German trawler V 305 Ostpreussen
Appearance
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Namesake |
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Owner |
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Port of registry |
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Builder | Deschimag |
Yard number | 526 |
Launched | June 1935 |
Completed | 15 July 1935 |
Commissioned | 30 September 1939 |
Out of service | 1958 |
Identification | |
Fate | Scrapped |
General characteristics | |
Type |
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Tonnage | 422 GRT, 160 NRT |
Length | 55.20 m (181 ft 1 in) |
Beam | 8.00 m (26 ft 3 in) |
Draught | 4.15 m (13 ft 7 in) |
Depth | 4.65 m (15 ft 3 in) |
Installed power |
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Propulsion | Single screw propeller |
Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h) |
V 305 Ostpreussen was a German
Second World War by the Kriegsmarine for use as a vorpostenboot and later a Vorpostensicherungsboot. She was returned to her owners post war. In 1957, she was re-engined, converted to a cargo ship
and renamed Stella Maris. Sold to the Netherlands that year, she was scrapped in 1958.
Description
The ship was 55.20 metres (181 ft 1 in) long, with a beam of 8.00 metres (26 ft 3 in). She had a depth of 4.65 metres (15 ft 3 in) and a draught of 4.15 metres (13 ft 7 in).
History
Ostpreussen was built at
Code Letters DFCB.[2]
On 30 September 1939, Ostpreussen was requisitioned by the
Utö, Finland. Hindenburg was taken in tow, but consequently sank on 19 November.[4] On 15 February 1944, she was redesignated as a Vorpostensicherungsboot serving with 5 Vorpostensicherungsflotille as Vs 518 Ostpreussen.[3]
Ostpreussen was returned to her owners post-war. In 1948, her registration was changed to BX 345. In January 1957, she was sold to F. Hansen, Emden, West Germany and renamed Stella Maris. In that year, a diesel engine was fitted and she was converted to a cargo ship. In March 1957, she was sold to Dutch owners. She was scrapped in the Netherlands in May 1958.[3]
References
- ^ a b Gröner 1993, p. 205.
- ^ a b "Ostpreussen (62182)" (PDF). Lloyd's Register: Chalutiers &c. OST (in English and French). London: Lloyd's Register. 1938–1939. Retrieved 17 June 2022 – via Southampton City Council.
- ^ a b c d Gröner 1993, p. 212.
- ^ Jordan 1999, p. 471.
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.
- Jordan, Roger (1999). The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 1-86176-023-X.