German trawler V 105 Cremon

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History
NameCremon
Owner
  • Deutsche Hochsee-fischerei Bremen-Cuxhaven (1922–39)
  • Kriegsmarine (1939–40)
Port of registry
BuilderReiherstieg Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik A. G., Hamburg
Launched1922
Identification
FateStruck a mine and sank in the Norwegian Sea off Bergen, Norway on 11 April 1940. [1]
General characteristics
TypeConverted trawler
Tonnage268  GRT, 104  NRT
Length38.30 m (125 ft 8 in)
Beam7.37 m (24 ft 2 in)
Depth2.90 m (9 ft 6 in)
Installed powerTriple expansion engine, 54nhp
PropulsionSingle screw propeller
Speed11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Complement~11

V 105 Cremon was a German trawler built in 1922 which was converted into a Vorpostenboot for the Kriegsmarine during World War II.

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Description

Cremon was 38.30 metres (125 ft 8 in) long, with a beam of 7.37 metres (24 ft 2 in) and a depth of 2.90 metres (9 ft 6 in). She was powered by a triple expansion steam engine which had cylinders of 33 centimetres (13 in), 59.8 centimetres (23+9⁄16 in) and 85 centimetres (33+1⁄2 in) diameter by 57 centimetres (22+5⁄8 in) stroke. The engine was built by Reiherstieg Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik A. G., Hamburg, Germany. It was rated at 54nhp, [2] driving a single screw propeller. It could propel the ship at 11 knots (20 km/h). [3] Cremon was assessed at 268  GRT, 104  NRT. [2]

History

Cremon was a fishing trawler built by Reiherstieg Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik A.G., Hamburg in 1922 for the Deutsche Hochsee-fischerei Bremen-Cuxhaven. Her port of registry was Cuxhaven and the Code Letters RDGJ were allocated. [2] In 1934, her Code Letters were changed to DHEM. [4]

Cremon was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine on 1 October 1939. [5] She served as an auxiliary patrol boat during the early years of World War II in the 1 Vorpostenflotille, specifically serving off Norway immediately after the German invasion there. During the invasion, Norwegian minelayers frantically mined the harbors that German ships would soon occupy. One of these minelayers, HNoMS Tyr, laid over twenty mines between Lerøy Island and Sotra and around Vatlestraumen. Since no minesweepers were available in the area, the two support vessels Schiff 9 and Cremon were outfitted in mine clearing gear and sent to clear the area of mines. Schiff 9 struck a mine and sank in less than two minutes, and when Cremon moved to rescue survivors she too struck a mine and exploded. Around six of her crew were killed, five survived. [6] [7] [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Norwegian Campaign, Battles of Narvik, April 1940". naval-history.net. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Cremon(57158)" (PDF). Lloyd's Register: Chalutiers &c. CRE-CYG (in English and French). London: Lloyd's Register. 1930–1931. Retrieved 9 April 2022– via Southampton City Council.
  3. 1 2 "Cremon FV (1929~1939) V-105 (Cremon) (+1940)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  4. ↑ "Cremon(07227)" (PDF). Lloyd's Register: Navires à Vapeur et à Moteurs. CRA-CRE (in English and French). London: Lloyd's Register. 1935–1936. Retrieved 9 April 2022– via Southampton City Council.
  5. ↑ Rohwer, Jurgen; Hümmelchen, Gerhard (20 June 2019). "Vorpostenflottillen 1939 – 1945". Seekrieg: Timeline of the Naval War 1939–1945 (in German). Bibliothek für Zeitgeschichte. Retrieved 9 April 2022– via Württembergische Landesbibliothek.
  6. ↑ Paterson, Lawrence. Hitler's forgotten flotillas : Kriegsmarine security forces. Barnsley. ISBN   978-1-4738-8240-9. OCLC   1019871607.
  7. ↑ "Norwegian Campaign, Battles of Narvik, April 1940". naval-history.net. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
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