German trawler V 107 Botilla Russ
History | |
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Builder | Atlas Werke |
Yard number | 166 |
Launched | August 1922 |
Commissioned | 1 October 1939 |
Out of service | 28 January 1944 |
Identification | |
Fate | Struck a mine and sank off the coast of France |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Vorpostenboot (Converted cargo ship) |
Tonnage | 996 GRT, 586 NRT |
Length | 68.28 m (224 ft 0 in) |
Beam | 10.13 m (33 ft 3 in) |
Depth | 4.14 m (13 ft 7 in) |
Installed power | Triple expansion steam engine, 129 nhp |
Propulsion | 1 screw propeller |
Speed | 10+1⁄2 knots (19.4 km/h) |
V 107 Botilla Russ was a German cargo ship which was converted into a Vorpostenboot and then a Sperrbrecher for the Kriegsmarine during World War II.
Description
[edit]The ship was 68.28 metres (224 ft 0 in) long, with a beam of 10.13 metres (33 ft 3 in) and a depth of 4.14 metres (13 ft 7 in). She was assessed at 966 GRT, 586 NRT She was powered by a triple expansion steam engine which had cylinders of 45.9 centimetres (18+1⁄16 in), 75 centimetres (29+1⁄2 in) and 123 centimetres (48+1⁄2 in) diameter by 75 centimetres (29+1⁄2 in) stroke. The engine was built by Atlas Werke, Bremen. It was rated at 129nhp,[1] and could propel her at 10+1⁄2 knots (19.4 km/h).[2]
History
[edit]Botilla Russ was built in 1922 by Atlas Werke for Ernst Russ, Hamburg, Germany. The Code Letters RCQF were allocated.[1] In 1934, her Code Letters were changed to DHCY.[3]
On 1 October 1939, Bottila Russs was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine. She served with 1 Vorpostenflotille as V 107 Botilla Russ. On 22 June 1940, she was transferred to 3 Sperrbrecherflotille as Sperrbrecher 137.[4] She struck a mine and sank off the coast of Finistère, France on 28 January 1944.[2][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Botilla Russ (66047)" (PDF). Lloyd's Register: Steamers & Motorships. BOS-BOU (in English and French). London: Lloyd's Register. 1930–1931. Retrieved 9 April 2022 – via Southampton City Council.
- ^ a b "Sperrbrecher-137 (Botilla Russ) [+1944]". Wrecksite. 4 September 2014.
- ^ "Botilla Russ (21655)" (PDF). Lloyd's Register: Navires à Voiles. BOT-BOX (in English and French). London: Lloyd's Register. 1935–1936. Retrieved 9 April 2022 – via Southampton City Council.
- ^ "Vorpostenboote der deutschen Kriegsmarine 1939–45". wlb-stuttgart.de (in German). Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ "Single Ship Report for "5605633"". Miramar Ship Index.