German trawler V 102 Cressida
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Owner |
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Operator |
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Port of registry |
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Builder | Lübecker Maschinenbau – Gesellschaft |
Yard number | 380 |
Launched | 1939 |
Commissioned | 1 October 1939 |
Decommissioned | 1947 |
Identification | |
Fate | Survived the war and returned to civilian service, sank off the coast of Greece on 23 December 1962 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Converted Cargo ship |
Tonnage | 1,046 GRT, 477 NRT |
Length | 70.33 m (230 ft 9 in) |
Beam | 10.52 m (34 ft 6 in) |
Depth | 3.56 m (11 ft 8 in) |
Installed power | 1500 APK |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) (1957–62) |
V 102 Cressida was a German cargo ship which was converted into a Vorpostenboot for the Kriegsmarine during World War II.[1]
Description
Cressida was 70.33 m (230 ft 9 in) long, with a beam of 10.52 m (34 ft 6 in) and a depth of 3.56 m (11 ft 8 in). The ship was powered by a 4-cylinder
History
Cressida was a cargo vessel built in
On 20 June 1940, the ship was converted into a Sperrbrecher, or a ship with a reinforced hull designed to clear a path through minefields. It was designated as Sperrbrecher 32 and was moved into the 3 Sperrbrecher-flotille, where it served for the duration of the war, being renamed Sperrbrecher 132 in 1945.[3]
After the war, the ship was given into the control of
In November 1961, Elsenburgh was sold to the Seven Seas Shipping Corporation,
References
- ^ "Vorpostenboote der deutschen Kriegsmarine 1939–45". wlb-stuttgart.de (in German). Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Cressida (22883)" (PDF). Lloyd's Register: Steamers & Motorships. CRE-CRI (in English and French). London: Lloyd's Register. 1939–1940. Retrieved 7 April 2022 – via Southampton City Council.
- ^ a b c d e f "Elsenburgh – ID 2011" (in Dutch). Stichting Maritiem Historische Databank. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "Norwegian Campaign, Battles of Narvik, April 1940". naval-history.net. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ "Cressida (5613911)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 6 March 2020.