German weather ship WBS 1 Hermann
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Name |
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Owner | Deutsche Hochsee Fischerei Bremen-Cuxhaven AG (1929– |
Port of registry |
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Builder | Schiffbau-Gesellschaft Unterweser |
Yard number | 235 |
Launched | June 1929 |
Completed | July 1929 |
Commissioned | 18 September 1940 |
Identification | |
Fate | Scuttled, 17 June 1943 |
General characteristics | |
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Tonnage | 284 GRT, 106 NRT |
Length | 42.70 metres (140 ft 1 in) |
Beam | 7.42 metres (24 ft 4 in) |
Depth | 3.78 metres (12 ft 5 in) |
Installed power | Diesel engine, 183 nhp |
Propulsion | Single screw propeller |
Complement | 15, plus 5 meteorologists (Kriegsmarine) |
Hermann was a Kriegsmarine weather ship that was built in 1929 as the fishing trawler J. F. Schröder. She was renamed Sachsen in 1933 and requisitioned in 1940, serving as WBS 1 Sachsen. She was renamed Hermann in 1942, serving until scuttled off the coast of Greenland in June 1943.
Description
The ship was 42.70 metres (140 ft 1 in) long, with a beam of 7.42 metres (24 ft 4 in). She had a depth of 3.78 metres (12 ft 5 in). The ship was powered by a six-cylinder
History
J. F. Schröder was built in 1929 as
On 22 May 1940, Sachsen was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine. She was converted to a weather ship and was commissioned on 18 September. She had a crew of fifteen, plus five meteorologists. From 18 September to 23 November, she was employed on a mission to the Denmark Strait. In the spring and summer of 1941, she operated off the Norwegian island of Jan Mayen. On 10 October 1941, Sachsen sailed from Tromsø, Norway with WBS 4 Fritz Homann for Jan Mayen, where an automatic weather station was to be established. This was completed on 29 October and the two ship departed from Jan Mayen on 15 November.[3]
Sachsen was later renamed Hermann.
References
- ^ a b Lloyd's of London (1930). "Lloyd's Register, Trawlers &c" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ^ "J.F.Schroder (26947)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Wetterbeobachtungs-Schiff Sachsen WBS 1". Warcovers. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ^ Lloyd's of London (1933). "Lloyd's Register, Navires a Vapeur et a Moteurs de moins de 300 tx, Chalutiers &c" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ^ Lloyd's of London (1933). "Lloyd's Register, Navires a Vapeur et a Moteurs de moins de 300 tx, Chalutiers &c" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ^ Rees, John. "Arctic Weather Warriors". d-dayforecast.com. Retrieved 22 February 2015.