| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Goëland |
| Owner |
|
| Operator |
|
| Port of registry |
|
| Builder | Bonn & Mees |
| Yard number | 109 |
| Launched | 1906 |
| Commissioned |
|
| Decommissioned | November 1940 (French Navy) |
| Out of service | 6 August 1944 |
| Identification |
|
| Fate | Sunk |
| General characteristics | |
| Type |
|
| Tonnage | 268 GRT, 129 NRT |
| Length | 42.81 m (140 ft 5 in) |
| Beam | 6.61 m (21 ft 8 in) |
| Draught | 3.81 m (12 ft 6 in) |
| Installed power | Triple expansion steam engine, 96nhp |
| Propulsion | Single screw propeller |
| Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h) |
Goëland was a Frenchfishing trawler that was built in 1906. She was requisitioned in theSecond World War by theFrench Navy for use as a watchboat. She was captured by theKriegsmarine, serving asHS 06Goëland, and later as theVorpostenbootV 727Goëland and later asV 216Goëland. She was sunk in 1944.
The ship 42.81 metres (140 ft 5 in) long, with a beam of 6.61 metres (21 ft 8 in). She had a draught of 3.81 metres (12 ft 6 in).[1] She was assessed at 268 GRT, 129 NRT. She was powered by atriple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of 33 centimetres (13 in), 53 centimetres (21 in) and 89 centimetres (35 in) diameter by 100 inches (254 cm) stroke. The engine was built by Alblasserdam Maschien Fabriek,Alblasserdam,South Holland, Netherlands. It was rated at 60nhp. It drove a single screw propeller.[2] It could propel the ship at 10 knots (19 km/h).[1]
Goëland was built asyard number 180 by Bonn & Mees,Rotterdam, South Holland for F. Courtois & F. Havelaque,Boulogne,Pas-de-Calais, France. She was operated under the management of Auguste Bourgain-Bourgain.[3][4] By 1918, theCode Letters JLBS had been allocated.[5] By 1920, she had been sold to Victor Fourny, Boulogne.[6] By 1922, she had been sold to the Sociètè Française des Pêcheries à Vapeur, Boulogne. She was operated under the management of Veuve Christiaens & A. Bourgain. Her Code Letters were now OIHT.[7]
Goëland was later sold to the Compagnie Générale Grande Pêche,Fécamp,Seine-Inférieure, France. From 1934, her code letters were FOGY.[2] In 1940, she was requisitioned by theFrench Navy for uses as a watchboat. She was captured later that year by theKriegsmarine, and was commissioned on 30 November 1940 as HS 06Goëland. On 2 May 1942 she was allocated to 7Vorpostenflotille as thevorpostenboot V 727Goëland. In 1944, she was reallocated to 2Vorpostenflotille as V 216Goëland. She was sunk on 6 August 1944 atSaint-Malo,Ille-et-Vilaine, France.[8]
