German weather ship WBS 5 Adolf Vinnen
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For other ships with the same name, see Adolf Vinnen.
Adolf Vinnen was a weather ship that was built in 1929 as the fishing vessel Gustav Adolf Kühling. She was renamed in 1930. The ship was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine in March 1940, serving until 23 October 1940 when she was sunk by HMS Matabele, HMS Punjabi and HMS Somali.
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Builder | Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau |
Yard number | 498 |
Launched | June 1929 |
Completed | 7 October 1929 |
Commissioned | 1 March 1940 |
Out of service | 23 October 1940 |
Identification | |
Fate | Sunk by HMS Matabele, HMS Punjabi and HMS Somali, 23 October 1940 |
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Tonnage | 391 GRT, 149 NRT, 421 DWT |
Length | 45.31 metres (148 ft 8 in) |
Beam | 7.69 metres (25 ft 3 in) |
Draught | 3.81 metres (12 ft 6 in) |
Depth | 3.96 metres (13 ft 0 in) |
Installed power | Triple expansion steam engine, 65 nhp |
Propulsion | Single screw propeller |
Speed | 10.9 knots (20.2 km/h) |
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