German Kriegsmarine deployed 13 supply ships to provide logistical support for the U-boats and Raiders in the vastness of the South Atlantic. They were: ALTMARK, BABITONGA, CHARLOTTE SCHLIEMANN, DOGGERBANK (sunk in North Atlantic), DRESDEN, EGERLAND, EUROFELD, NORDMARK, PASSAT, PYTHON, REGENSBURG, REKUM and TANNENFELS.