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Briz was
a steam trawler laid down by Norderwerft Koser &
Meyer AG in Hamburg, and was launched in June 1941.
She was meant for delivery to the Soviet navy, but was
requisitioned by the German Kriegsmarine after the
start of Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the
Soviet Union. She was refitted and armed as a
Vorposten boat and was commissioned in February 1942.
She was extensively used in the Baltic Sea in 3.
Vorposten Flotille as an escort and for guard duty.
Outside Danzig she collided with the German steamer
Henrik Fisser 7 and sank 12. March 1945. The wreck
rest today on a depth of 48 to 55 meter north of
Gdansk.
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55°
01′ 35" N, 18° 21′ 43" E
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Source: Baltic Wrecks ) Picture: Vorposten flotille in second world war Courtesy of Bundesarkiv, Bild 134-C2637 Last updated: January 2021 |
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