| History | |
|---|---|
   Germany | |
| Name |
|
| Owner |
|
| Port of registry |
|
| Builder | Schiffswerft J. Frerichs & Co, Einswarden |
| Yard number | 552 |
| Launched | 1930 |
| Commissioned | July 1930 |
| Out of service | 13 August 1944 |
| Identification |
|
| Fate | Sunk by RAF aircraft 13 August 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 53.59 metres (175 ft 10 in) |
| Beam | 7.69 metres (25 ft 3 in) |
| Draught | 3.77 metres (12 ft 4 in) |
| Depth | 3.78 metres (12 ft 5 in) |
| Installed power | Triple expansion steam engine, 93nhp, later 115 nhp |
| Propulsion | Single screw propeller |
Preußen was afishing trawler requisitioned duringWorld War II by theKriegsmarine for use as aVorpostenboot. She was built in 1930 asAugust Wriedt, and was renamedPreußen in 1933. On 13 August 1944, she was sunk offLangeoog byBristol Beaufighter aircraft of254 Squadron,Royal Air Force.
The ship was 53.59 metres (175 ft 10 in) long, with a beam of 7.69 metres (25 ft 3 in).[1] She had a depth of 3.78 metres (12 ft 5 in),[2] and a draught of 3.77 metres (12 ft 4 in). She was assessed at 415 GRT, 125 NRT.[1] She was powered by atriple expansion steam engine driving a single screw propeller via a low pressure turbine, double reduction gearing and a hydraulic coupling. The engine, rated at 93nhp, was built by theDeutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau,AG Weser,Bremen.[2]
August Wriedt was built asyard number 552 in 1930 by Schiffswerft J. Frerichs & Co,Einswarden as afishing trawler for the Nordsee Deutsche Hochseefischerei.[1][3] She was completed in July 1930.[3] Her port of registry wasNordenham and theCode Letters RHQP were allocated.[2] By 1933, she had been renamedPreußen, and her port of registry wasCuxhaven. Her engine was then rated at 115 nhp.[4] In 1934, her Code Letters were changed to DHBR.[5]
In September 1939,Preußen was requisitioned by theKriegsmarine, initially serving in theBaltic Sea asVorpostenbootV 1101 Preußen with 11Vorpostenflotille, which was under the command ofKapitänleutnant der Reserve Günther Reisen. From January 1940, she served in theNorth Sea.[1][6] On 14 March 1940, she found part of atorpedo fromU-54, which had been missing since 20 February, presumed to have been sunk by amine with the loss of all 41 of her crew.[7] On 5 June 1940, thecargo shipPalime struck a mine offStavanger, Norway and was beached.V 1101 Preußen was one of five vessels that assisted in the salvage of her cargo.[8]
On 13 August 1944,V1101 Preußen and theM1943-classminesweeperM 383 were sunk with rockets at53°50′N7°40′E / 53.833°N 7.667°E /53.833; 7.667 ("German trawlerV 1101 Preußen sunk") offLangeoog,Lower Saxony byBristol Beaufighter aircraft of254 Squadron,Royal Air Force.[3][9]
53°50′N7°40′E / 53.833°N 7.667°E /53.833; 7.667
