German trawler V 306 Fritz Hincke
{{Short description|German fishing trawler used as a vorpostenboot during WW2}}
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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=*Georg Adolf Kühling (1929–30)
|Ship owner=*Hochseefischerei J. Wieting AG (1929–34)
|Ship operator=*Nordsee Deutsche Hochseefischerei Bremen-Cuxhaven AG (1929–39)
|Ship registry=*{{flagicon|Weimar Republic|civil}} Wesermünde, Germany (1929–33)
|Ship route= |Ship ordered= |Ship builder=Deschimag |Ship original cost= |Ship yard number=479 |Ship way number= |Ship laid down= |Ship launched=August 1929 |Ship completed=7 September 1929 |Ship christened= |Ship acquired= |Ship maiden voyage= |Ship in service= |Ship out of service=5 January 1941 |Ship identification=*Code Letters QVNG (1929–34)
|Ship fate=Struck a mine and sank |Ship notes= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption= |Ship class=*Fishing trawler (1929–39)
|Ship type= |Ship tonnage={{GRT|392}}, {{NRT|149}} |Ship displacement= |Ship length={{convert|45.31|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship beam={{convert|7.69|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship height= |Ship draught={{convert|4.40|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship draft= |Ship depth={{convert|3.56|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship decks= |Ship deck clearance= |Ship ramps= |Ship ice class= |Ship sail plan= |Ship power=Triple expansion steam engine, 65nhp |Ship propulsion=Single screw propeller |Ship speed={{convert|10|kn|km/h}} |Ship capacity= |Ship crew= |Ship notes= }} |
V 306 Fritz Hincke was a German fishing trawler that was requisitioned in the Second World War for use as a vorpostenboot. She was built in 1929 as Georg Adolf Kühling and was renamed in 1930. She struck a mine and sank in January 1941.
Description
The ship was {{convert|45.31|m|ftin}} long, with a beam of {{convert|7.69|m|ftin}}. She had a depth of {{convert|3.56|m|ftin}} and a draught of {{convert|4.40|m|ftin}}.{{sfn|Gröner|1993|p=204}} She was assessed at {{GRT|381}}, {{NRT|147}}. 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+1/2|in|cm|order=flip}} diameter by {{convert|23+5/8|in|cm|order=flip}} stroke. The engine was made by Deschimag Seebeckwerft, Wesermünde. It was rated at 65nhp. The engine powered a single screw propeller driven via a geared low pressure turbine.{{cite plimsoll |filename=31a0280.pdf |date=1931–1932 |ship-name=Fritz Hincke |lr-number=07725 |guide=FRI-FRO |subtitle=C |access-date=21 June 2022 }} It could propel the ship at {{convert|10|kn|km/h}}.{{sfn|Gröner|1993|p=204}}
History
Georg Adolf Kühling was built as yard number 479 by Deschimag Seebeckwerfte, Wesermünde for the Hochseefischerei J. Wieting AG., Wesermünde. She was launched in August 1929 and completed on 7 September.{{sfn|Gröner|1993|p=211}} Operated under the management of the Nordsee Deutsche Hochseefischerei Bremen-Cuxhaven AG, the Code Letters QVNG were allocated, as was the fishing boat registration BX 206. On 16 June 1930, her registration was changed to ON 139. On 24 October she was renamed Fritz Hincke.{{sfn|Gröner|1993|p=211}} In 1934, her Code Letters were changed to DNOO.{{cite plimsoll |filename=34a0223.pdf |date=1934–1935 |ship-name=Fritz Hincke |lr-number=60035 |guide=FRI-FRO |subtitle=C |access-date=21 June 2022 }} On 4 September 1934, her registration was changed to PG 474. She was sold to her managers on 10 November.{{sfn|Gröner|1993|p=211}}
On 23 September 1939, Fritz Hincke was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine for use as a Vorpostenboot. She was allocated to 3 Vorpostenflotille as V 306 Fritz Hincke. On 5 January 1941 she struck a mine and sank in the North Sea {{convert|8|nmi|km}} south west of IJmuiden, North Holland, Netherlands ({{coord|52|35|N|4|34|E}}) with the loss of 22 lives.{{sfn|Gröner|1993|p=211}}
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}}
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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