Bremerhaven was a German fishing trawler that was built in 1929 as Ernst Kühling. She was renamed Bremerhaven in 1937. She was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine during the Second World War for use as a vorpostenboot, serving as V 412 Bremerhaven. She was torpedoed and sunk in November 1941.
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name |
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| Namesake | Bremerhaven |
| Owner |
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| Port of registry |
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| Builder | Schiffswerft von Henry Koch AG |
| Yard number | 270 |
| Launched | August 1927 |
| Completed | 24 September 1927 |
| Commissioned | 23 November 1939 |
| Out of service | 25 November 1941 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Torpedoed and sunk |
| General characteristics | |
| Type |
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| Tonnage | 371 GRT, 139 NRT |
| Length | 50.78 metres (166 ft 7 in) |
| Beam | 7.90 metres (25 ft 11 in) |
| Draught | 3.57 metres (11 ft 9 in) |
| Depth | 4.30 metres (14 ft 1 in) |
| Installed power | Triple expansion steam engine, 86nhp |
| Propulsion | Single screw propeller |
| Speed | 11 knots (20 km/h) |
Description
editThe ship was 50.78 metres (166 ft 7 in) long, with a beam of 7.90 metres (25 ft 11 in). She had a depth of 4.30 metres (14 ft 1 in) and a draught of 3.57 metres (11 ft 9 in).[1] She was assessed at 371 GRT, 139 NRT. She was powered by a triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of 40 centimetres (15+3⁄4 in), 64.9 centimetres (25+9⁄16 in) and 105 centimetres (41+5⁄16 in) diameter by 68 centimetres (26+3⁄4 in) stroke. The engine was built by the Ottensener Maschinenbau GmbH, Altona, Germany. It was rated at 86nhp. It drove a single screw propeller,[2] and could propel the ship at 11 knots (20 km/h).[1]
History
editErnst Kühling was built as yard number 270 by the Schiffswerft von Henry Koch, AG, Lübeck, Germany for the Hochseefischerei Julius Weeting AG, Bremerhaven, Germany. She was launched in August 1927 and completed on 24 September. The fishing boat registration BX 193 was allocated,[3] as were the Code Letters OVLS.[2] On 16 June 1930, her registration was changed to ON 128, then to PG 468 on 4 September 1934. On 10 November, she was placed under the management the Nordsee Deutsche Hochsee Fisherei Bremen-Cuxhaven AG.[3] In 1934, her code letters were changed to DNOK.[4]
Ernst Kühling was renamed Bremerhaven in 1937.[5] She was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine on 23 November 1939 for use as a vorpostenboot. She was allocated to 4 Vorpostenflotille as V 412 Bremerhaven. She was torpedoed and sunk west of Saint-Pol-sur-Mer, Nord, France by the Royal Navy Motor Torpedo Boat HMMTB 45 on 25 November 1941.[3][6]
References
edit- ^ a b Gröner 1993, p. 186.
- ^ a b "Ernst Kühling (07529)" (PDF). Lloyd's Register: Trawlers &c. ERN-EST (in English and French). London: Lloyd's Register. 1931–1932. Retrieved 13 December 2022 – via Southampton City Council.
- ^ a b c Gröner 1993, p. 187.
- ^ "Ernst Kühling (59534)" (PDF). Lloyd's Register: Trawlers &c. ERN-ESC (in English and French). London: Lloyd's Register. 1934–1935. Retrieved 13 December 2022 – via Southampton City Council.
- ^ "Bremerhaven (05886)" (PDF). Lloyd's Register: Trawlers &c. BRA-BRI (in English and French). London: Lloyd's Register. 1937–1938. Retrieved 13 December 2022 – via Southampton City Council.
- ^ Rohwer, Jürgen; Gerhard Hümmelchen. "Seekrieg 1941, November". Württembergische Landesbibliothek Stuttgart (in German). Retrieved 13 December 2022.
Sources
edit- 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.