German trawler V 204 Zieten
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|infobox caption= |display title= }} {{Infobox ship image |Ship image= |Ship image size= |Ship caption= |image alt= }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header= |Ship name=*Zieten (1934–45)
|Ship owner=*Hochseefischerei F. A. Pust (1934–39)
|Ship operator= |Ship registry=*{{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} Wesermünde, Germany (1934–39)
|Ship route= |Ship ordered= |Ship builder=Bremer Vulkan |Ship original cost= |Ship yard number=709 |Ship way number= |Ship laid down= |Ship launched=16 October 1934 |Ship completed=November 1934 |Ship christened= |Ship commissioned=17 September 1939 |Ship maiden voyage= |Ship in service= |Ship out of service= |Ship identification=*Code Letters DEAJ (1934–45)
|Ship fate=Scrapped 1954 |Ship notes= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption= |Ship class= |Ship type=*Fishing trawler (1934–39, 1948–54)
|Ship tonnage={{GRT|437}}, {{NRT|166}} |Ship displacement={{cvt|600|t|LT|lk=on}} |Ship length={{cvt|50.63|m|ftin}} |Ship beam={{cvt|8.19|m|ftin}} |Ship draught={{cvt|3.83|m|ftin}} |Ship depth={{cvt|4.65|m|ftin}} |Ship power=triple-expansion steam engine, 116nhp |Ship propulsion=Single-screw propeller |Ship speed={{convert|12.5|kn|lk=in}} |Ship capacity= |Ship crew= |Ship notes= }} |
Zieten was a German fishing trawler that was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine in the Second World War for use as a Vorpostenboot, serving as V 213 Zieten and V 204 Zieten. She was scuttled in January 1945 but was raised later that year and rebuilt as the survey ship Astrolabe. She served with the French Navy 1947–48 and was sold for use as a fishing trawler. In service until 1953, she was scrapped the following year.
Description
Hinrich Hey was {{convert|50.63|m|ftin}} long, with a beam of {{convert|8.19|m|ftin}}. She had a depth of {{convert|4.65|m|ftin}} and a draught of {{convert|3.83|m|ftin}}.{{sfn|Gröner|1993|p=172}} She was assessed at {{GRT|422}}, {{NRT|156}}. She was powered by a triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of {{convert|14+3/16|in|cm|order=flip}}, {{convert|22+1/16|in|cm|order=flip}} and {{convert|36+5/8|in|cm|order=flip}} diameter by {{convert|25+9/16|in|cm|order=flip}} stroke. The engine was made by Bremer Vulkan, Vegesack, Germany. It was rated at 116nhp. The engine powered a single screw propeller driven via a low pressure turbine, double reduction gearing and a hydraulic coupling.{{cite plimsoll |filename=35a0641.pdf |date=1935–1936 |ship-name=Zieten |lr-number=16944 |guide=ZEN-ZON |subtitle=T |access-date=6 June 2022 }} It could propel the ship at {{convert|12.5|kn|km/h}}.{{sfn|Gröner|1993|p=172}}
History
Zieten was built as yard number 709 by Bremer Vulkan, Vegesack, for the Hochseefischerei F. A. Pust, Wesermünde, Germany. The Code Letters DEAJ and fishing boat registration PG 419 were allocated.{{sfn|Gröner|1993|p=172}}
On 17 September 1939, Zieten was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine for use as a Vorpostenboot. She was allocated to 2 Vorpostenflotille as V 213 Zieten. In January 1945, she was redesignated V 204 Zieten.{{sfn|Gröner|1993|p=172}} She was scuttled as a blockship at Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France later that year.{{cite web |url=http://www.wlb-stuttgart.de/seekrieg/km/vboote/vfl1-20.htm |title=Vorpostenflottillen 1939 – 1945 |publisher=Württembergische Landesbibliothek |language=German |accessdate=6 June 2022 }} She was later raised and by 1 January 1946 was under rebuild at Cherbourg, Manche, France.{{sfn|Gröner|1993|p=172}} She was renamed Astrolabe on 21 January 1947 and arrived at L'Orient, Morbihan on 21 September 1947 for conversion to a survey vessel. The Pennant Number P666 was allocated. On 4 November 1948, she was removed from the Navy List and was returned to service as a fishing trawler. She was condemned on 19 December 1953 and was sold in L'Orient for scrapping in 1954.{{sfn|Roche|2013|p=39}}
References
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Sources
- {{cite book |last1=Gröner |first1=Erich |title=Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815-1945 |volume=8/I: Flußfahrzeuge, Ujäger, Vorpostenboote, Hilfsminensucher, Küstenschutzverbände (Teil 1) |date=1993 |publisher=Bernard & Graefe |location=Koblenz |isbn=3-7637-4807-5 |language=de}}
- {{Cite book|first=Jean-Michel |last=Roche |year=2013 |edition=2nd |title=Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours|volume=II: 1870–2006|language=fr|trans-title=Dictionary of French Warships from Colbert to Today|isbn=978-2-9525917-3-7 |oclc=165892922 |location=France |publisher= }}
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Category:Ships built in Bremen (state)
Category:Fishing vessels of Germany
Category:Steamships of Germany
Category:World War II merchant ships of Germany
Category:Auxiliary ships of the Kriegsmarine
Category:Maritime incidents in 1945
Category:Shipwrecks in the Bay of Biscay