German trawler V 309 Martin Donandt
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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=Martin Donandt |Ship namesake= Martin Donandt |Ship owner=*Hochseefischerei Bremerhaven (1927–34)
|Ship operator= |Ship registry=*{{flagicon|Weimar Republic|civil}} Nordenham, Germany (1927–33)
|Ship route= |Ship ordered= |Ship builder=G. Seebeck AG |Ship original cost= |Ship yard number=466 |Ship way number= |Ship laid down= |Ship launched=August 1927 |Ship completed=26 September 1927 |Ship christened= |Ship acquired= |Ship maiden voyage= |Ship in service= |Ship out of service=28 October 1941 |Ship identification=*Code Letters QVLR (1927–34)
|Ship fate=Struck a mine and sank |Ship notes= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption= |Ship class= |Ship type=*Fishing trawler (1927–39)
|Ship tonnage={{GRT|367}}, {{NRT|142}} |Ship displacement= |Ship length={{convert|45.31|m|ftin}}|abbr=on |Ship beam={{convert|7.69|m|ftin}} |Ship height= |Ship draught={{convert|3.56|m|ftin}} |Ship draft= |Ship depth={{convert|4.40|m|ftin}} |Ship decks= |Ship deck clearance= |Ship ramps= |Ship ice class= |Ship sail plan= |Ship power=Triple expansion steam engine, 63nhp |Ship propulsion=Single screw propeller |Ship speed={{convert|10|kn|km/h}} |Ship capacity= |Ship crew= |Ship notes= }} |
Martin Donandt was a German fishing trawler that was built in 1927. She was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine in the Second World War for use as a vorpostenboot. She struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea in 1941.
Description
Martin Donandt 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|367}}, {{NRT|142}}. 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+3/4|in|cm|order=flip}} stroke. The engine was made by G. Seebeck AG, Wesermünde, Germany. It was rated at 63nhp. The engine powered a single screw propeller.{{cite plimsoll |filename=30a0346.pdf |date=1930–1931 |ship-name=Martin Donandt |lr-number=58727 |guide=MAR-MAT |subtitle=C |access-date=6 July 2022 }} It could propel the ship at {{convert|10|kn|km/h}}.{{sfn|Gröner|1993|p=204}}
History
Martin Donandt was built as yard number 466 by G. Seebeck AG, Wesermünde for the Hochseefischerei Bremerhaven. She was launched in August 1927 and completed on 28 September. The fishing boat registration BX 195 was allocated,{{sfn|Gröner|1993|p=211}} as were the Code Letters QVLR. On 7 June 1929, her registration was changed to ON 116.{{sfn|Gröner|1993|p=204}} In 1934, her Code Letters were changed to DNNR.{{cite plimsoll |filename=34a0369.pdf |date=1934–1935 |ship-name=Martin Donandt |lr-number=63132 |guide=MAR |subtitle=C |access-date=6 July 2022 }} On 17 October 1934, she was sold to the Nordsee Deutsche Hochseefischerei Bremen-Cuxhaven. Her registration was changed to PG 467.{{sfn|Gröner|1993|p=211}}
On 28 September 1939, Martin Donandt was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine for use as a vorpostenboot. She was allocated to 3 Vorpostenflotille as V 309 Martin Donandt.{{sfn|Gröner|1993|p=211}} On 23 September 1941, she sank the Soviet Navy motor torpedo boat {{ship|Soviet torpedo boat|TKA-12||2}} in the Baltic Sea off the Porkkala Lighthouse, Finland.{{cite web |url=https://www.wlb-stuttgart.de/seekrieg/41-09.htm |title= 1941September |publisher=Württembergische Landesbibliothek Stuttgart |first=Gerhard |last=Hümmelchen |language=German |accessdate=6 July 2022}} TKA-12 had sunk V 308 Oscar Neynaber with the loss of ten crew.{{sfn|Gröner|1993|p=231}} On 28 October 1941, Martin Donandt struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea off Liepāja, Latvia with the loss of seven of her crew.{{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
Category:Maritime incidents in October 1941