Germania was 50.50 metres (165 ft 8 in) long, with a beam of 8.34 metres (27 ft 4 in). She had a depth of 4.65 metres (15 ft 3 in) and a draught of 3.97 metres (13 ft 0 in).[1] She was assessed at 427
GRT, 168
NRT. The ship was powered by a
triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of 37 centimetres (14+3⁄4 in), 61 centimetres (24 in) and 100 centimetres (39+3⁄8 in) diameter by 65 centimetres (25+9⁄16 in) stroke. The engine was built by
Howaldtswerke AG,
Kiel,
Germany and was rated at 79
nhp. It drove a single screw propeller.[2] It could propel the ship at 13+1⁄2 knots (25.0 km/h).[1]
History
Germania was built as
yard number 753 by Howaldtswerke AG, Kiel, Germany. She was launched on 11 July 1934 and completed on 4 August. She was built for N. Ebling Hochseefischerei,
Bremerhaven, Germany. [1] The
Code Letters DOPX were allocated,[2] as was the
fishing boat registration BX 248.[1]
On 17 September 1939, she was requisitioned by the
Kriegsmarine and commissioned with 4 Vorpostenflotille as the Vorpostenboot V 403 Germania. On 16 October 1939, she was redesignated V 410 Germania.[1] On 12 August 1942, she was attacked by
Bristol Beaufighter aircraft of
235 and
248 Squadrons,
Royal Air Force and set afire.[3][4]Germania sank in the
Gironde Estuary with the loss of three of her crew.[1]
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ab"Germania (08841)"(PDF). Lloyd's Register: Chalutiers &c. GER (in English and French). London:
Lloyd's Register. 1934–1935. Retrieved 28 November 2022 – via Southampton City Council.
^"12 August 1944"(PDF). War Diary, German Naval Staff Operations Division, August 1944. United States Naval History Division: 225. 1945.
Gröner, Erich (1993). Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815-1945 (in German). Vol. 8/I: Flußfahrzeuge, Ujäger, Vorpostenboote, Hilfsminensucher, Küstenschutzverbände (Teil 1). Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe.
ISBN3-7637-4807-5.