Senator Schröder (ship)
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name |
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| Owner | Cuxhaven Herring Fishery AG |
| Builder | Eider Werft AG, Tonning |
| Launched | February 26, 1908 |
| General characteristics | |
| Length | 38.16 m (125.2 ft) |
| Beam | 7.05 m (23.1 ft) |
| Draught | Max. 4.154.15 m (13.6 ft) |
| Crew | 25 |
Senator Schröder was a German trawler used as a Vorpostenboot during the First and Second World War.
The ship was hijacked by Hermann Knüfken in 1921 to facilitate Franz Jung, Cläre Jung and Jan Appel attending the Third World Congress of the Communist International in Moscow.[1]
References
- ^ Bourrinet, Philippe (2016-12-08). The Dutch and German Communist Left (1900–68): ‘Neither Lenin nor Trotsky nor Stalin!’ - ‘All Workers Must Think for Themselves!’. BRILL. p. 204. ISBN 978-90-04-32593-7.