French ship Gapeau (B284)

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Gapeau.
History
Name
  • Johann Schulte (1939–47)
  • Gapeau (1947– )
Owner
  • Großer Kürfurst Heringfischerei AG (1939–40)
  • Kriegsmarine (1940–45)
  • French Navy (1945–69)
Port of registry
BuilderSchulte & Bruns, Emden
Yard number130
Launched22 March 1939
Completed27 April 1939
Commissioned7 January 1940
Identification
  • Fishing boat registration AE 194 (1939–40)
  • Code Letters DGNI (1939-45)
  • Pennant Number M 1406 (1940–42)
  • Pennant Number M 4417 (1942)
  • Pennant Number V 625 (1943–45)
  • Pennant Number Na 80 (1945–46)
  • Pennant Number B 284/A 616 (1946–69)
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Type
Tonnage298 GRT, 136 NRT
Length36.37 m (119 ft 4 in)
Beam7.49 metres (24 ft 7 in)
Depth3.20 m (10 ft 6 in)
Installed powerDiesel engine, 94nhp
PropulsionSingle screw propeller
Speed10.5 knots (19.4 km/h)
Complement23 (Gapeau)
ArmamentUnarmed (Gapeau)

Gapeau was a French transport ship which was built as the German fishing trawler Johann Schulte in 1939. She was requisitoned by the Kriegsmarine during the Second World War. She was used as a minesweeper under the pennant numbers M 1406 and M 4417, and later as the Vorpostenboot V 625 Johann Schulte. She was sunk in 1945. Seized by the French post-war and entered service with the French Navy as Gapeau. Sold in 1969, she was scrapped in 1970.