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German trawler V 312 Hanseat

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History
Name
  • Sirius (1926–29)
  • Hanseat (1929–42)
Owner
  • Sirius Handels GmbH (1926–29)
  • Hanseatische Hochseefischerei (1929–41)
  • Kriegsmarine (1941–42)
Port of registry
BuilderJ. C. Tecklenborg
Yard number406
Launched5 August 1926
Out of service20 August 1942
Identification
  • Code Letters QVLB (1926–34)
  • Fishing boat registration BX 189 (1926–41)
  • Code Letters DQNV (1934–42)
  • Pennant Number V 312 (1941–42)
FateWrecked
General characteristics
Type
Tonnage305 GRT, 109 NRT
Length44.50 m (146 ft 0 in)
Beam7.60 m (24 ft 11 in)
Draught3.68 m (12 ft 1 in)
Depth4.15 m (13 ft 7 in)
Installed powerTriple expansion steam engine, 100nhp
PropulsionSingle screw propeller
Speed11 knots (20 km/h)

Hanseat was a German fishing trawler that was built in 1926 as Sirius. Renamed Hanseat in 1929, she was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine in the Second World War for use as a Vorpostenboot, serving as V 312 Hanseat. She ran aground and was wrecked in September 1942.

Description

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The ship 44.50 metres (146 ft 0 in) long, with a beam of 7.60 metres (24 ft 11 in). She had a depth of 4.15 metres (13 ft 7 in) and a draught of 3.68 metres (12 ft 1 in).[1] She was assessed at 305 GRT, 109 NRT. She was powered by a triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of 33 centimetres (13 in), 53 centimetres (21 in) and 80 centimetres (31+1⁄2 in) diameter by 60 centimetres (23+3⁄4 in) stroke. The engine was built by J. C. Tecklenborg. It was rated at 100nhp. It drove a single screw propeller via a low-pressure turbine.[2] It could propel the ship at 10 knots (19 km/h).[1]

History

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Sirius was built as yard number 406 by J. C. Tecklenborg, Geestemünde, Germany for Sirius Handels GmbH, Germany. She was launched on 5 August 1926 and completed on 3 September. The fishing boat registration BX 189 was allocated,[3] as were the Code Letters QVLB.[2] In 1929, she was sold to the Hanseatische Hochseefisherei.[4] Her port of registry was Altona.[2] In 1934, her Code Letters were changed to DQNV,[5] On 13 January 1931, Hanseat sank at Bremerhaven.[6] She was refloated two days later.[7]

She was scheduled to have participated in Unternehmen Seelöwe in 1940. On 3 May 1941, Hanseat was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine for use as a vorpostenboot. She was allocated to 3 Vorpostenflotille as V 312 Hanseat. On 20 August 1942, she ran aground and was wrecked on Naissaar, Soviet Union.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Gröner 1993, p. 223.
  2. ^ a b c "Hanseat (57919)" (PDF). Lloyd's Register: Trawlers &c. HAN-HAR (in English and French). London: Lloyd's Register. 1930–1931. Retrieved 11 November 2022 – via Southampton City Council.
  3. ^ Gröner 1993, pp. 223, 225.
  4. ^ a b Gröner 1993, p. 225.
  5. ^ "Hanseat (60681)" (PDF). Lloyd's Register: Trawlers &c. Han-HAR (in English and French). London: Lloyd's Register. 1934–1935. Retrieved 11 November 2022 – via Southampton City Council.
  6. ^ "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 45720. London. 14 January 1931. col C, p. 22.
  7. ^ "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 45722. London. 16 January 1931. col C, p. 22.

Sources

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  • Gröner, Erich (1993). Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815-1945 (in German). Vol. 8/I: Flußfahrzeuge, Ujäger, Vorpostenboote, Hilfsminensucher, Küstenschutzverbände (Teil 1). Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe. ISBN 3-7637-4807-5.
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