German trawler V 201 Seydlitz

For other ships with the same name, see SMS Seydlitz and German cruiser Seydlitz.
History
Nazi Germany
NameSeydlitz
NamesakeFriedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz
Owner
  • F. A. Pust Hochseefischerei AG (1936–39)
  • Kriegsmarine (1939–44)
Port of registry
BuilderSeebeck G. Ag. - Weser Werk Seebeckwerft
Yard number570
Launched1936
Commissioned1939
Identification
  • Code Letters DFCP
  • Fishing boat registration PG 508 (1936–39)
  • Pennant Number V 201 (1939)
  • Pennant Number V 211 (1939–1944)
FateSunk in the English Channel off Barfleur by British aircraft on 20 March 1944.[1]
General characteristics
TypeConverted trawler
Tonnage449 GRT, 167 NRT
Length49.40 m (162 ft 1 in)
Beam8.03 m (26 ft 4 in)
Depth7.72 m (25 ft 4 in)
Installed power96 PS (71 kW; 95 ihp) / 98nhp
Propulsion1 × 3 cyl. triple expansion steam engine with LP exhaust turbine & DR gearing & hydraulic coupling, single shaft, 1 screw propeller
Speed11.9 knots (22.0 km/h; 13.7 mph)
Complement~27

Seydlitz was a German trawler built in 1936 which was converted into a Vorpostenboot for the Kriegsmarine during World War II, serving as V 201 Seydlitz and V 211 Seydlitz. She was bombed and sunk off the Channel Islands on 20 March 1944.

  1. ^ Rohwer, Jürgen; Gerhard Hümmelchen. "Seekrieg 1944, März". Württembergische Landesbibliothek Stuttgart (in German). Retrieved 3 August 2015.