Fladengrund was a German fishing trawler which was built in 1923. She was requisitoned by the Kriegsmarine during the Second World War. She was used as a Vorpostenboot. She was sunk by a British aerial attack in April 1944.
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Fladengrund |
| Namesake | Fladengrund |
| Owner |
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| Port of registry |
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| Builder | G. Seebeck AG, Wesermünde |
| Yard number | 418 |
| Launched | May 1923 |
| Completed | June 1923 |
| Commissioned | 22 September 1939 |
| Out of service | 26 April 1944 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Bombed and sunk |
| General characteristics | |
| Type |
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| Tonnage | 258 GRT, 98 NRT |
| Length | 40.13 m (131 ft 8 in) |
| Beam | 7.09 metres (23 ft 3 in) |
| Depth | 3.25 m (10 ft 8 in) |
| Installed power | Triple expansion steam engine, 53nhp |
| Propulsion | Single screw propeller |
| Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h) |
| Armament | 1 x 88mm cannon, various 20mm guns |
Description
editThe ship 40.13 m (131 ft 8 in) long, with a beam of 7.09 metres (23 ft 3 in). She had a depth of 3.25 m (10 ft 8 in). She was assessed at 258 GRT, 98 NRT. She was powered by a triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of 32 centimetres (12+5⁄8 in), 52 centimetres (20+1⁄2 in) and 84 centimetres (33+1⁄16 in) diameter by 60 centimetres (23+5⁄8 in) stroke. The engine was built by G. Seebeck AG., Wesermünde, Germany. It was rated at 53 nhp. It drove a single screw propeller.[1] It could propel the ship at 10 knots (19 km/h).[2]
History
editFladengrund was built as yard number 418 by G. Seebeck AG., Wesermünde, Germany.[2] She was launched in May 1923 and completed in June. Owned by the Norddeutsche Hochseefischerei,[2] her port of registry was Wesermünde. She was allocated the Code Letters KRBT,[1] and the fishing boat registration PG 340.[3] In 1934, her Code Letters were changed to DEZH.[4]
On 22 September 1939, Fladengrund was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine. Designated as a vorpostenboot. She was allocated to 7 Vorpostenflotille as V 708 Fladengrund.[3] She was armed with an 88mm cannon and a number of 20mm guns.[5] On 8 February 1944, she was reallocated to 6 Vorpostenflotille as V 606 Fladengrund.[3] On 26 April 1944, Fladengrund was bombed and sunk in the Bay of Biscay west of Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure and south of Belle Île, Finistère, France (47°06′N 2°58′W / 47.100°N 2.967°W) in an attack by a Royal Air Force Handley Page Halifax aircraft with the loss of 21 of her 38 crew. Survivors were rescued by V 603 Carsten.[3][5][6]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Fladengrund (57613)" (PDF). Lloyd's Register: Chalutiers &c. FIL-FLE (in English and French). London: Lloyd's Register. 1930–1931. Retrieved 11 March 2024 – via Southampton City Council.
- ^ a b c Gröner 1993, p. 204.
- ^ a b c d Gröner 1993, p. 210.
- ^ "Fladengrund (59790)" (PDF). Lloyd's Register: Trawlers &c. FIU-FLE (in English and French). London: Lloyd's Register. 1934–1935. Retrieved 11 March 2024 – via Southampton City Council.
- ^ a b "Le V606" (in French). Plongée Anges. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ Rohwer, Jürgen; Gerhard Hümmelchen. "Seekrieg 1944, April". Württembergische Landesbibliothek Stuttgart (in German). Retrieved 11 March 2024.
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.