German trawler V 308 Oscar Neynaber

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History
NameOscar Neynaber
Owner
  • Kohlenburg & Putz Seefischerei AG (1929–39)
  • Kriegsmarine (1939–41)
Port of registry
BuilderSchiffsbau Gesellschaft Unterweser AG
Yard number241
Launched30 October 1929
Completed20 November 1929
Out of service23 September 1941
Identification
  • Code Letters KRVS (1929–34)
  • Fishing boat registration PG 390 (1929–39)
  • Code Letters DFBC (1934-41)
FateTorpedoed and sunk
General characteristics
Class and type
Tonnage314 GRT, 120 NRT
Length47.83 metres (156 ft 11 in)
Beam7.70 metres (25 ft 3 in)
Draught3.46 metres (11 ft 4 in)
Depth4.35 metres (14 ft 3 in)
Installed powerCompound steam engine, 57 nhp
PropulsionSingle screw propeller
Speed11 knots (20 km/h)

Oskar Neynaber was a German

Second World War by the Kriegsmarine for use as a vorpostenboot, serving as V 308 Oskar Neynaber. She was torpedoed and sunk by Soviet Navy
motor torpedo boats on 23 September 1941.

Description

Oscar Neynaber was 47.83 metres (156 ft 11 in) long, with a beam of 7.70 metres (25 ft 3 in). She had a depth of 3.46 metres (11 ft 4 in) and a draught of 4.35 metres (14 ft 3 in).

nhp. The engine powered a single screw propeller.[2] It could propel the ship at 11 knots (20 km/h).[1]

History

Oscar Neynaber was built as

Code Letters KRVS.[2] In 1934, her code Letters were changed to DFBC.[4]

On 17 September 1939, she was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine for use as a vorpostenboot, She was allocated to 3 Vorpostenflotille, serving as V 308 Oscar Neynaber.[3] On 23 September 1941, she was torpedoed and sunk by the Soviet Navy motor torpedo boat TKA-12 off the Porkkala Lighthouse, Finland with the loss of ten of her crew.[3][5]

References

  1. ^ a b Gröner 1993, p. 227.
  2. ^ a b "Oscar Neynaber (59034)" (PDF). Lloyd's Register: Trawlers &c. OSC-OTU (in English and French). London: Lloyd's Register. 1930–1931. Retrieved 1 July 2022 – via Southampton City Council.
  3. ^ a b c Gröner 1993, p. 231.
  4. ^ "Oscar Neynaber (64148)" (PDF). Lloyd's Register: Trawlers &c. ORM-OSC (in English and French). London: Lloyd's Register. 1934–1935. Retrieved 1 July 2022 – via Southampton City Council.
  5. ^ Hümmelchen, Gerhard. "1941 September" (in German). Württembergische Landesbibliothek Stuttgart. Retrieved 1 July 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. .