German trawler V 603 Carsten

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Name
  • Carsten (1923–48)
  • Thon (1948–54)
Owner
  • L. Janssen & Co. (1923–39)
  • Kriegsmarine (1939–45)
  • Unknown (1945–54)
Port of registry
BuilderG. Seebeck AG, Wesermünde-Geestemünde
Yard number438
LaunchedJune 1923
CompletedJuly 1923
Commissioned22 September 1939
Identification
  • Fishing boat registration PG 342 (1923–39)
  • Code Letters KSBL (1923–34)
  • ICS Kilo.svg ICS Sierra.svg ICS Bravo.svg ICS Lima.svg
  • Code Letters DEZI (1934–43)
  • ICS Delta.svg ICS Echo.svg ICS Zulu.svg ICS India.svg
  • Pennant Number V 705 (1939–43)
  • Pennant Number V 603 (1943–45)
FateScrapped 1954
General characteristics
Class and type
Tonnage258  GRT, 98  NRT
Length40.13 m (131 ft 8 in)
Beam7.09 metres (23 ft 3 in)
Depth3.25 m (10 ft 8 in)
Installed powerTriple expansion steam engine, 53nhp
PropulsionSingle screw propeller
Speed10 knots (19 km/h)

Carsten was a German fishing trawler which was built in 1923. She was requisitoned by the Kriegsmarine during the Second World War. She was used as a Vorpostenboot . She was allocated to France post-war, and was renamed Thon in 1948. She was scrapped in 1954.

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Description

The ship 40.13 m (131 ft 8 in) long, with a beam of 7.09 metres (23 ft 3 in). She had a depth of 3.25 m (10 ft 8 in). She was assessed at 258  GRT, 98  NRT. She was powered by a triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of 32 centimetres (12+5⁄8 in), 52 centimetres (20+1⁄2 in) and 84 centimetres (33+1⁄16 in) diameter by 59 centimetres (23+3⁄8 in) stroke. The engine was built by G. Seebeck AG., Wesermünde-Geestemünde, Germany. It was rated at 53 nhp. It drove a single screw propeller. [1] It could propel the ship at 10 knots (19 km/h). [2]

History

Carsten was built as yard number 439 by G. Seebeck AG., Wesermünde-Geestemünde, Germany. She was launched in June 1923 and completed in August. [3] Owned by the L. Janssen & Co., her port of registry was Wesermünde. She was allocated the Code Letters KSBL, [1] and the fishing boat registration PG 342. [3] In 1934, her Code Letters were changed to DEZI. [4]

On 22 September 1939, Carsten was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine. Designated as a vorpostenboot . She was allocated to 7 Vorpostenflotille as V 705 Carsten. On 1 July 1943, she was reallocated to 6 Vorpostenflotille as V 603 Carsten. [3] On 26 April 1944, V 606 Fladengrund was sunk in the Bay of Biscay by a Royal Air Force Handley Page Halifax aircraft with the loss of 21 of her 38 crew. V 603 Carsten rescued the survivors. [5] On 7 May 1945, she was declared a prize of war and allocated to France. Her name was changed to Thon in 1948. She was scrapped in 1954. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Carsten(56962)" (PDF). Lloyd's Register: Trawlers &c. CAR-CAU (in English and French). London: Lloyd's Register. 1930–1931. Retrieved 18 February 2024– via Southampton City Council.
  2. ↑ Gröner 1993, p. 204.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Gröner 1993, p. 210.
  4. ↑ "Carsten(58134)" (PDF). Lloyd's Register: Trawlers &c. CAR-CAS (in English and French). London: Lloyd's Register. 1934–1935. Retrieved 18 February 2024– via Southampton City Council.
  5. ↑ "Le V606" (in French). Plongée Anges. Retrieved 11 March 2024.

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