German trawler V 313 Eifel

History
Name
  • Marie Richardson (1929–36)
  • Eifel (1936–54)
Owner
  • Deutsche Fischerei Gesellschaft (1929–36)
  • Norddeutsche Hochseefischerei (1936–41)
  • Kriegsmarine (1941–45)
  • Norddeutsche Hochseefischerei (1945–54)
Port of registry
BuilderNV IJsselwerft
Launched1929
CompletedMarch 1930
Commissioned20 April 1941
DecommissionedMay 1945
Out of service1954
Identification
  • Code Letters KRSF (1930–34)
  • Fishing boat registration PG 392 (1930–41)
  • Code Letters DFBE (1934–54)
  • Pennant Number V 313 (1941–45)
  • Fishing boat registration BX 283 (1945–54)
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Type
Tonnage290 GRT, 112 NRT
Length41.45 m (136 ft 0 in)
Beam7.25 m (23 ft 9 in)
Draught3.65 m (12 ft 0 in)
Depth3.98 m (13 ft 1 in)
Installed powerTriple expansion steam engine, 96nhp
PropulsionSingle screw propeller
Speed10 knots (19 km/h)

Eifel was a German fishing trawler that was built in 1929 as Marie Richardson. Renamed Eifel in 1936, she was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine in the Second World War for use as a Vorpostenboot, serving as V 313 Eifel. Returned to her owners post-war, she was scrapped in 1955.