| Pinquin - War Records from 22-06-1940 to 08-05-1941 |
| Number |
Prize Name |
Type |
Flag |
Date |
Tonnage |
Fate |
| 1 |
Domingo de Larrinaga |
Freighter |
United Kingdom |
31-07-1940 |
5.360 |
Sunk |
| 2 |
Filefjell |
Tanker |
Norway |
27-08-1940 |
6.900 |
Sunk |
| 3 |
British Commander |
Tanker |
United Kingdom |
27-08-1940 |
5.010 |
Sunk |
| 4 |
Morviken |
Freighter |
Norway |
27-08-1940 |
7.615 |
Sunk |
| 5 |
Benavon |
Freighter |
United Kingdom |
12-09-1940 |
5.870 |
Sunk |
| 6 |
Nordvard |
Freighter |
Norway |
16-09-1940 |
4.110 |
Captured |
| 7 |
Storstad |
Tanker |
Norway |
07-10-1940 |
9.000 |
Captured |
| 8 |
Nowshera |
Freighter |
United Kingdom |
19-11-1940 |
7.920 |
Sunk |
| 9 |
Maimoa |
Freighter |
United Kingdom |
20-11-1940 |
10.125 |
Sunk |
| 10 |
Port Brisbane |
Freighter |
United Kingdom |
21-22-1940 |
8.740 |
Sunk |
| 11 |
Port Wellington |
Freighter |
United Kingdom |
30-11-1940 |
8.305 |
Sunk |
| 12 |
Ole Wegger |
Whale Factory-ship |
Norway |
14-01-1940 |
12.200 |
Captured |
| 13 |
Solglimt |
Whaling Supply-ship |
Norway |
14-01-1940 |
12.245 |
Captured |
| 14 |
Pol VII |
Whaler |
Norway |
14-01-1940 |
335 |
Captured |
| 15 |
Pol VIII |
Whaler |
Norway |
14-01-1940 |
300 |
Captured |
| 16 |
Pol IX |
Whaler |
Norway |
14-01-1940 |
355 |
Captured |
| 17 |
Pol X |
Whaler |
Norway |
14-01-1940 |
355 |
Captured |
| 18 |
Pelagos |
Whale Factory-ship |
Norway |
14-01-1940 |
12.085 |
Captured |
| 19 |
Star XIV |
Whaler |
Norway |
14-01-1940 |
250 |
Captured |
| 20 |
Star XIX |
Whaler |
Norway |
14-01-1940 |
250 |
Captured |
| 21 |
Star XX |
Whaler |
Norway |
14-01-1940 |
250 |
Captured |
| 22 |
Star XXI |
Whaler |
Norway |
14-01-1940 |
300 |
Captured |
| 23 |
Star XXII |
Whaler |
Norway |
14-01-1940 |
305 |
Captured |
| 24 |
Star XXIII |
Whaler |
Norway |
14-01-1940 |
355 |
Captured |
| 25 |
Star XXIV |
Whaler |
Norway |
14-01-1940 |
360 |
Captured |
| 26 |
Empire Light |
Freighter |
United Kingdom |
25-04-1941 |
6.830 |
Sunk |
| 27 |
Clan Buchanan |
Freighter |
United Kingdom |
28-04-1941 |
7.265 |
Sunk |
| 28 |
British Emperor |
Tanker |
United Kingdom |
07-05-1941 |
3.665 |
Sunk |
| Subtotal Pinguin Direct Prizes |
136.660 |
|
| 29 |
Nimbin |
Freighter |
United Kingdom |
N/A |
1.050 |
Sunk |
| 30 |
Herford |
Trawler |
United Kingdom |
N/A |
285 |
Sunk |
| 31 |
Cambridge |
Freighter |
United Kingdom |
N/A |
10.845 |
Sunk |
| 32 |
City of Rayville |
Freighter |
USA |
N/A |
5.885 |
Sunk |
| Subtotal Pinguin Mines |
18.065 |
|
| Total Pinguin Prizes |
154.725 |
|
| Notes to: |
| 1 |
Sunk by torpedo. |
| 2 |
Sunk by explosive charges. |
| 3 |
Sunk by torpedo. |
| 4 |
– |
| 5 |
Sunk by gunfire. 21 deads. |
| 6 |
Very important load (blenda). Dispatched to Bourdeaux with 200 prisoners. Safely arrived. Later used as blockade runner. |
| 7 |
Converted in minelayer. Rebirthed Passat. Sent with 100 mines to Bass Strait. Then dispatched to Bourdeaux. |
| 8 |
Sunk by explosive charges. 113 prissoners. |
| 9 |
De-radio by the Hydro. Sunk by explosive charges. Hundreds of tons of frozen meat, butter and eggs transferred to the HK. |
| 10 |
Sunk by torpedo. |
| 11 |
Sunk by gunfire. 82 prisoners (and 7 women). Total ‘guests’ on board, 405. All transferred to Storstad-Passat and dispatched to Bourdeaux. |
| 12 |
Prized and disptatched to Bordeaux. All but three of the whalers (Star XIX and Star XXIV, sunk by HMS Scarborough, and Pol, converted in auxiliary ship Adjudant) reached safety Bourdeaux. Meeting with Alstertor and Duquesa, getting a new Arado. Rest at Kerguelen Islands. |
| 13 |
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| 21 |
| 22 |
| 23 |
| 24 |
| 25 |
| 26 |
– |
| 27 |
– |
| 28 |
Prisoners taken on board. Pinguin shighted by HMS Cornwall. Sunk by gunfire after short fight. 22 prisoners and 60 Germans rescued by Cornwall. Other prissoners and Pinguin sailors (more than 300 in total) sinking with her. |
| 29 |
Sunk by mine. |
| 30 |
Sunk by mine. |
| 31 |
Sunk by mine. |
| 32 |
Sunk by mine. |
