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shadow_wxh · 12-17-20, 10:02 PM

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NAMD = Support Ship
Roster to German Only and Classified as Type12= Minelayers
Author Unknown - can someone points out who made this ship originally please.

Has been Identified as EHRENFELS Class Cargo Ship build by Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau A.-G. Plant AG "Weser" from 1936 to 1940 has 9 sister ships in total

EHRENFELS (5) 1936-1943

REICHENFELS (2) 1936-1942

KANDELFELS's Drawing

KANDELFELS and KYBFELS's Building order at Deschimag A.G. Weser as it is show in Yard Nb 917 and 918

Summary of all 9 ships
Name Start Militrary Service End Length Width Draft GRT

EHRENFELS 1936/2/23 1939/09/01 Interned at India 1943/03/09 Sunk by british Commandos 154.4 18.68 8.27 7752

REICHENFELS 1936/4/24 1939/01/01 Support Ship 1942/6/21 Sunk by aircraft bomb 154.4 18.68 8.27 7744

KANDELFELS 1937/2/10 1940/02/06 HSK-5 Pinguin 1941/05/08 Sunk by HMS Cornwall in the Indian Ocean 155 18.7 8.7 7766

KYBFELS 1937/3/24 1940/10/22 Troop Transporter 1941/05/21 Ran into a mine in lonian sea 154.4 18.68 8.36 7764

GOLDENFELS 1938/1/27 1939/12/19 HSK2 Atlantis 1941/11/22 Sunk by HMS Devonshire 155.47 18.69 8.26 7,862

HOHENFELS 1938/5/21 1939/9/1 Interned at Iran 1941/08/25 Scuttled then Salvaged by British,Then became Emire Kamal 155.47 18.68 8.25 7862

TANNENFELS 1938/11/6 1940/01 submarine supply ship 1944/08/25 sunk by the crew as a block ship near Bordeaux-Bassens 155.47 18.69 8.26 7840

NEIDENFELS 1939/3/18 1940/07/03 Troop Transporter 1945/05/08 confiscated by British and became Empire Dee 155.63 18.65 8.32 7838

MOLTKEFELS 1940/2/29 1940/3/8 Troop Transporter 1945/04/11 Attacked by Soviet plane and burned out in East Prussia 155.47 18.67 8.58 7863

EMPIRE Kamal 1941/8/25 British Ministry of War Transport 1944 allocate to Dutch government,then renamed Van Ruisdael

Van Ruisdael 1944/1/1 Dutch Government/Company 1962/09 Scraped at Hong Kong

Empire Dee 1945/5/8 British Ministry of War Transport 1946/05/06 Pass on to the USSR

They Serve as Cargo Ship,Sub refuler,Troop Transporter,Mine Layer.What stands out is that Kandelfels later became the famous HSK-5 pinguin who sank or captured 28 ships with a total of 136,642 gross register tons in 357 days at sea,including capture a majority part of Norweigin whaleing fleet whale factory ship S.S Ole Wegger, S.S. Solglimt, S.S.Pelagos. Goldenfels later became merchant raider HSK-2 Atlantis which is also very fruitful.

Thing to Notice: The model features a 2 by 2 derick&mast mounting the real one shows a 1 by 4 mounting.I searched other similar models see if there is a 2 by 2 derick&mast design couldn't find one.Dimensionwise the model and the ship match 99% so this has to be the ship.
Suggest reclassified this model as auxilary cruiser with two loadout transport and merchant raider.When use as transport apply default configuration when use as merchant raider put guns on and take extra kingposts off.Also change the mast&derick set to 1 by 4 and some minor details.Any ship modeller want to get this job done?

12-17-20, 10:02 PM	#10
shadow_wxh Soundman Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 142 Downloads: 107 Uploads: 1	Ship Identified EHRENFELS Class Cargo Ship This Unit NAMD = Support Ship Roster to German Only and Classified as Type12= Minelayers Author Unknown - can someone points out who made this ship originally please. Has been Identified as EHRENFELS Class Cargo Ship build by Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau A.-G. Plant AG "Weser" from 1936 to 1940 has 9 sister ships in total EHRENFELS (5) 1936-1943 REICHENFELS (2) 1936-1942 KANDELFELS's Drawing KANDELFELS and KYBFELS's Building order at Deschimag A.G. Weser as it is show in Yard Nb 917 and 918 Summary of all 9 ships Name Start Militrary Service End Length Width Draft GRT EHRENFELS 1936/2/23 1939/09/01 Interned at India 1943/03/09 Sunk by british Commandos 154.4 18.68 8.27 7752 REICHENFELS 1936/4/24 1939/01/01 Support Ship 1942/6/21 Sunk by aircraft bomb 154.4 18.68 8.27 7744 KANDELFELS 1937/2/10 1940/02/06 HSK-5 Pinguin 1941/05/08 Sunk by HMS Cornwall in the Indian Ocean 155 18.7 8.7 7766 KYBFELS 1937/3/24 1940/10/22 Troop Transporter 1941/05/21 Ran into a mine in lonian sea 154.4 18.68 8.36 7764 GOLDENFELS 1938/1/27 1939/12/19 HSK2 Atlantis 1941/11/22 Sunk by HMS Devonshire 155.47 18.69 8.26 7,862 HOHENFELS 1938/5/21 1939/9/1 Interned at Iran 1941/08/25 Scuttled then Salvaged by British,Then became Emire Kamal 155.47 18.68 8.25 7862 TANNENFELS 1938/11/6 1940/01 submarine supply ship 1944/08/25 sunk by the crew as a block ship near Bordeaux-Bassens 155.47 18.69 8.26 7840 NEIDENFELS 1939/3/18 1940/07/03 Troop Transporter 1945/05/08 confiscated by British and became Empire Dee 155.63 18.65 8.32 7838 MOLTKEFELS 1940/2/29 1940/3/8 Troop Transporter 1945/04/11 Attacked by Soviet plane and burned out in East Prussia 155.47 18.67 8.58 7863 EMPIRE Kamal 1941/8/25 British Ministry of War Transport 1944 allocate to Dutch government,then renamed Van Ruisdael Van Ruisdael 1944/1/1 Dutch Government/Company 1962/09 Scraped at Hong Kong Empire Dee 1945/5/8 British Ministry of War Transport 1946/05/06 Pass on to the USSR They Serve as Cargo Ship,Sub refuler,Troop Transporter,Mine Layer.What stands out is that Kandelfels later became the famous HSK-5 pinguin who sank or captured 28 ships with a total of 136,642 gross register tons in 357 days at sea,including capture a majority part of Norweigin whaleing fleet whale factory ship S.S Ole Wegger, S.S. Solglimt, S.S.Pelagos. Goldenfels later became merchant raider HSK-2 Atlantis which is also very fruitful. Thing to Notice: The model features a 2 by 2 derick&mast mounting the real one shows a 1 by 4 mounting.I searched other similar models see if there is a 2 by 2 derick&mast design couldn't find one.Dimensionwise the model and the ship match 99% so this has to be the ship. Suggest reclassified this model as auxilary cruiser with two loadout transport and merchant raider.When use as transport apply default configuration when use as merchant raider put guns on and take extra kingposts off.Also change the mast&derick set to 1 by 4 and some minor details.Any ship modeller want to get this job done? Last edited by shadow_wxh; 01-22-21 at 02:29 PM.