German trawler V 306 Fritz Hincke
V 306 Fritz Hincke was a German fishing trawler that was requisitioned in the Second World War for use as a vorpostenboot. She was built in 1929 as Georg Adolf Kühling and was renamed in 1930. She struck a mine and sank in January 1941. DescriptionThe ship was 45.31 metres (148 ft 8 in) long, with a beam of 7.69 metres (25 ft 3 in). She had a depth of 3.56 metres (11 ft 8 in) and a draught of 4.40 metres (14 ft 5 in).[1] She was assessed at 381 GRT, 147 NRT. She was powered by a triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of 35 centimetres (13+3⁄4 in), 55 centimetres (21+5⁄8 in) and 90 centimetres (35+1⁄2 in) diameter by 60 centimetres (23+5⁄8 in) stroke. The engine was made by Deschimag Seebeckwerft, Wesermünde. It was rated at 65nhp. The engine powered a single screw propeller driven via a geared low pressure turbine.[2] It could propel the ship at 10 knots (19 km/h).[1] HistoryGeorg Adolf Kühling was built as yard number 479 by Deschimag Seebeckwerfte, Wesermünde for the Hochseefischerei J. Wieting AG., Wesermünde. She was launched in August 1929 and completed on 7 September.[3] Operated under the management of the Nordsee Deutsche Hochseefischerei Bremen-Cuxhaven AG, the Code Letters QVNG were allocated,[2] as was the fishing boat registration BX 206. On 16 June 1930, her registration was changed to ON 139. On 24 October she was renamed Fritz Hincke.[3] In 1934, her Code Letters were changed to DNOO.[4] On 4 September 1934, her registration was changed to PG 474. She was sold to her managers on 10 November.[3] On 23 September 1939, Fritz Hincke was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine for use as a Vorpostenboot. She was allocated to 3 Vorpostenflotille as V 306 Fritz Hincke. On 5 January 1941 she struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 8 nautical miles (15 km) south west of IJmuiden, North Holland, Netherlands (52°35′N 4°34′E / 52.583°N 4.567°E) with the loss of 22 lives.[3] References
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