Sicherungs- und Geleitboote

Captured Escorts

Captured French and Italian vessels were completed, converted or redesignated for escort and coastal-defense service.

20 escort vessels

The SG designations

An improvised escort force

The SG series combined ships of different origins and capabilities. Several were unfinished when captured, while others were converted from existing foreign vessels.

Profile of SG1

Captured escort

SG1

1942–1973
scrapped 1973Explore ship →
Profile of SG2

Captured escort

SG2

1942–1943
sunk 23.09.1943Explore ship →
Profile of SG3

Captured escort

SG3

1942–1944
sunk 06.08.1944Explore ship →
Profile of SG4

Captured escort

SG4

1943–1983
still existing 1983Explore ship →
SG10

Captured escort

SG10

1933–1943
sunk 28.08.1943Explore ship →
Profile of SG11

Captured escort

SG11

1934–1944
sunk 2.6.1944Explore ship →
SG12

Captured escort

SG12

1944
sunk 28.08.1944Explore ship →
Profile of SG13

Captured escort

SG13

1943–1944
sunk August 1944Explore ship →
Profile of SG14

Captured escort

SG14

1943
sunk 24.08.1943Explore ship →
Profile of SG15

Captured escort

SG15

1943–1944
sunk 26.05.1944Explore ship →
Profile of SG16

Captured escort

SG16

1944
sunk 22.08.1944Explore ship →
Profile of SG17

Captured escort

SG17

1940–1944
destroyed 07.08.1944Explore ship →
Profile of SG18

Captured escort

SG18

1935–1944
sunk 04.02.1944Explore ship →
SG19

Captured escort

SG19

1935–1944
sunk 12.09.1944Explore ship →
Profile of SG20

Captured escort

SG20

1922–1944
sunk 12.01.1944Explore ship →
Profile of SG21

Captured escort

SG21

1944
sunk 15.08.1944Explore ship →
Profile of SG22

Captured escort

SG22

1939–1944
destroyed 20.08.1944Explore ship →
Profile of SG23

Captured escort

SG23

1898–1947
scrapped 1946/47Explore ship →
Profile of SG24

Captured escort

SG24

1930–1944
destroyed 03.08.1944Explore ship →
SG25

Captured escort

SG25

1943–1944
destroyed 03.08.1944Explore ship →