German trawler V 201 Seydlitz

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Nazi Germany
NameSeydlitz
Namesake Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz
Owner
  • F. A. Pust Hochseefischerei AG (1936–39)
  • Kriegsmarine (1939–44)
Port of registry
BuilderSeebeck G. Ag. - Weser Werk Seebeckwerft
Yard number570
Launched1936
Commissioned1939
Identification
  • Code Letters DFCP
  • ICS Delta.svg ICS Foxtrot.svg ICS Charlie.svg ICS Papa.svg
  • Fishing boat registration PG508 (1936–39)
  • Pennant Number V 201 (1939)
  • Pennant Number V 211 (1939–1944)
FateSunk in the English Channel off Barfleur by British aircraft on 20 March 1944. [1]
General characteristics
Class and typeConverted trawler
Tonnage449  GRT, 167  NRT
Length49.40 m (162 ft 1 in)
Beam8.03 m (26 ft 4 in)
Depth7.72 m (25 ft 4 in)
Installed power96 PS (71 kW; 95 ihp) / 98nhp
Propulsion1 × 3 cyl. triple expansion steam engine with LP exhaust turbine & DR gearing & hydraulic coupling, single shaft, 1 screw propeller
Speed11.9 knots (22.0 km/h; 13.7 mph)
Complement~27

Seydlitz was a German trawler built in 1936 which was converted into a Vorpostenboot for the Kriegsmarine during World War II, serving as V 201 Seydlitz and V 211 Seydlitz. She was bombed and sunk off the Channel Islands on 20 March 1944.

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Description

Seydlitz was 49.40 metres (162 ft 1 in) long, with a beam of 8.03 metres (26 ft 4 in) and a depth of 3.76 metres (12 ft 4 in). It was assessed at 449  GRT, 167  NRT. It was powered by a triple expansion steam engine which had cylinders of 36.0 centimetres (14+3⁄16 in), 55 centimetres (21+5⁄8 in) and 90.0 centimetres (35+7⁄16 in) diameter by 64.9 centimetres (25+9⁄16 in) stroke. The engine was built by Deschimag, Wesermünde. It was rated at 98nhp, [2] giving a speed of 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h). [3]

History

In 1936, Seydlitz was constructed as yard number 570 by the German shipbuilder Seebeckwerft AG as a civilian fishing trawler for F. A. Pust Hochseefischerei AG, Wesermünde. The Code Letters DFCP were allocated, [2] [3] as was the fishing boat registration PG508. On 1 October 1939, the Kriegsmarine requisitioned the vessel and commissioned it as a Vorpostenboot in the 2 Vorpostenflotille under the designation V 201 Seydlitz. The ship was redesignated V 211 Seydlitz on 20 October. With the rest of the 2 Vorpostenflotille, Seydlitz operated in the North Sea from 1939 to 1940 and in the English Channel from 1940 to 1944. [4]

Seydlitz was sunk by British fighter-bombers on 20 March 1944 in the English Channel between Guernsey, Channel Islands and Barfleur, Manche, France. [4] [5] Twenty-seven crew were killed. The wreck now lies where it was sunk approximately 50 metres (160 ft) below the surface. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Rohwer, Jürgen; Gerhard Hümmelchen. "Seekrieg 1944, März". Württembergische Landesbibliothek Stuttgart (in German). Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Seydlitz(13846)" (PDF). Lloyd's Register: Trawlers &c. SEV-SHA (in English and French). London: Lloyd's Register. 1939–1940. Retrieved 4 May 2022– via Southampton City Council.
  3. 1 2 3 "V-211 Seydlitz". Wrecksite. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Vorpostenboote der deutschen Kriegsmarine 1939-45". www.wlb-stuttgart.de (in German). Retrieved 24 January 2020.
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