, 100°51'E	NOWSHERA	7,920	British	Sunk by demolition charge
20 Nov 40	14.25 - 16.14	32°14'S, 100°56'E	MAIMOA	10,123	British	"
21 Nov 40	22.05 - 23.54	29°29'S, 95°35'E	PORT BRISBANE	8,739	British	Sunk by torpedo
30 Nov 40	13.43 - 18.32	31°10'S, 70°37'E	PORT WELLINGTON	8,303	British	Sunk by gunfire
Part 5:  8 December 1940 - 24 January 1941-  Antartic operation against the whaling fleet
14 Jan 41	00.20	57°30'S, 5°20'W	OLE WEGGER (captured)	12,201	Norwegian	Sent to Bordeaux
14 Jan 41	00.20	57°30'S, 5°20'W	SOLGIMT (captured)	12,246	Norwegian	"
14 Jan 41	00.20	57°30'S, 5°20'W	TORLYN	247	Norwegian	"
14 Jan 41	00.20	57°30'S, 5°20'W	POL VIII	293	Norwegian	"
14 Jan 41	00.20	57°30'S, 5°20'W	POL IX	354	Norwegian	Converted to auxiliary ADJUTANT, later scuttled by raider KOMET
14 Jan 41	00.20	57°30'S, 5°20'W	POL X	354	Norwegian	Sent to Bordeaux
14 Jan 41	23.00	58°21'S, 2°56'E	PELAGOS	12,083	Norwegian	Sent to Bordeaux
14 Jan 41	23.00	58°21'S, 2°56'E	STAR XIV	247	Norwegian	"
14 Jan 41	23.00	58°21'S, 2°56'E	STAR XIX	249	Norwegian	Sent to Bordeaux, intercepted enroute by HMS SCAR-BOROUGH
14 Jan 41	23.00	58°21'S, 2°56'E	STAR XX	249	Norwegian	Sent to Bordeaux
14 Jan 41	23.00	58°21'S, 2°56'E	STAR XXI	298	Norwegian	"
14 Jan 41	23.00	58°21'S, 2°56'E	STAR XXII	303	Norwegian	"
14 Jan 41	23.00	58°21'S, 2°56'E	STAR XXIII	357	Norwegian	"
14 Jan 41	23.00	58°21'S, 2°56'E	STAR XXIV	361	Norwegian	Sent to Bordeaux, intercepted enroute by HMS SCAR-BOROUGH
Ships captured or sunk after the KTB ended
25-26 Apr 41		55°57'S, 18°55'E	EMPIRE LIGHT	6,828	British	Sunk by demolition charge
28 Apr 41		5°24'S, 62°46'E	CLAN BUCHANAN	7,266	British	"
7 May 41		8°30'S, 56°25'E	BRITISH EMPEROR	3,663	British	Sunk by torpedo
			Total = 136,642
Victims of mines laid by PINGUIN and PASSAT (between 28 October and 7 November 1940)
7 Nov 40		39°09.5'S, 146°29.4'E	CAMBRIDGE	10,846	Norwegian
9 Nov 40		38°51'S, 143°39'E	CITY OF RAYVILLE	5,883	American
5 Dec 40		33°15'S, 151°47'E	NIMBIN	1,052	British
26 Mar 41		33°33'S, 157°57'E	MILIMUMUL	287	Australian
			Total = 10,068
			Grand Total = 154,710
Notes:	Positions in the table above and in the Google Earth patrol summary are derived from the KTB and in many cases do not match those set forth in authoritative references such as Jürgen Rohwer, Axis Submarine Successes of World War Two or the Uboat.net website.  The goal here is to present the picture relative to PINGUIN and not the absolute position that a ship was attacked or sank.
	Kriegsmarine instructions for the maintenance of KTBs state the KTB is to be kept in German Legal Time (normally GMT +1 (GMT +2 in the summer)  Time in the PINGUIN and PASSAT KTBs was kept in zone time changing as the ship moved east or west.  Switching time zones was noted in Parts 3 and 4 of the KTB, switch times in the other KTB parts were assumed based on the position of the ship.

