A fact from ORP Rybitwa appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 17 July 2010 ( check views). The text of the entry was as follows: Did you know... that despite great risks, the Polish minesweeper ORP Rybitwa successfully towed her sister ship ORP Mewa to port after Mewa had been hit by German bombs in September 1939? A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2010/July.

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The Germans purposely destroyed as much of their equipment as possible...

Germany was occupied by the Allies after WWII, Travemünde being part of the British Zone. Most Kriegsmarine personnel became POW's and German warships did not operate under German command any more. How did "the Germans" manage to destroy a ship under British/Allied command? Was it probably just the fate of any German warship - Demilitarization according to the Potsdam Agreement?

We should leave out "the Germans" and just say: "After WWII much of their equipment was destroyed and Polish sailors managed to ..." HerkusMonte ( talk) 07:32, 17 July 2010 (UTC) reply

The source is very explicit, the Germans did it. Maybe they did it before the Allies took over. If you have another source which state that the British damaged the Polish ship or that the ship damaged herself alone please present it.  Dr. Loosmark  07:41, 17 July 2010 (UTC) reply