Auxiliary Cruiser Pinguin (Ship 33 - HSK 5)
Translation by Jerry Mason
Departed |
Date |
Sunk |
Date |
Days at Sea |
Gotenhafen |
15 June 1940 |
8 May 1941 |
328 |
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Ships captured or sunk |
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Date |
KTB Time |
Position |
Ship |
Tons |
Nationality |
Fate |
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Part 3: 26 July - 19 September 1940 - Trade War in the South Atlantic/Indian Ocean |
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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
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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 |
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Part 4: 19 September - 7 December 1940 - Mining in Australian waters/Trade War in the Indian Ocean |
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7 Oct 40
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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 |
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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 |
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Part 5: 8 December 1940 - 24 January 1941- Antartic operation against the whaling fleet |
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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 |
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Ships captured or sunk after the KTB ended |
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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 |
" |
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7 May 41
|
8°30'S,
56°25'E |
BRITISH EMPEROR |
3,663 |
British |
Sunk by torpedo | |
Total = 136,642 |
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Victims of mines laid by PINGUIN and PASSAT (between 28 October and 7 November 1940) |
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7 Nov 40 |
39°09.5'S,
146°29.4'E |
CAMBRIDGE |
10,846 |
Norwegian |
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9 Nov 40
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38°51'S,
143°39'E |
CITY OF RAYVILLE |
5,883 |
American |
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5 Dec 40 |
33°15'S,
151°47'E |
NIMBIN |
1,052 |
British |
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26 Mar 41 |
33°33'S,
157°57'E |
MILIMUMUL |
287 |
Australian |
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Total = 10,068 |
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Grand Total = 154,710 |
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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 PENGUIN 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 PENGUIN 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. | ||||||
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Pinguin's KTB - click on the icon or text at left to proceed to the documents | ||
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Part 1: 6 -21 June 1940 - Commissioning to departure from Norway | |
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Part 2" 22 June - 25 July 1940 - Breakthrough into the Atlantic to supply of UA | |
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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 | |
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Part 3: 26 July - 19 September 1940 - Trade War in the South Atlantic/Indian Ocean | |
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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 | |
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Part 4: 19 September - 7 December 1940 - Mining in Australian waters/Trade War in the Indian Ocean | |
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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 | |
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Part 5: 8 December 1940 - 24 January 1941- Antartic operation against the whaling fleet | |
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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 | |
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Part 6: 25 January - 16 February 1941 - Outfitting and escort of prizes from the Antartic to the South Atlantic | |
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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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