German trawler V 308 Oscar Neynaber

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NameOscar Neynaber
Owner
  • Kohlenburg & Putz Seefischerei AG (1929–39)
  • Kriegsmarine (1939–41)
Port of registry
BuilderSchiffsbau Gesellschaft Unterweser AG
Yard number241
Launched30 October 1929
Completed20 November 1929
Out of service23 September 1941
Identification
  • Code Letters KRVS (1929–34)
  • ICS Kilo.svg ICS Romeo.svg ICS Victor.svg ICS Sierra.svg
  • Fishing boat registration PG 390 (1929–39)
  • Code Letters DFBC (1934-41)
  • ICS Delta.svg ICS Foxtrot.svg ICS Bravo.svg ICS Charlie.svg
FateTorpedoed and sunk
General characteristics
Class and type
Tonnage314  GRT, 120  NRT
Length47.83 metres (156 ft 11 in)
Beam7.70 metres (25 ft 3 in)
Draught3.46 metres (11 ft 4 in)
Depth4.35 metres (14 ft 3 in)
Installed powerCompound steam engine, 57 nhp
PropulsionSingle screw propeller
Speed11 knots (20 km/h)

Oskar Neynaber was a German fishing trawler that was requisitioned in the Second World War by the Kriegsmarine for use as a vorpostenboot , serving as V 308 Oskar Neynaber. She was torpedoed and sunk by Soviet Navy motor torpedo boats on 23 September 1941.

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Description

Oscar Neynaber was 47.83 metres (156 ft 11 in) long, with a beam of 7.70 metres (25 ft 3 in). She had a depth of 3.46 metres (11 ft 4 in) and a draught of 4.35 metres (14 ft 3 in). [1] She was assessed at 314  GRT, 120  NRT. She was powered by a 4-cylinder compound steam engine, which had two cylinders each of 30 centimetres (12 in) and 66 centimetres (26 in) diameter by 66 centimetres (26 in) stroke. The engine was made by Christiansen & Meyer, Harburg, Germany. It was rated at 57 nhp. The engine powered a single screw propeller. [2] It could propel the ship at 11 knots (20 km/h). [1]

History

Oscar Neynaber was built as yard number 241 by Schiffsbau Gesellschaft Unterweser AG, Unterweser-Lehe, Germany for the Kohlenbert & Putz Seefischerei AG, Wesermünde. She was launhced on 30 October 1929 and completed on 20 November. The fishing boat registration PG 390 was allocated, [3] as were the Code Letters KRVS. [2] In 1934, her code Letters were changed to DFBC. [4]

On 17 September 1939, she was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine for use as a vorpostenboot , She was allocated to 3 Vorpostenflotille, serving as V 308 Oscar Neynaber. [3] On 23 September 1941, she was torpedoed and sunk by the Soviet Navy motor torpedo boat TKA-12 off the Porkkala Lighthouse, Finland with the loss of ten of her crew. [3] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 Gröner 1993, p. 227.
  2. 1 2 "Oscar Neynaber(59034)" (PDF). Lloyd's Register: Trawlers &c. OSC-OTU (in English and French). London: Lloyd's Register. 1930–1931. Retrieved 1 July 2022 via Southampton City Council.
  3. 1 2 3 Gröner 1993, p. 231.
  4. "Oscar Neynaber(64148)" (PDF). Lloyd's Register: Trawlers &c. ORM-OSC (in English and French). London: Lloyd's Register. 1934–1935. Retrieved 1 July 2022 via Southampton City Council.
  5. Hümmelchen, Gerhard. "1941 September" (in German). Württembergische Landesbibliothek Stuttgart. Retrieved 1 July 2022.

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