Keywords
Istria
World War II
Kriegsmarine
Marinefährprahm
MFP F 956
F-lighter
DTM Kec
shipwreck
archaeological remains
underwater cultural heritage
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Abstract
In the summer of 1944, the German navy in the Adriatic was at its peak. In the occupied Italian shipyards of Venice, Trieste and Rijeka, several torpedo boats were completed and put into operations. The first F-lighters, anti-submarine corvettes and destroyers were assembled. The leverage of the German navy in the autumn was great due to the Allied superiority in the air and at sea. The coast and the islands were not safe, due to the strong partisan movement. Towards the end of the war, the bulk of German logistics in the Adriatic depended only on F-lighters, which sailed only at night due to heavy air raids during the day. Not far from the town of Piran lies a wreck with the local name DTM Kec, it is the German MFP F 956 (Marinefährprahm). Built in Trieste, it was included in the 10th Landing Fleet on 14 October 1944. After two successful months of navigation, in the evening hours of 15 December 1944, it collided with the steamer KT 6 near Piran. F 956 was significantly damaged and began to sink. The steamer tried to tow it towards Trieste, but at the height of Strunjan, the MFP turned and sank. The so called DTM Kec is the best-preserved ship from the Second World War in the Slovenian sea and is the only shipwreck that still has its rich armament. It offers a good potential for divers and currently represents an important spawning ground and shelter for fish life.
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