| History | |
|---|---|
| Name |
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| Owner |
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| Port of registry |
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| Builder | Schulte & Bruns,Emden |
| Yard number | 128 |
| Launched | 16 February 1939 |
| Completed | 29 March 1939 |
| Commissioned | 9 October |
| Out of service | December 1953 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Type |
|
| Tonnage | 298 GRT, 136 NRT |
| Length | 36.37 m (119 ft 4 in) |
| Beam | 7.49 metres (24 ft 7 in) |
| Depth | 3.20 m (10 ft 6 in) |
| Installed power | Diesel engine, 94nhp |
| Propulsion | Single screw propeller |
| Speed | 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h) |
Derfflinger was a Germanfishing trawler which was built in 1939. She was requisitioned by theKriegsmarine during theSecond World War. She was used as aminesweeper under thepennant numbersM 1401 andM 4412, and later as theVorpostenbootV 620Derfflinger. She was seized by the French post war and entered service with theFrench Navy. Sold in 1948, she became the fishing trawlerAndré Guillaume. She was scrapped in December 1953.
The ship 36.37 m (119 ft 4 in) long, with a beam of 7.49 metres (24 ft 7 in). She had a depth of 3.20 m (10 ft 6 in). She was assessed at 298 GRT, 136 NRT. She was powered by adiesel engine, which had 8 cylinders of 28 centimetres (11 in) diameter by 44.9 centimetres (17+11⁄16 in) stroke. The engine was built by Klöckner-Humboldt-Deutz AG,Köln,Germany. It was rated at 94nhp. It drove a single screw propeller.[1] It could propel the ship at 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h).[2]
Derfflinger was built asyard number 128 by Schulte & Bruns,Emden, Germany.[2] She was launched on 16 February 1939 and completed on 29 March. She was owned by the Großer Kurfürst Heringfischerei AG, Emden[3] Her port of registry was Emden. She was allocated the Code Letters DGMY,[1] and thefishing boat registration AE 95.[3]
On 9 October 1939,Derfflinger was requisitioned by theKriegsmarine, serving with 14Minensuchflotille as theminesweeper M 1401. On 22 March 1942, she was reallocated to 44Minensuchflotille and her pennant number was changed to M 4412. On 1 January 1943, she was designated as avorpostenboot. She was allocated to 6Vorpostenflotille as V 620Derfflinger. In 1945, she was seized by the French and entered service with theFrench Navy as part of the 28emeDivision de Drageurs.[3] She was allocated the Pennant Number B 283.[4]
On 4 September 1948,[3] she was sold to the Société de Péche Industrielle,Boulogne,[4] and was renamedAndré Guillaume. The fishing boat B 2487 was allocated. She served until December 1953, when she was scrapped.
