German trawler V 603 Carsten
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|infobox caption= |display title= }} {{Infobox ship image |Ship image= |Ship image size= |Ship caption= }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header= |Ship country= |Ship flag= |Ship name=*Carsten (1923–48)
|Ship namesake= |Ship owner=*L. Janssen & Co. (1923–39)
|Ship operator= |Ship registry=*{{flagicon|Weimar Republic|civil}} Wesermünde, Germany (1923–33)
|Ship route= |Ship ordered= |Ship awarded= |Ship builder=G. Seebeck AG, Wesermünde-Geestemünde |Ship original cost= |Ship yard number=438 |Ship way number= |Ship laid down= |Ship launched=June 1923 |Ship sponsor= |Ship christened= |Ship completed=July 1923 |Ship acquired= |Ship commissioned=22 September 1939 |Ship recommissioned= |Ship decommissioned= |Ship maiden voyage= |Ship in service= |Ship out of service= |Ship renamed= |Ship reclassified= |Ship refit= |Ship struck= |Ship reinstated= |Ship homeport= |Ship identification=* Fishing boat registration PG 342 (1923–39)
|Ship motto= |Ship nickname= |Ship honours= |Ship honors= |Ship captured= |Ship fate=Scrapped 1954 |Ship notes= |Ship badge= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption= |Ship class=*Fishing vessel (1923–39, 1945–54)
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Carsten was a German fishing trawler which was built in 1923. She was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine during the Second World War. She was used as a Vorpostenboot. She was allocated to France post-war, and was renamed Thon in 1948. She was scrapped in 1954.
Description
The ship {{convert|131|ft|8|in|m|2|order=flip|abbr=on}} long, with a beam of {{convert|23|ft|3|in|m|2|order=flip}}. She had a depth of {{convert|10|ft|8|in|m|2|order=flip|abbr=on}}. She was assessed at {{GRT|258}}, {{NRT|98}}. She was powered by a triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of {{convert|12+5/8|in|cm|order=flip}}, {{convert|20+1/2|in|cm|0|order=flip}} and {{convert|33+1/16|in|cm|0|order=flip}} diameter by {{convert|23+3/8|in|cm|order=flip}} stroke. The engine was built by G. Seebeck AG., Wesermünde-Geestemünde, Germany. It was rated at 53 nhp. It drove a single screw propeller.{{cite plimsoll |ship-name=Carsten |lr-number=56962 |subtitle=T |guide=CAR-CAU |filename=30a0261.pdf |accessdate=18 February 2024 }} It could propel the ship at {{convert|10|kn|km/h}}.{{sfn|Gröner|1993|p=204}}
History
Carsten was built as yard number 439 by G. Seebeck AG., Wesermünde-Geestemünde, Germany. She was launched in June 1923 and completed in August.{{sfn|Gröner|1993|p=210}} Owned by the L. Janssen & Co., her port of registry was Wesermünde. She was allocated the Code Letters KSBL, and the fishing boat registration PG 342.{{sfn|Gröner|1993|p=210}} In 1934, her Code Letters were changed to DEZI.{{cite plimsoll |ship-name=Carsten |lr-number=58134 |subtitle=T |guide=CAR-CAS |filename=34a0134.pdf |accessdate=18 February 2024 }}
On 22 September 1939, Carsten was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine. Designated as a vorpostenboot. She was allocated to 7 Vorpostenflotille as V 705 Carsten. On 1 July 1943, she was reallocated to 6 Vorpostenflotille as V 603 Carsten.{{sfn|Gröner|1993|p=210}} On 26 April 1944, V 606 Fladengrund was sunk in the Bay of Biscay by a Royal Air Force Handley Page Halifax aircraft with the loss of 21 of her 38 crew. V 603 Carsten rescued the survivors.{{cite web |url=https://www.plongee-anges.com/epaves-atlantique/v606-sud-belle-ile/ |title=Le V606 |language=French |publisher=Plongée Anges |accessdate=11 March 2024}} On 7 May 1945, she was declared a prize of war and allocated to France. Her name was changed to Thon in 1948. She was scrapped in 1954.{{sfn|Gröner|1993|p=210}}
References
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- {{cite book |last1=Gröner |first1=Erich |title=Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815-1945 |volume=8/I: Flußfahrzeuge, Ujäger, Vorpostenboote, Hilfsminensucher, Küstenschutzverbände (Teil 1) |year=1993 |publisher=Bernard & Graefe |location=Koblenz |isbn=3-7637-4807-5 |language=de}}
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Category:Ships built in Germany
Category:Steamships of Germany
Category:Fishing vessels of Germany
Category:World War II merchant ships of Germany
Category:Auxiliary ships of the Kriegsmarine