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Wimbee (IX-88)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Zulu - Golf - Bravo
NZGB

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

Miscellaneous Unclassified - Auxiliary Yawl:

Laid down, 22 February 1936, as the auxiliary yawl Roland von Bremen at Bremen-Burg, Germany

Launched, 21 April 1936

Sold in 1938 to Leo Berson, a Berlin Jew, who fled Germany, along with Hanns von Lottner the boat's racing navigator

Once in America Berson renamed the yacht Condor and late sold her

Acquired in August 1942 by the Navy from W. L. MacFarland, Greenwich, CT.

Renamed Wimbee (IX-88), date unknown

Placed in service, 19 September 1942, at Port Everglades, FL. LCDR. Arnold W. Chapin, USNR, officer in charge

Placed out of service, 17 March 1943

Struck from the Navy Register, 28 June 1944

Transferred, 7 February 1945, to the Maritime Commission and sold to Paul Liskey, Harrisonburg, VA.

Sold, 26 February 1946, to Walter Trepte of San Diego, CA., renamed, Roland von Bremen

Sold in 1947 to Howard B. Keck of Houston, TX., home ported at Los Angeles

Sold in 1962 to William B. Greer Jr. of Rolling Hills, CA. home ported at Los Angeles

Sold in 1971 to Anselma Schroeder of Marina del Rey, CA. home ported at Los Angeles & Long Beach

On 11 April 1971 brothers Fred and Erwin Schroeder sailed her from San Francisco to Germany arriving 21 August 1972 at the island of Heligoland

Laid up at Kiel for sale in 1974, bought as a tour boat by Klaus and Erika Allendorf

Sold in 1979 to Peter Krallmann of Gelsenkirchen Roland of Bremen, used for charter trips in the North and Baltic seas

As of 1986 the yacht was sailing out of Kiel for Baltic sea tours (Above information from "World War 11 U.S. Navy vessels in Private Hands" by Greg H. Williams)

Specifications:
Displacement unknown
Length 59' 9"
Beam 13' 3"
Draft 8' 2"
Speed 7 kts.
Complement unknown
Armament unknown
Propulsion sail with auxiliary engine

Size	Image Description	Contributed By
41k	Racing yacht *Roland von Bremen* at sea during the Bermuda to Cuxhaven race that was part of the 1936 Olympic Games. German press photo from YachtSport Archiv, courtesy Shipscribe.com.	Robert Hurst
95k	Racing yacht *Roland von Bremen* arriving at Cuxhaven, Germany, after winning the Bermuda to Cuxhaven race that was part of the 1936 Olympic Games. German press photo from YachtSport Archiv, courtesy Shipscribe.com.	Robert Hurst
71k	Yacht *Roland von Bremen* moored pierside at Farsund, southern Norway, in 2004. Photo from YachtSport Archiv, courtesy Shipscribe.com.	Robert Hurst

Wimbee (IX-88)
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

Officers in Charge
01	LCDR. Chapin, Arnold William, USNR	19 September 1942 - 30 September 1942
02	LCDR. Ives, William Francis, USNR	30 September 1942 - 17 March 1943


Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

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