German trawler V 604 Fritz Reiser

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Name
  • Fritz Reiser (1924–47)
  • Le Merlu (1947–54)
Owner
  • Kämpf & Meyer (1924–29)
  • C. Meyer (1929–39)
  • Kriegsmarine (1939–44)
  • Pool de Lorient (1944–54)
Port of registry
BuilderJ. C. Tecklenborg AG, Geestemünde
Yard number405
Launched15 November 1924
Completed4 December 1924
Commissioned22 September 1939
Identification
  • Fishing boat registration PG 360 (1924–39)
  • Code Letters KSCF (1924–34)
  • ICS Kilo.svg ICS Sierra.svg ICS Charlie.svg ICS Foxtrot.svg
  • Code Letters DEZU (1934–43)
  • ICS Delta.svg ICS Echo.svg ICS Zulu.svg ICS Uniform.svg
  • Pennant Number V 706 (1939–43)
  • Pennant Number V 604 (1943–44)
  • Codel Letters FNFN (1944–54)
  • ICS Foxtrot.svg ICS November.svg ICS Foxtrot.svg ICS November.svg
General characteristics
Type
Tonnage278  GRT, 107  NRT
Length40.72 m (133 ft 7 in)
Beam7.37 metres (24 ft 2 in)
Depth3.68 m (12 ft 1 in)
Installed powerTriple expansion steam engine, 56nhp
PropulsionSingle screw propeller
Speed10 knots (19 km/h)

Fritz Reiser was a German fishing trawler which was built in 1924. She was requisitoned by the Kriegsmarine during the Second World War. She was used as a Vorpostenboot . She was seized by France in 1944, and was renamed Le Merlu in 1948. She was scrapped in 1954.

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Description

The ship 40.72 m (133 ft 7 in) long, with a beam of 7.37 metres (24 ft 2 in). She had a depth of 3.68 m (12 ft 1 in). She was assessed at 278  GRT, 107  NRT. She was powered by a triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of 33 centimetres (13 in), 53 centimetres (20+7⁄8 in) and 86 centimetres (33+7⁄8 in) diameter by 72 centimetres (28+3⁄8 in) stroke. The engine was built by J. C. Tecklenborg AG., Geestemünde, Germany. It was rated at 55 nhp. It drove a single screw propeller. [1] It could propel the ship at 10 knots (19 km/h). [2]

History

Fritz Reiser was built as yard number 405 by J. C. Tecklenborg AG., Geestemünde, Germany. [2] She was launched on 15 November 1924 and completed on 4 December. Owned by Kämpf & Meyer, [3] her port of registry was Wesermünde. She was allocated the Code Letters KSCF, [1] and the fishing boat registration PG 360. She was sold to the Hochseefischerei Cark Kämpf Partenreederei in 1929. [3] On 6 April 1932, her boilers were damaged at sea, leaving her drifting 80 nautical miles (150 km) north of the Horns Reef. She radioed of a tow. [4] In 1934, her Code Letters were changed to DEZU. [5]

On 22 September 1939, Fritz Reiser was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine. Designated as a vorpostenboot . She was allocated to 7 Vorpostenflotille as V 706 Fritz Reiser. On 19 August 1943, she was reallocated to 6 Vorpostenflotille as V 604 Fritz Reiser. In 1944, she was seized at Saint-Nazaire as a prize of war by France. [3] She was sold to the Pool de Lorient. Her port of registry was Lorient, Morbihan and the Code Letters FNFN were allocated. [6] Her name was changed to Le Merlu in 1947. She became a school ship in 1953 and was scrapped in 1954. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Fritz Reiser(57695)" (PDF). Lloyd's Register: Chalutiers &c. FRI-FYL (in English and French). London: Lloyd's Register. 1930–1931. Retrieved 20 February 2024– via Southampton City Council.
  2. 1 2 Gröner 1993, p. 223.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Gröner 1993, p. 225.
  4. ↑ "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 46102. London. 8 April 1932. col F, p. 8.
  5. ↑ "Fritz Reiser(60037)" (PDF). Lloyd's Register: Chalutiers &c. FRI-FRO (in English and French). London: Lloyd's Register. 1934–1935. Retrieved 20 February 2024– via Southampton City Council.
  6. ↑ "LAZ-LE Lloyd's Register 1949-50". Lloyd's Register of Shipping. London: Lloyd's of London. 1950.

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