German trawler V 213 Claus Bolten
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Claus Bolten |
| Owner |
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| Port of registry |
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| 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 |
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| Fate | Sunk 28 June 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type |
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| 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 requisitioned 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
[edit]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 32 centimetres (12+5⁄8 in) 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
[edit]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 one 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 requisitioned 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 (48°41′N 2°05′W / 48.683°N 2.083°W) 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
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g Gröner 1993, p. 231.
- ^ a b c "Claus Bolten (57064)" (PDF). Lloyd's Register: Trawlers &c. CIM-CLO (in English and French). London: Lloyd's Register. 1930–1931. Retrieved 5 June 2022 – via Southampton City Council.
- ^ "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 46038. London. 23 January 1932. col D, p. 19.
- ^ "Claus Bolten (58425)" (PDF). Lloyd's Register: Chalutiers &c. CLA-CLE (in English and French). London: Lloyd's Register. 1934–1935. Retrieved 5 June 2022 – via Southampton City Council.
- ^ Karting 2015, pp. 381–84.
Sources
[edit]- 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.
- Karting, Herbert (2015). Itzehoer Schifffahrtschronik: Die maritime Geschichte der Stadt und ihres Hafens, ihrer Kaufleute, Schiffer, Reeder, Schiffbauer und deren Fahrzeuge bis zur Gegenwart (in German). Falkenburg. ISBN 978-3954940523.
