German trawler V 310 Rosemarie
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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=Rosemarie |Ship owner=*Hochseefischerei J. Wieting AG (1924–34)
|Ship operator= |Ship registry=*{{Flagicon|Weimar Republic|civil}} Bremerhaven, Germany (1924–33)
|Ship route= |Ship ordered= |Ship builder=Reiherstieg Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik |Ship original cost= |Ship yard number=460 |Ship way number= |Ship laid down= |Ship launched=September 1924 |Ship completed=November 1924 |Ship christened= |Ship acquired= |Ship commissioned=29 April 1941 |Ship decommissioned=18 April 1945 |Ship maiden voyage= |Ship in service= |Ship out of service= |Ship identification=*Code Letters QVED (1924–34)
|Ship fate=Scrapped |Ship notes= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption= |Ship class=*Fishing trawler (1924–41, 1945–52)
|Ship type= |Ship tonnage={{GRT|292}}, {{NRT|112}} |Ship displacement= |Ship length={{convert|43.90|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship beam={{convert|7.35|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship height= |Ship draught={{convert|3.35|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship depth={{convert|4.16|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship decks= |Ship deck clearance= |Ship ramps= |Ship ice class= |Ship sail plan= |Ship power=Triple expansion steam engine, 64nhp |Ship propulsion=Single screw propeller |Ship speed={{convert|10|kn|km/h}} |Ship capacity= |Ship crew= |Ship notes= }} |
Rosemarie was a German fishing trawler that was requisitioned in the Second World War by the Kriegsmarine for use as a Vorpostenboot, serving as V 310 Rosemarie. She was returned to her owners post-war and served until 1952.
Description
The ship was {{convert|43.90|m|ftin}} long, with a beam of {{convert|7.35|m|ftin}}. She had a depth of {{convert|4.16|m|ftin}} and a draught of {{convert|3.35|m|ftin}}.{{sfn|Gröner|1993|p=204}} She was assessed at {{GRT|292}}, {{NRT|112}}. She was powered by a triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of {{convert|13+3/4|in|cm|order=flip}}, {{convert|21+3/4|in|cm|order=flip}} and {{convert|35+3/4|in|cm|order=flip}} diameter by {{convert|25+3/4|in|cm|order=flip}} stroke. The engine was built by Seebeckwerft, Wesermünde, Germany. It was rated at 64nhp. It drove a single screw propeller,{{cite plimsoll |filename=30a0381.pdf |date=1930–1931 |ship-name=Rosemarie |lr-number=59446 |guide=ROS-RUB |subtitle=T |access-date=13 July 2022 }} and could propel the ship at {{convert|10|kn|km/h}}.{{sfn|Gröner|1993|p=204}}
History
Rosemarie was built as yard number 460 by G. Seebeck AG, Wesermünde, Germanay for the Hochseefischerei J. Wieting AG Bremerhaven. She was launched in September 1924 and completed in November.{{sfn|Gröner|1993|p=211}} The Code Letters QVED were allocated, as was the fishing boat registration BX 173.{{sfn|Gröner|1993|p=211}} On 16 June 1930, her registration was changed to ON 124. On 4 September 1934, her registration was changed to PG 461. She was sold to the Nordsee Deutsche Hochseefischerei Bremen-Cuxhaven AG on 10 November 1934.{{sfn|Gröner|1993|p=211}} Her port of registry was changed to Nordenham. In 1934 her Code Letters were changed to DNOG.{{cite plimsoll |filename=34a0469.pdf |date=1934–1935 |ship-name=Rosemarie |lr-number=55270 |guide=ROS |subtitle=C |access-date=13 July 2022 }}
On 29 April 1941, Rosemarie was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine for use as a vorpostenboot. She was allocated to 3 Vorpostenflotille, serving as V 310 Rosemarie.{{sfn|Gröner|1993|p=211}} On 11 November 1944, She was towing V 1802 Orient when the ships were attacked off Memel by Allied aircraft. V 1802 Orient sank with the loss of twenty lives.{{sfn|Gröner|1993|p=321}} On 18 April 1945, she was returned to her owners. In 1948, her registration was changed to BX 335. She was sold for breaking in Hamburg on 31 December 1952.{{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