German trawler V 305 Ostpreussen
{{Short description|German fishing trawler}}
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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=*Ostpreussen (1935–57)
|Ship namesake=*Ostpreussen |Ship owner=*Nordsee Deutsche Hochseefischerei Bremen-Cuxhaven AG (1935–39)
|Ship operator= |Ship registry=*{{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} Wesermünde, Germany (1935–39)
|Ship route= |Ship ordered= |Ship builder=Deschimag |Ship original cost= |Ship yard number=526 |Ship way number= |Ship laid down= |Ship launched=June 1935 |Ship completed=15 July 1935 |Ship commissioned=30 September 1939 |Ship acquired= |Ship maiden voyage= |Ship in service= |Ship out of service=1958 |Ship identification=*Code Letters DFCN (1935–57)
|Ship fate=Scrapped |Ship notes= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption= |Ship class= |Ship type=*Fishing trawler (1935–39, 1945–57)
|Ship tonnage={{GRT|422}}, {{NRT|160}} |Ship displacement= |Ship length={{convert|55.20|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship beam={{convert|8.00|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship height= |Ship draught={{convert|4.15|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship depth={{convert|4.65|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship decks= |Ship deck clearance= |Ship ramps= |Ship ice class= |Ship sail plan= |Ship power=*Triple expansion steam engine, 93nhp (1935–58)
|Ship propulsion=Single screw propeller |Ship speed={{Convert|12|kn|km/h}} |Ship capacity= |Ship crew= |Ship notes= }} |
V 305 Ostpreussen was a German fishing trawler that was requisitioned in the Second World War by the Kriegsmarine for use as a vorpostenboot and later a Vorpostensicherungsboot. She was returned to her owners post war. In 1957, she was re-engined, converted to a cargo ship and renamed Stella Maris. Sold to the Netherlands that year, she was scrapped in 1958.
Description
The ship was {{convert|55.20|m|ftin}} long, with a beam of {{convert|8.00|m|ftin}}. She had a depth of {{convert|4.65|m|ftin}} and a draught of {{convert|4.15|m|ftin}}.{{sfn|Gröner|1993|p=205}} She was assessed at {{GRT|372}}, {{NRT|140}}. She was powered by a triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of {{convert|13+3/4|in|cm|order=flip}}, {{convert|21+5/8|in|cm|order=flip}} and {{convert|35+7/16|in|cm|order=flip}} diameter by {{convert|25+9/16|in|cm|order=flip}} stroke. The engine was built by Deschimag Seebeckwerft, Wesermünde, Germany. It was rated at 93nhp. It drove a single screw propeller,{{cite plimsoll |filename=38a0444.pdf |date=1938–1939 |ship-name=Ostpreussen |lr-number=62182 |guide=OST |subtitle=C |access-date=17 June 2022 }} and could propel the ship at {{convert|11|kn|km/h}}.{{sfn|Gröner|1993|p=205}}
History
Ostpreussen was built at yard number 526 by Deschimag Seebeckwerft, Wesermünde for the Nordsee Deutsche Hochseefischerei AG, Cuxhaven. She was launched in June 1935 and completed on 15 July. The fishing boat registration PG 487 was allocated,{{sfn|Gröner|1993|p=212}} as were the Code Letters DFCB.
On 30 September 1939, Ostpreussen was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine for use as a vorpostenboot. She was allocated to 3 Vorpostenflotille as V 305 Ostpreussen.{{sfn|Gröner|1993|p=212}} On 17 November 1942, she went to the assistance of the cargo ship {{SS|Hindenburg|1921|2}}, which had struck a mine in the Baltic Sea off Utö, Finland. Hindenburg was taken in tow, but consequently sank on 19 November.{{sfn|Jordan|1999|p=471}} On 15 February 1944, she was redesignated as a Vorpostensicherungsboot serving with 5 Vorpostensicherungsflotille as Vs 518 Ostpreussen.{{sfn|Gröner|1993|p=212}}
Ostpreussen was returned to her owners post-war. In 1948, her registration was changed to BX 345. In January 1957, she was sold to F. Hansen, Emden, West Germany and renamed Stella Maris. In that year, a diesel engine was fitted and she was converted to a cargo ship. In March 1957, she was sold to Dutch owners. She was scrapped in the Netherlands in May 1958.{{sfn|Gröner|1993|p=212}}
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 |title=The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939 |first=Roger |last=Jordan |publisher=Chatham Publishing |location=London |year=1999 |isbn=1-86176-023-X}}
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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 January 1941
Category:Fishing vessels of West Germany