History | |
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Name | Gebrüder Kähler |
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Port of registry |
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Builder | H. C. Stülcken Sohn |
Yard number | 722 |
Launched | 20 October 1937 |
Completed | December 1937 |
Out of service | 5 September 1940 |
Identification | |
Fate | Struck a mine and sank 5 September 1940 |
General characteristics | |
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Tonnage | 460 GRT, 170 NRT |
Length | 49.53 m (162 ft 6 in) |
Beam | 8.10 m (26 ft 7 in) |
Depth | 3.84 m (12 ft 7 in) |
Installed power | Triple expansion steam engine |
Propulsion | Single screw propeller |
Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h) |
Gebrüder Kähler was a German fishing trawler that was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine in the Second World War for use as a Vorpostenboot. She struck a mine and sank in the Westerschelde on 5 September 1940.
Gebrüder Kähler was 49.53 metres (162 ft 6 in) long, with a beam of 8.10 metres (26 ft 7 in) and a depth of 3.84 metres (12 ft 7 in). She was assessed at 460 GRT, 170 NRT. She was powered by a triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of 35 centimetres (13+3⁄4 in), 55 centimetres (21+5⁄8 in) and 88 centimetres (34+5⁄8 in) diameter by 66 centimetres (26 in) stroke. The engine was built by H. C. Stülcken Sohn, Hamburg. It was rated at 154 nhp and drove a single screw propeller via a low pressure turbine, double reduction gearing and a hydraulic coupling. [1] It could propel her at 12 knots (22 km/h). [2]
Gebrüder Kähler was built as yard number 722 by H. C. Stülcken Sohn, Hamburg. [2] She was launched on 20 October 1937 and completed in December. [3] She was built for Hinrich Foch Hochseefischerei AG, Hamburg. The Code Letters DJVD were allocated, [1] as was the fishing boat registration HH 234. [4]
On 24 September 1939, Gebrüder Kähler was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine for use as a Vorpostenboot. She was allocated to 2 Vorpostenflotille as V 208 Gebrüder Kähler. On 20 October, she was redesignated as V 201 Gebrüder Kähler. [5] On 5 September 1940, she struck a mine and sank in the Westerschelde. [6]