German minesweeper M 1507 Teutonia

For other ships with the same name, see SS Teutonia.

History
Name	Teutonia (1937–48) Rouget (1948–61)
Owner	N. Ebsling (1937–39) Kriegsmarine (1939–45) French government (1945–48) P. Le Garrec (1948–61)
Port of registry	Bremerhaven, Germany (1937–39)   Kriegsmarine (1939–45)   France (1945–48) Marseille, France (1948– ) Boulogne, France ( –1961)
Builder	Howaldtswerke
Yard number	763
Launched	17 June 1937
Completed	23 July 1937
Commissioned	28 September 1939
Decommissioned	May 1945
Out of service	1961
Identification	Code Letters DOSP (1937–45) Fishing boat registration BX 258 (1937–39) Pennant Number M 1507 (1939–43) Pennant Number V 214 (1943–44) Pennant Number M 4628 (1944–45) Code Letters PFUD (1948– ) Code Letters FOQR ( –61)
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Tonnage	487  GRT, 188  NRT
Length	53.80 metres (176 ft 6 in)
Beam	8.30 metres (27 ft 3 in)
Draught	4.10 metres (13 ft 5 in)
Depth	4.65 metres (15 ft 3 in)
Installed power	Triple expansion steam engine, 121nhp
Propulsion	Single screw propeller
Speed	10 knots (19 km/h)

M 1507 Teutonia was a German fishing trawler that was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine in the Second World War for use as an auxiliary minesweeper. Built as Teutonia, she served as M 1507 Teutonia, the vorpostenboot V 204 Teutonia and M 4628 Teutonia. She became the French fishing trawler Rouget post-war and was scrapped in 1961.

Description

The ship was 53.80 metres (176 ft 6 in) long, with a beam of 8.30 metres (27 ft 3 in). She had a depth of 4.65 metres (15 ft 3 in) and a draught of 4.10 metres (13 ft 5 in). ^[1] She was assessed at 487  GRT, 188  NRT. She was powered by a triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of 37 centimetres (14+3⁄4 in), 61 centimetres (24 in) and 97 centimetres (38+3⁄8 in) diameter by 64.9 centimetres (25+9⁄16 in) stroke. The engine was built by Howaldtswerke AG, Kiel, Germany. It was rated at 121nhp. ^[2]

History

Teutonia was built as yard number 736 by Howaldtswerke, Hamburg, Germany for N. Ebsling, Bremerhaven. ^{[1] [2]} She was launched on 17 June 1937 and completed on 23 July. The fishing boat registration BX 258 was allocated, ^[1] as were the Code Letters DOSP. ^[2]

On 28 September 1939, Teutonia was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine for use as an auxiliary minesweeper. She was allocated to 15 Minensuchflotille as M 1507. ^[1] On 15 April 1940, she was escorting the steamships Bahia Castillo, Dessau and Pernambuco along with the minesweepers M 1501 Gauleiter Burkel, M 1502 Wien, M 1503 Holstein, M 1505 Tirol, M 1506 Ostfriesland, M 1503 Kurmark, the submarine chaser UJ 119 and two R boats when the convoy was attacked off the Oslofjord by the submarine HMS Sterlet. A torpedo fired at Bahia Castillo narrowly missed the ship. ^[3] In March 1943, 15 Minensuchflotille was disbanded. ^[4] On 29 April 1943, She was allocated to 2 Vorpostenflotille, becoming the vorpostenboot V 214 Teutonia. On 1 December 1944, she was transferred to 46 Minensuchflotille as M 4628 Teutonia. ^{[1] [5]}

Post war, she was seized by France, becoming the merchant fishing trawler Rouget in 1948. ^[1] She was owned by P. Le Garrec, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. The Code Letters FPUD were allocated. ^[6] By 1960, she had been sold to Armament Guille Frères, Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais. Her Code Letters were then FOQR. ^[7] She was scrapped in 1961. ^[1]

References

1. Gröner 1993, p. 183.
2. "Teutonia(64898)" (PDF). Lloyd's Register: Trawlers &c. TET-THE (in English and French). London: Lloyd's Register. 1938–1939. Retrieved 8 June 2022– via Southampton City Council.
3. "HMS Sterlet (N 22)". Uboat. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
4. "Minensuchflottillen 11 - 19" (in German). Württembergische Landesbibliothek Stuttgart. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
5. "Minensuchflottillen 31 - 46" (in German). Württembergische Landesbibliothek Stuttgart. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
6. "94655-664 Lloyd's Register 1948-49". Lloyd's Register, M-Z. London: Lloyd's Register. 1949.
7. "ROSWELL VICTORY Lloyd's Register 1960-61". Lloyd's Register. London. 1960.

Sources

• 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.