	Pinguin's KTB - click on the icon or text at left to proceed to the documents
		Part 1:  6 -21 June 1940 - Commissioning to departure from Norway
		Part 2"  22 June - 25 July 1940 - Breakthrough into the Atlantic to supply of UA
	EnclosureA	Track chart from 24 to 30 June 1940
	Enclosure1	Weather conditions when breaking through the Denmark Strait
	Enclosure2	Track chart from 24 to 30 June 1940
	Enclosure3	Track Chart from 22 June to 22 July 1940
	Enclosure4	Report on torpedo transfer to UA
	Enclosure5	Report of the First Officer
	Enclosure6	Report on ammunition transfer to UA
	Enclosure7	Report on supplying UA with fuel and lubricating oil, drinking water and parts
	Enclosure8	Report of the ship's Administrative Officers on supplying UA with provisions, canteen goods and soap
		Part 3:  26 July - 19 September 1940 - Trade War in the South Atlantic/Indian Ocean
	Enclosure9	Radio interference of radio traffic of DOMINGO DE LARRINAGA 31 July 1940
	Enclosure10	Combat sketch - Sinking of DOMINGO DE LARRINAGA 31 July 1940
	Enclosure11	Transcript of Great Britain Merchant Ships (GBMS) Radio Messages
	Enclosure12	Radio Messages during the capture of FILEFJELL 26 August 1940
	Enclosure13	Radio Messages during the capture of BRITISH COMMANDER 27 August 1940
	Enclosure14	Track chart for the sinking of BRITISH COMMANDER and MORVIKEN 27 August 1940
	Enclosure15	Track chart for the sinking of BENAVON 12 September 1940
	Enclosure16	Track chart for the capture of NORDVARD 16 September 1940
	Enclosure17	Transmission of the radio parole 14 September 1940
	Enclosure18	Transit order for the prize NORDVARD
	Enclosure19	Track chart from 22 June to 18 September 1940
	EnclosureB	List of prisoners given to the prize NORVARD 17/18 September 1940
		Part 4:  19 September - 7 December 1940 - Mining in Australian waters/Trade War in the Indian Ocean
	Enclosure20	Operational Orders for auxiliary Mine Ship PASSAT
	Enclosure21	Track chart for the capture of STORSTAD 7 October 1940
	EnclosureC	Suicide and Burial of Prisoner No. 36 23 October 1940
	EnclosureD	List of Mines laid by Ship 33 and PASSAT 28 October to 8 November
	Enclosure25	Transcript of GBMS Radio Messages for the Mining Operation 8 November 1940
	Enclosure26	KTB of the Auxiliary Mine Ship "Passat" 12 October - 15 November 1940
	Enclosure27	Track chart for the sinking of NOWSHERA 17/18 November 1940
	Enclosure29	Radio Messages during the capture of MAIMOA 20 November 1940
	Enclosure30	Track chart for the sinking of PORT BRISBANE 21 November 1940
	Enclosure31	Radio Messages during the sinking of PORT BRISBANE 21 November 1940
	Enclosure32	Track chart for the sinking of PORT WELLINGTON 30 November 1940
	Enclosure33	Track Chart from 18 September to 7 December 1940
	EnclosureE	List of ships taken in the period from 31 July to 6 December 1940
		Part 5:  8 December 1940 - 24 January 1941-  Antartic operation against the whaling fleet
	Enclosure34	Radio Messages from Ship 16 and Ship 33 with the homeland for the handing over and dispatch of the Prize "STORSTAD".
	Enclosure35	Transit orders for the prize "SOLGLIMT"
	Enclosure36	Transit orders for the prize "PELAGOS"
	Enclosure37	Track chart for Ship 33 from 7 December 1940 to 24 January 1941
		Part 6:  25 January - 16 February 1941 - Outfitting and escort of prizes from the Antartic to the South Atlantic
	Enclosure38	Statements of Kristian Evensen of the Norwegian Whale cooker"OLE WEGGER", captured on 14 January 1941
	Enclosure39	Statements of Fritz B. Göthesen of the Norwegian Whale cooker "PELAGOS", captured on 14 January 1941
	Enclosure40	Statements of J. Normann Andersen of the Norwegian Whale cooker "SOLGLIMT"

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