German trawler V 804 Spica
{{other ships|Spica (disambiguation)#Naval vessels}}
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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=Spica |Ship owner=*Hochseefischerei Nordstern AG (1930–39, 1945–55)
|Ship operator= |Ship registry=*{{flagicon|Weimar Republic|civil}} Wesermünde, Germany (1930–33)
|Ship route= |Ship ordered= |Ship builder=Schiffbau-Gesellschaft Unterweser AG |Ship original cost= |Ship yard number=244 |Ship way number= |Ship laid down= |Ship launched=5 November 1930 |Ship completed=2 December 1930 |Ship christened= |Ship commissioned=17 September 1939 |Ship decommissioned=May 1945 |Ship maiden voyage= |Ship in service= |Ship out of service= |Ship identification=*Code Letter KRGN (1930–34)
|Ship fate=Scrapped |Ship notes= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption= |Ship class=*Fishing trawler (1930–39, 1945–55)
|Ship type= |Ship tonnage={{GRT|325}}, {{NRT|123}} |Ship displacement= |Ship length={{Convert|43.53|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship beam={{Convert|8.10|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship height= |Ship draught={{Convert|3.77|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=Compound steam engine, 62 nhp |Ship propulsion=Single screw propeller |Ship speed={{convert|11|kn|lk=in}} |Ship capacity= |Ship crew= |Ship notes= }} |
Spica was a German fishing trawler that was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine in the Second World War for use as a vorpostenboot, Serving as V 214 Spica and V 804 Spica. She returned to service as a fishing trawler post-war and was scrapped in 1955.
Description
Spica was {{Convert|43.53|m|ftin}} long, with a beam of {{Convert|8.10|m|ftin}}.She had a depth of {{Convert|4.65|m|ftin}} and a draught of {{Convert|3.77|m|ftin}}.{{sfn|Gröner|1993|p=227}} She was assessed at {{GRT|325}}, {{NRT|123}}. She was powered by a compound steam engine, which had two cylinders each of {{convert|12+3/8|in|cm|order=flip}} and {{convert|26+3/4|in|cm|order=flip}} diameter by {{convert|26+3/4|in|cm|order=flip}} stroke. The engine was built by Christiansen & Meyer, Harburg, Germany. It was rated at 62nhp.{{cite plimsoll |filename=30a0444.pdf |date=1930–1931 |ship-name=Spica |lr-number=62312 |guide=S |subtitle=T |access-date=7 June 2022 }}
History
Spica was built as yard number 244 by Schiffbau-Gesellschaft Unterweser AG, Wesermünde, Germany. She was launched on 5 November 1930 and completed on 2 December.{{sfn|Gröner|1993|p=227}} She was built for the Hochseefischerei Nordstern AG, Wesermünde. The Code Letters KRGN were allocated, as was the fishing boat registration PG 404.{{sfn|Gröner|1993|p=231}} In 1934, her Code Letters were changed to DFBS.{{cite plimsoll |filename=34a0515.pdf |date=1934–1935 |ship-name=Spica |lr-number=66261 |guide=SPE-SPR |subtitle=C |access-date=7 June 2022 }}
On 17 September 1939, Spica was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine for use as a vorpostenboot. She was allocated to 2 Vorpostenflotille as V 214 Spica. She was reallocated on 21 October to 8 Vorpostenflotille as V 804 Spica.{{sfn|Gröner|1993|p=231}}
Post-war she returned to merchant service with her pre-war owners.{{cite journal |title=SPE-SPI Lloyd's Register 1948-49 |journal=Lloyd's Register, M-Z |year=1949 |publisher=Lloyd's Register |location=London |url=https://archive.org/details/HECROS1949MZ/page/n584/mode/1up }} The fishing boat registration BX 383 was allocated in 1948. She was scrapped in April 1955 by W. Ritscher, Hamburg, West Germany.{{sfn|Gröner|1993|p=231}}
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:Auxiliary ships of the Kriegsmarine