German trawler V 421 Rauzan
Appearance
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Builder | Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd |
Yard number | 110 |
Launched | 10 April 1906 |
Completed | June 1906 |
Commissioned |
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Decommissioned |
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Identification | |
Fate | Lost 4 June 1944 |
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Tonnage | 259 GRT, 111 NRT |
Length | 128 ft 4 in (39.12 m) |
Beam | 22 ft 0 in (6.71 m) |
Draught | 11 ft 7 in (3.53 m) |
Depth | 12 ft 9 in (3.89 m) |
Installed power | Triple expansion steam engine, 60nhp |
Propulsion | Single screw propeller |
Speed | 9 knots (17 km/h) |
Rauzan was built as the British
Second World War for use as a vorpostenboot
, serving as V 421 Rauzan. She was sunk in June 1944.
Description
The ship was 128 feet 4 inches (39.12 m) long, with a beam of 22 feet 0 inches (6.71 m).
History
Earl Hereford was built as
patrol vessel. She was renamed Guénon.[1]
In 1919, she was sold to F. Evan, Lorient, Morbihan and was renamed Pen-er-Vro.[1] The fishing boat registration L 1965 was allocated,[2] as were the Code Letters OQHY.[5] She had been renamed Rauzan by 1930.[6] In 1933, she was sold to L. Ballas, Lorient.[1] Her Code Letters were changed to FOXA in 1934.[7]
On 20 May 1942, Rauzan was seized by the
Operation Neptune.[1] 4 Vorpostenflotille was operating out of Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France on that day. Its orders were to carry out a reconnaissance patrol from Boulogne in a westerly direction.[9] V 421 Rauzan was decommissioned on 22 August 1944.[8]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Earl Hereford". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ a b c Gröner 1993, p. 324.
- ^ "EAG-EAR Lloyd's Register Navires a Vapeur 1907-08". Lloyd's Register of Shipping. London: Lloyd's List. 1907.
- ^ Danmarks Skibsliste 1915 (PDF) (in Danish). Copenhagen: Ministeriet for Handel og Søfart. 1915. p. XXXII.
- ^ "Rauzan (09370)" (PDF). Lloyd's Register: Chalutiers &c. RAP-REF (in English and French). London: Lloyd's Register. 1931–1932. Retrieved 20 December 2022 – via Southampton City Council.
- ^ "Rauzan (59279)" (PDF). Lloyd's Register: Trawlers &c. RAS-REF (in English and French). London: Lloyd's Register. 1930–1931. Retrieved 20 December 2022 – via Southampton City Council.
- ^ "Rauzan (64905)" (PDF). Lloyd's Register: Trawlers &c. RAR-RAY (in English and French). London: Lloyd's Register. 1934–1935. Retrieved 20 December 2022 – via Southampton City Council.
- ^ a b Gröner 1993, p. 326.
- ^ German Naval Staff Operations Division (1958). War Diary, June 1944 (PDF). Washington, D.C.: Naval History Division. p. 90. Retrieved 20 December 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.