German trawler V 405 J. Hinrich Wilhelms
Appearance
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Owner |
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Port of registry |
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Builder | Deschimag Seebeckwerft |
Yard number | 522 |
Launched | 6 October 1934 |
Completed | 27 October 1934 |
Commissioned | 22 September 1939 |
Out of service | 1944–45 |
Identification | |
Fate | Scrapped |
General characteristics | |
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Tonnage | |
Length | 51.35 metres (168 ft 6 in) (1934–61) |
Beam | 8.00 metres (26 ft 3 in) |
Draught | 4.65 metres (15 ft 3 in) |
Depth | 3.74 metres (12 ft 3 in) |
Installed power |
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Propulsion | Single screw propeller |
Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h) |
J. Hinrich Wilhelms was a German
Second World War for use as a Vorpostenboot. She served as V 405 J. Hinrich Wilhelms. She was scuttled at Bordeaux
, France in August 1944. Post-war, she was refloated and entered French merchant service as Audacieux and later Helios, then Sopite. Converted to a cargo ship in 1961, she was scrapped in 1974.
Description
As built, Deutschland was 51.35 metres (168 ft 6 in) long, with a beam of 8.00 metres (26 ft 3 in). She had a depth of 3.74 metres (12 ft 3 in) and a draught of 4.65 metres (15 ft 3 in).
History
The ship was built as
Code Letters DFBJ.[2]
J. Hinrich Wilhelms was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine on 22 September 1939 for use as a vorpostenboot. She was allocated to 4 Vorpostenflotille as V 405 J. Hinrich Wilhelms.[3] On 22 August 1944, she was scuttled at Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[4]
J. Hinrich Wilhelms was refloated post-war, returning to merchant service as the French fishing boat Audacieux.
References
- ^ a b Gröner 1993, p. 205.
- ^ a b "J. Hinr. Wilhelms (10028)" (PDF). Lloyd's Register: Chalutiers &c. J (in English and French). London: Lloyd's Register. 1935–1936. Retrieved 30 November 2022 – via Southampton City Council.
- ^ a b c d e f Gröner 1993, p. 212.
- ^ "Vorpostenflottillen 1939 – 1945" (in German). Württembergische Landesbibliothek. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Sonsbeek REGISTER OF SHIPS 1959-60". Register of Ships 1959-60. London: Lloyd's Register. 1959. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Sopite (5334406)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 30 November 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.