German trawler V 312 Hanseat

Hanseat was a German fishing trawler that was built in 1926 as Sirius. Renamed Hanseat in 1929, she was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine in the Second World War for use as a Vorpostenboot, serving as V 312 Hanseat. She ran aground and was wrecked in September 1942.

History
Name	Sirius (1926–29) Hanseat (1929–42)
Owner	Sirius Handels GmbH (1926–29) Hanseatische Hochseefischerei (1929–41) Kriegsmarine (1941–42)
Port of registry	Germany (1926–29) Altona, Germany (1929–33) Altona, Germany (1933–41)  Kriegsmarine (1941–42)
Builder	J. C. Tecklenborg
Yard number	406
Launched	5 August 1926
Out of service	20 August 1942
Identification	Code Letters QVLB (1926–34) Fishing boat registration BX 189 (1926–41) Code Letters DQNV (1934–42) Pennant Number V 312 (1941–42)
Fate	Wrecked
General characteristics
Type	Fishing trawler (1926–41) Vorpostenboot (1941–42)
Tonnage	305 GRT, 109 NRT
Length	44.50 m (146 ft 0 in)
Beam	7.60 m (24 ft 11 in)
Draught	3.68 m (12 ft 1 in)
Depth	4.15 m (13 ft 7 in)
Installed power	Triple expansion steam engine, 100nhp
Propulsion	Single screw propeller
Speed	11 knots (20 km/h)

Description

The ship 44.50 metres (146 ft 0 in) long, with a beam of 7.60 metres (24 ft 11 in). She had a depth of 4.15 metres (13 ft 7 in) and a draught of 3.68 metres (12 ft 1 in).^[1] She was assessed at 305 GRT, 109 NRT. She was powered by a triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of 33 centimetres (13 in), 53 centimetres (21 in) and 80 centimetres (31+1⁄2 in) diameter by 60 centimetres (23+3⁄4 in) stroke. The engine was built by J. C. Tecklenborg. It was rated at 100nhp. It drove a single screw propeller via a low-pressure turbine.^[2] It could propel the ship at 10 knots (19 km/h).^[1]

History

Sirius was built as yard number 406 by J. C. Tecklenborg, Geestemünde, Germany for Sirius Handels GmbH, Germany. She was launched on 5 August 1926 and completed on 3 September. The fishing boat registration BX 189 was allocated,^[3] as were the Code Letters QVLB.^[2] In 1929, she was sold to the Hanseatische Hochseefisherei.^[4] Her port of registry was Altona.^[2] In 1934, her Code Letters were changed to DQNV,^[5] On 13 January 1931, Hanseat sank at Bremerhaven.^[6] She was refloated two days later.^[7]

She was scheduled to have participated in Unternehmen Seelöwe in 1940. On 3 May 1941, Hanseat was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine for use as a vorpostenboot. She was allocated to 3 Vorpostenflotille as V 312 Hanseat. On 20 August 1942, she ran aground and was wrecked on Naissaar, Soviet Union.^[4]

References

1. Gröner 1993, p. 223.
2. "Hanseat (57919)" (PDF). Lloyd's Register: Trawlers &c. HAN-HAR (in English and French). London: Lloyd's Register. 1930–1931. Retrieved 11 November 2022 – via Southampton City Council.
3. Gröner 1993, pp. 223, 225.
4. Gröner 1993, p. 225.
5. "Hanseat (60681)" (PDF). Lloyd's Register: Trawlers &c. Han-HAR (in English and French). London: Lloyd's Register. 1934–1935. Retrieved 11 November 2022 – via Southampton City Council.
6. "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 45720. London. 14 January 1931. col C, p. 22.
7. "Casualty Reports". The Times. No. 45722. London. 16 January 1931. col C, p. 22.

Sources

• Gröner, Erich (1993). Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815-1945 (in German). Vol. 8/I: Flußfahrzeuge, Ujäger, Vorpostenboote, Hilfsminensucher, Küstenschutzverbände (Teil 1). Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe. ISBN 3-7637-4807-5.