Английская Википедия:German trawler V 206 Otto Bröhan
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Otto Bröhan was a German fishing trawler that was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine in the Second World War for use as a Vorpostenboot, serving as V 207 Otto Bröhan and V 206 Otto Bröhan. She was scuttled at Caen, Calvados, France in June 1944. She was raised in March 1945 and converted to a survey ship for the French Navy, renamed Ingénieur Hydrographe Nicolas. She served until 1960 and was then scrapped.
Description
Otto Bröhan was Шаблон:Convert long, with a beam of Шаблон:Convert. She had a depth of Шаблон:Convert and a draught of Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn She was assessed at Шаблон:GRT, Шаблон:NRT, 1050t displacement.[1]Шаблон:Sfn The ship was powered by a triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of Шаблон:Convert, Шаблон:Convert and Шаблон:Convert diameter by Шаблон:Convert stroke. The engine was made by H. C. Stülcken Sohn, Hamburg, Germany. It was rated at 135nhp and 540ihp.[1] It drove a single screw propeller via a low pressure turbine, double reduction gearing and a hydraulic coupling,[1] and could propel the ship at Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn
History
Otto Bröhan was built in 1937 as yard number 723 by H. C. Stülcken Sohn, Hamburg,Шаблон:Sfn for Cranzer Fischdampfer AG, Hamburg.[1] She was launched on 28 December.Шаблон:Sfn The Code Letters DJVI were allocated,[1] as was the Cranz an der Elbe fishing boat registration PC 9.Шаблон:Sfn[2] The trawler was named after Otto Bröhan, a fishing boat captain from Hamburg.[3] She entered service on 8 March 1938. On 1 April, her registration was moved to Hamburg as HH9.Шаблон:Sfn[2] She fished off Norway and Iceland.[3]
On 6 October 1939, Otto Bröhan was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine for use as a vorpostenboot. She was commissioned into 2 Vorpostenflotille as V 207 Otto Bröhan.[4] Her armament consisted of one 88 mm anti-aircraft gun at the bow and one 20 mm cannon aft.[3] She was redesignated V 206 Otto Bröhan on 20 October.[4] She served in the North Sea, and following the Fall of France she was based at Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France and Saint Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands. In 1943, Otto Bröhan was rebuilt and her armament was strengthened. She now carried a single 88 mm anti-aircraft gun and five 20 mm cannon. Gunners were provided with armoured shields for protection.[3]
On 6 June 1944, Otto Bröhan was in port at Caen, Calvados, France when Operation Overlord started, and was trapped there with V 212 Friedrich Busse and the motor minesweeper R 231 as their retreat from the port had been cut off. All three vessels were scuttled with explosives on 12 June, with Otto Bröhan scuttled in the Caen Canal.[3][5]Шаблон:Sfn[6] Lieutenant Commander Patrick Dalzel-Job was able to recover documents and equipment from the wreck on 10 July with his team from 30 AU (Assault Unit) Commando.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Page needed
In March 1945, Otto Bröhan was refloated, given basic repairs at Caen, and laid up in August 1946.Шаблон:Sfn She was acquired by the French Navy and, between 1947 and 1948, converted to a hydrographic survey vessel at the naval dockyard at Cherbourg, Manche.Шаблон:Sfn[7] She was commissioned on 1 January 1949 as Ingénieur Hydrographe Nicolas, with the Pennant Number P 664.Шаблон:Sfn Her armament consisted of two 20 mm cannon.[3]Шаблон:Sfn Her complement was 68 men.[7]Шаблон:Sfn She was based at Toulon, Var and was used for survey and mapping work of French and North African coasts.[3] Ingénieur Hydrographe Nicolas was withdrawn from service on 18 July 1960.[7] She was sold at Cherbourg that year by the Domaines de l'État, as Q 193, for scrapping.Шаблон:Sfn[3]
References
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