Senator Schröder (ship)

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History
Name
  • Senator Schröder (1908–23)
  • Victoire (1923–45)
Owner
  • Cuxhavener Hochseefischerei AG (1908–14)
  • Reichsmarine (1914–18)
  • Unknown (1923–41)
  • Kriegsmarine (1941–45)
Port of registry
BuilderEider Werft AG, Tönning
Yard number81
Launched26 February 1908
Completed20 March 1908
Commissioned
  • 23 December 1914 (Reichsmarine)
  • 4 June 1941 (Kriegsmarine)
Identification
  • Fishing boat registration HC 13 (1908–14)
  • Code Letters RPVW (1908–18)
  • Pennant Number V 427 (1941–42)
  • Pennant Number V 1337 (1942–44)
  • Pennant Number V 1419 (1944–45)
General characteristics
Length38.16 m (125.2 ft)
Beam7.05 m (23.1 ft)
Draught4.15 m (13.6 ft)
Depth3.70 m (12.1 ft)
Installed powerTriple expansion steam engine, 49nhp
PropulsionSingle screw propeller
Speed10 knots (19 km/h)
Crew25

Senator Schröder was a German

Second World War. Launched in 1908 as a fishing trawler
, she became a research vessel in the inter-war period.

Description

The ship 38.16 metres (125 ft 2 in) long, with a beam of 7.05 metres (23 ft 2 in). She had a depth of 3.70 metres (12 ft 2 in) and a draught of 4.15 metres (13 ft 7 in).

nhp. It drove a single screw propeller.[2] It could propel the ship at 10 knots (19 km/h).[1]

History

Senator Schröder was built as

On 23 December 1914, Senator Schröder was requisitioned by the Reichsmarine for use as a vorpostenboot. She was allocated to the Vorpostenflotille Flandern. SMS Senator Schröder was scuttled as a blockship at Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium on 10 October 1918. She was refloated in 1919,[4] repaired and returned to her pre-war owners.[5] The ship was hijacked by Hermann Knüfken in 1921 to facilitate Franz Jung, Cläre Jung and Jan Appel attending the Third World Congress of the Communist International in Moscow.[6]

In May 1923, she was sold to Belgium. Converted to a

research ship, she was renamed Victoire. On 4 June 1941, she was seized by the Kriegsmarine and entered service as a vorpostenboot, serving with 4 Vorpostenflotille as V 427 Victoire. On 10 October 1942, she was transferred to 13 Vorpostenflotille and redesignated V 1311 Victoire. On 1 November 1944, she was transferred to 14 Vorpostenflotille and redesignated V 1419 Victoire. In 1945, she was returned to her owners. On 19 August 1945, she became the property of Rederij Letzer, Antwerp, Belgium.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Gröner 1993, p. 176.
  2. ^ a b Lloyd's Register of Shipping. 1911 Steamers. London: Lloyd's Register. 1911. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  3. ^ Gröner 1993, pp. 176–77.
  4. ^ a b c Gröner 1993, p. 177.
  5. ^ Lloyd's Register of Shipping. 1920 Steamers. London: Lloyd's Register. 1920. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  6. ^ Bourrinet 2016, pp. 204, 288, 608.

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