Posted by Erik Skovheim skovheim@hotmail.com on October 13, 2001 - transferred from the old forum.

German ship lost after airplane attack 4 april 1943 at position N 63 10 E 07 02.
"mothership" for German uboats i have heard?
Can anyone verify this, or have the full story of her?
I know the wreck of her still rest at twenty to forty meters outside Vevang i Norway, but not the background of the vessel...

Pictures? Websites with info?

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Posted by Axel van Eesbeeck gemyala@netcologne.de on October 13.

Hallo Erik

Altair
dutch freighter Altair
shipyard N.S.M. Amsterdam (built 1942)
Dutch owner: Nievelt Goudriaan & Co
7.258 BRT
lost 04.04.1943
Seized on 09.10.1941 (still on the shipyard) ????
Used as "Versuchs- und Zielschiff beim Tross SchiffVerband "
Sunk on 04.04.1943 by british aircraft (Torpedo attack) at position 63°01'N, 07°

Website: [www.nautiek.nl]
picture: i need them too

Best regards
Axel van Eesbeeck
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Posted by Peter pmk10@gmx.at on October 13.

Hi ERIK & AXEL!

I could offer a sketch of ALTAIR, printed in Jung/Maass/Wenzel, Tanker und Versorger der deutschen Flotten 1900-1980, and a picture of WURI, ex ALBIREO, - a very similar sister ship of ALTAIR - printed in Baasch, Handelsschiffe im Kriegseinsatz.

Greetings from Austria
Peter
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Posted by Erik Skovheim on October 13.

Interested indeed! Possible to send it throught my e-mail adress skovheim@hotmail.com ?

Thanks in advance.

Erik
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Posted by Peter on October 13.

It's on the way!
Peter
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Posted by Axel van Eesbeeck on October 13.

Hallo Peter

Du lebst ja noch """Freude"""

Please send me the picture of Wuri and the sketch of Altair.

Best regards
Axel
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Posted by Peter on October 13.

: Du lebst ja noch """Freude"""

... freue mich auch! Hab´mir grad ein paar Minuten gestohlen!

: Please send me the picture of Wuri and the sketch of Altair.

... kommt sofort!

Grüße, auch an deine Mädls
Pete