German trawler V 213 Claus Bolten

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History
Name: Claus Bolten
Owner:
  • Cuxhavener Hochseefischerei (1926–29)
  • Nordsee Deutsche Hochseefischerei Bremen-Cuxhaven AG (1929–41)
  • Kriegsmarine (1941–44)
Port of registry:
Builder: Schiffsbau Unterweser mbH
Yard number: 218
Launched: 18 November 1926
Completed: 12 December 1926
Commissioned: 18 June 1941
Out of service: 28 June 1944
Identification:
  • Code Letters RGCK (1926–34)
  • ICS Romeo.svgICS Golf.svgICS Charlie.svgICS Kilo.svg
  • Fishing boat registration HC 186 (1926–41)
  • Code Letters DHED (1934–41)
  • ICS Delta.svgICS Hotel.svgICS Echo.svgICS Delta.svg
  • Pennant Number V 213 (1941–44)
General characteristics
Class & type:
Tonnage: 282 GRT, 109 NRT
Length: 45.75 metres (150 ft 1 in)
Beam: 7.40 metres (24 ft 3 in)
Draught: 3.34 metres (10 ft 11 in)
Depth: 4.22 metres (13 ft 10 in)
Installed power: Compound steam engine, 57nhp
Propulsion: Single screw propeller
Speed: 11 knots (20 km/h)

Claus Bolten was a German fishing trawler which was requistioned by the Kriegsmarine in the Second World War for use as a vorpostenboot, serving as V 213 Claus Bolten. She was sunk in a battle in the English Channel in July 1944.

Description

The ship was 45.75 metres (150 ft 1 in) long, with a beam of 7.40 metres (24 ft 3 in). She had a depth of 4.22 metres (13 ft 10 in) and a draught of 3.34 metres (10 ft 11 in).[1] She was powered by a four-cylinder compound steam engine, which had two cylinders of Lua error in Module:Convert at line 452: attempt to index field 'titles' (a nil value). and two of 66 centimetres (26 in) diameter by 66 centimetres (26 in) stroke. The engine was made by Christiansen & Mayer, Harburg. It was rated at 57nhp. The engine powered a single screw propeller.[2] It could propel the ship at 11 knots (20 km/h).[1] She was assessed at 282 GRT, 109 NRT.[2]

History

Claus Bolten was built as yard number 219 by Schiffbau-Gesellschaft Unterweser m.b.H, Wesermünde, Germany.[1] She was launched on 25 September 1937 and completed on 17 December. She was built for the Cuxhavener Hochseefischerei, Cuxhaven.[1] The Code Letters RGCK were allocated,[2] as was the fishing boat registration HC 186. On 8 March 1929, she was sold to the Deutsche Hochsee Fischerei Bremen-Cuxhaven AG.[1] On 22 January 1932, she was on of seven trawlers that put in to Reyjkjavík, Iceland having been damaged by severe weather. Claus Bolten had her funnel carried away.[3] In 1934, her Code Letters were changed to DHED.[4]

On 18 June 1940, Claus Bolten was requisitoned by the Kriegsmarine for use as a vorpostenboot. She was allocated to 2 Vorpostenflottille as V 213 Claus Bolten.[1] On 28 June 1944, she was sunk in the English Channel north west of Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) in an engagement with HMS Eskimo and HMCS Huron.[1] V 209 Carl Röver was severely damaged and the minesweeper M 4611 was sunk in the engagement.[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Gröner 1993, p. 231.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. The Times (London). 23 January 1932. (46038), col D,
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  5. Karting 2015, pp. 381-84.

Sources

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