German trawler V 210 Hinrich Hey
History | |
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Name | Hinrich Hey |
Owner |
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Port of registry |
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Builder | Norderwerft Köser & Mayer |
Yard number | 681 |
Launched | 6 October 1934 |
Completed | 8 December 1934 |
Commissioned | 24 September 1939 |
Out of service | 4 July 1944 |
Identification | |
Fate | Torpedoed and sunk |
General characteristics | |
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Tonnage | 422 GRT, 156 NRT |
Length | 55.00 metres (180 ft 5 in) |
Beam | 8.17 metres (26 ft 10 in) |
Draught | 4.62 metres (15 ft 2 in) |
Depth | 3.75 metres (12 ft 4 in) |
Installed power | Triple expansion steam engine, 127nhp |
Propulsion | Single screw propeller |
Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h) |
Hinrich Hey was a German
Description
Hinrich Hey was 55.00 metres (180 ft 5 in) long, with a beam of 8.17 metres (26 ft 10 in). She had a depth of 4.62 metres (15 ft 2 in) and a draught of 3.74 metres (12 ft 3 in).
History
Hinrich Hey was built as
On 24 September 1939, Hinrich Hey was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine for use as a vorpostenboot. She was allocated to 2 Vorpostenflotille as V 212 Hinrich Hey. She was redesignated V 210 Hinrich Hey on 20 October.[3] On 4 July 1944, she was sunk in the English Channel (48°40′N 2°37′W / 48.667°N 2.617°W / 48.667; -2.617) by the motor torpedo boats HMMTB 734, HMMTB 735, HMMTB 743 and HMMTB 748 of the Royal Navy. V 208 R. Walther Darré was also sunk in the battle. V 209 Dr. Rudolf Wahrendorff and the minesweeper M 4622 were damaged.[4]
References
- ^ a b c Gröner 1993, p. 192.
- ^ a b c "Hinrich Hey (09595)" (PDF). Lloyd's Register: Trawlers &c. HIN-HIY (in English and French). London: Lloyd's Register. 1935–1936. Retrieved 4 June 2022 – via Southampton City Council.
- ^ a b Gröner 1993, p. 193.
- ^ Rohwer, Jürgen; Gerhard Hümmelchen. "Seekrieg 1942, Juli" (in German). Württemberg State Library. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
Sources
- Gröner, Erich (1993). Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815-1945 (in German). Vol. 8/I: Flußfahrzeuge, Ujäger, Vorpostenboote, Hilfsminensucher, Küstenschutzverbände (Teil 1). Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe. ISBN 3-7637-4807-5.