Senator Schröder (ship)
Senator Schröder was a German trawler used as a Vorpostenboot during the First and Second World War.
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| Owner: | Cuxhaven Herring Fishery AG |
| Builder: | Eider Werft AG, Tonning |
| Launched: | February 26, 1908 |
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| Length: | 38.16 m (125.2 ft) |
| Beam: | 7.05 m (23.1 ft) |
| Draught: | Max. 4.154.15 m (13.6 ft) |
| Crew: | 25 |
The ship was hijacked by Hermann Knüfken in 1921 to facilitate Franz Jung, Cläre Jung and Jan Appel attending the Third World Congress of the Communist International in Moscow.[1]
References
- Bourrinet, Philippe (2016-12-08). The Dutch and German Communist Left (1900–68): ‘Neither Lenin nor Trotsky nor Stalin!’ - ‘All Workers Must Think for Themselves!’. BRILL. p. 204. ISBN 978-90-04-32593-7.
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