German trawler V 201 Seydlitz

V 201 Seydlitz (later V 211 Seydlitz) was a German trawler built in 1936 which was converted into a Vorpostenboot for the Kriegsmarine during World War II.

History
Nazi Germany
Name: Seydlitz
Namesake: Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz
Builder: Seebeck G. Ag. - Weser Werk Seebeckwerft
Yard number: 570
Launched: 1936
Commissioned: 1939
Fate: Sunk in the English Channel off Barfleur by British aircraft on 20 March 1944.[1]
General characteristics
Class and type: Converted trawler
Tonnage: 499 GRT
Length: 55 m (180 ft 5 in)
Beam: 8 m (26 ft)
Height: 4.65 m (15 ft 3 in)
Installed power: 96 PS (71 kW; 95 ihp)
Propulsion: 1 × 3 cyl. triple expansion steam engine with LP exhaust turbine & DR gearing & hydraulic coupling, single shaft, 1 screw
Speed: 11.9 knots (22.0 km/h; 13.7 mph)
Complement: ~27

History

In 1936, Seydlitz was constructed by the German shipbuilder Seebeckwerft A.G. as a civilian fishing trawler. In 1939, the Kriegsmarine requisitioned the vessel and commissioned it as a Vorpostenboot in the 2 Vorpostenflotille.[2] With the rest of the 2 Vorpostenflotille, Seydlitz operated in the North Sea from 1939 to 1940 and in the English Channel from 1940 to 1944.[3]

Seydlitz was sunk by British fighter-bombers on 20 March 1944 in the English Channel near the Channel Islands off Barfleur.[4] Her wreck now lies where it was sunk approximately 50 meters below the surface.[5]

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References
  1. Rohwer, Jürgen; Gerhard Hümmelchen. "Seekrieg 1944, März". Württembergische Landesbibliothek Stuttgart (in German). Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  2. "Lloyd's of London, Lloyd's Register of Shipping". Lloyd's Register: 30. 1939–1940 – via Wrecksite.CS1 maint: date format (link)
  3. "Vorpostenboote der deutschen Kriegsmarine 1939-45". www.wlb-stuttgart.de. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  4. "Seekrieg 1944, März". www.wlb-stuttgart.de. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
  5. "V-211 Seydlitz". Wrecksite. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
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