"S 74" - "S 74" is commanded by Oberleutnant zur See Herbert Witts, of the April 1937 term. She is attached to the 6th Flotilla.

"S 75" - "S 75" is commanded by Oberleutnant zur See Wolf Horning, of the October 1937 term. She is attached to the 6th Flotilla.

"S 76" - "S 76" is commanded by Leutnant zur See Enno Brandi, the most junior officer of the 6th Flotilla, and is consequently the boat in which the S.O. of the 6th Flotilla, Oberleutnanat zur See "Sepp" Obermaier, usually sails. She is now attached to the 6th Flotilla. Before Brandi relieved him, Oberleutnanat zur See Meyering, of the 1936 term, commanded this boat.

"S 79" - "S 79" was formerly commanded by Kapitanleutnant "Bobby" Fimmen, of the 1934 term who is now S.O. 3rd Flotilla, in the Mediterranean.

"S 86" - "S 86" is now in the 2nd Flotilla based in Ymuiden.

"S 91" - "S 91" is commanded now by Oberleutnant zur See Heinz Nolte, of the April 1937 term, who previously commanded "S12", "S 24", "S 56", and "S 73". She is said to be the latest addition to the 6th Flotilla at Ymuiden and some surviors thought she might be fitted with hydrophones or R.D.F.

"S 103" - "S 103" was attached to the School Flotilla at Swinemunde in October, 1942. She is a new-type boat (built-in tubes).

"S 107" - "S 107" was attached to the School Flotilla at Swinemunde in October, 1942. She is a new-type boat (built-in tubes).

"S 113" - "S 113" is commanded by Oberleutnant zur See Walter Schnebel, of the 1936 term. She is attached to the 6th Flotilla. Between October, 1942, and February, 1943, she sailed on at least six sorties from Ymuiden.

"S 114" - "S 114" was stated to have been damaged in October, 1942, and to have returned to Germany for repairs. She is commanded by Oberleutnant zur See Hans Joachim Nitsche, of the April 1937 term.

"S 119" - "S 119" is commanded by Leutnant zur See der Reserve August Licht, who was recently commissioned from C.P.O. She is attached to the 6th Flotilla.

VI, - GENERAL REMARKS ON E-BOATS

(i) Number of E-Boat Flotillas

There are eight operational E-Boat flotillas and one school flotilla, the latter based in Swinemunde.

(ii) Location of E-Boat Flotillas

1st: A Mediterranean port.

2nd: Ymuiden (S. O. Kapitanleutnant Klaus Feldt)

3rd: A Mediterranean port (S. O. Kapitanleutnant Werner Toniges).

4th: Rotterdam (S. O. Kapitanleutnant Nield Batge (?)).

5th: Cherbourg

6th: Ymuiden (S. O. Kapitanleutnant Joseph Obermaier)

7th: A Black Sea port.

8th: Kirknes.

(iii) Number of E-Boat in Commission

Each of the eight operational flotillas has a theoretical strength of ten boats, though it is not usual for more than seven or eight to be ready for sea at one time. There are thus about eighty E-Boats theoretically available for operations. In practice, there probably not more than fify to sixty.

The number of E-Boats in the school flotilla varies considerably. It is usually seven or eight.

(iv) E-Boat Command

Fregattenkapitan Rudolph Petersen, of the 1925 term, is S. O. E-Boats ("Fuhrer der Schnellboote") and has command of all E-Boats. His headquarters are at the Hague.

(N.I.D. Note- Petersen was forerly S. O. of the 2nd E-Boat Flotilla when it was based on Ostend in June, 1941. He was succeeded in this appointment by his then Adjutant, Kaptianleutnant Klaus Feldt.)

(v) New Type E-Boats

New type E-Boats have been built at Vegesack and Travemunde, fitted with superchargers which attain a speed of 48 knots fully loaded. They carry four torpedoes, six normal D/C.s and three buoyant D/C.s. There is no bridge or other superstructure.

(N.I.D. Note- This information has not been verified and the spreed is considerd to be too high.)