German trawler V 201 Seydlitz
V 201 Seydlitz (later V 211 Seydlitz) was a German trawler built in 1936 which was converted into a Vorpostenboot for the Kriegsmarine during World War II.
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Nazi Germany | |
Name: | Seydlitz |
Namesake: | Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz |
Builder: | Seebeck G. Ag. - Weser Werk Seebeckwerft |
Yard number: | 570 |
Launched: | 1936 |
Commissioned: | 1939 |
Fate: | Sunk in the English Channel off Barfleur by British aircraft on 20 March 1944.[1] |
General characteristics | |
Class and type: | Converted trawler |
Tonnage: | 499 GRT |
Length: | 55 m (180 ft 5 in) |
Beam: | 8 m (26 ft) |
Height: | 4.65 m (15 ft 3 in) |
Installed power: | 96 PS (71 kW; 95 ihp) |
Propulsion: | 1 × 3 cyl. triple expansion steam engine with LP exhaust turbine & DR gearing & hydraulic coupling, single shaft, 1 screw |
Speed: | 11.9 knots (22.0 km/h; 13.7 mph) |
Complement: | ~27 |
History
In 1936, Seydlitz was constructed by the German shipbuilder Seebeckwerft A.G. as a civilian fishing trawler. In 1939, the Kriegsmarine requisitioned the vessel and commissioned it as a Vorpostenboot in the 2 Vorpostenflotille.[2] With the rest of the 2 Vorpostenflotille, Seydlitz operated in the North Sea from 1939 to 1940 and in the English Channel from 1940 to 1944.[3]
Seydlitz was sunk by British fighter-bombers on 20 March 1944 in the English Channel near the Channel Islands off Barfleur.[4] Her wreck now lies where it was sunk approximately 50 meters below the surface.[5]
References
- Rohwer, Jürgen; Gerhard Hümmelchen. "Seekrieg 1944, März". Württembergische Landesbibliothek Stuttgart (in German). Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- "Lloyd's of London, Lloyd's Register of Shipping". Lloyd's Register: 30. 1939–1940 – via Wrecksite.
- "Vorpostenboote der deutschen Kriegsmarine 1939-45". www.wlb-stuttgart.de. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
- "Seekrieg 1944, März". www.wlb-stuttgart.de. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
- "V-211 Seydlitz". Wrecksite. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
Shipwrecks |
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Other incidents |
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1943 1944 1945 February 1944 April 1944 |
Vorpostenboote of the Kriegsmarine | |
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1 Vorpostenflotille |
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2 Vorpostenflotille |
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3 Vorpostenflotille |
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4 Vorpostenflotille |
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5 Vorpostengruppe |
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6 Vorpostengruppe |
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6 Vorpostenflotille |
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7 Vorpostenflotille |
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8 Vorpostenflotille |
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9 Vorpostenflotille |
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10 Vorpostenflotille |
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11 Vorpostenflotille | |
12 Vorpostenflotille |
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13 Vorpostenflotille |
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14 Vorpostenflotille |
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18 Vorpostenflotille |
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19 Vorpostenflotille |
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20 Vorpostenflotille |
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51 Vorpostenflotille |
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53 Vorpostenflotille |
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55 Vorpostenflotille |
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57 Vorpostenflotille |
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59 Vorpostenflotille |
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61 Vorpostenflotille |
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63 Vorpostenflotille |
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64 Vorpostenflotille |
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65 Vorpostenflotille |
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66 Vorpostenflotille |
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67 Vorpostenflotille |
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68 Vorpostenflotille |
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7 & 13 Sicherungsflotille |
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