Английская Википедия:German trawler V 410 Germania

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Germania was a German fishing trawler that was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine in the Second World War for use as a Vorpostenboot, serving as V 403 Germania and V 410 Germania. She sank in the Gironde Estuary in August 1944.

Description

Germania 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. 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 built by Howaldtswerke AG, Kiel, Germany and was rated at 79nhp. It drove a single screw propeller.[1] It could propel the ship at Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:Sfn

History

Germania was built as yard number 753 by Howaldtswerke AG, Kiel, Germany. She was launched on 11 July 1934 and completed on 4 August. She was built for N. Ebling Hochseefischerei, Bremerhaven, Germany. Шаблон:Sfn The Code Letters DOPX were allocated,[1] as was the fishing boat registration BX 248.Шаблон:Sfn

On 17 September 1939, she was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine and commissioned with 4 Vorpostenflotille as the Vorpostenboot V 403 Germania. On 16 October 1939, she was redesignated V 410 Germania.Шаблон:Sfn On 12 August 1942, she was attacked by Bristol Beaufighter aircraft of 235 and 248 Squadrons, Royal Air Force and set afire.[2][3] Germania sank in the Gironde Estuary with the loss of three of her crew.Шаблон:Sfn

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Шаблон:Vorpostenboote Navbox Шаблон:August 1944 shipwrecks