SS Rhineland (1938)

Sperrbrecher 131
History
Name	Schwan (1938–39) VP-101 Schwan (1939–40) Sperrbrecher 31 (1940–41) Sperrbrecher 131 (1941–48) Weltonwold (1948–49) Rhineland (1949–56) Herrisbrook (1956–57) Inyoni (1957–62)
Owner	Argo Line (1938–39) Kriegsmarine (1939–45) German Mine Sweeping Administration (1945–47) Atkinson & Pritchett (1947–48) Currie Line (1948–56) Smiths Coasters Pty Ltd (1956–62)
Port of registry	Bremen, Germany (1938–39)  Kriegsmarine (1939–45)  Germany (1945–47) Hull, UK (1947–48) Leith, UK (1948–57) Durban, South Africa (1957–62)
Yard number	772
Launched	1938
Completed	1938
Commissioned	12 September 1939
Decommissioned	1947
Identification	Call sign DOUN (1938– ) Pennant number VP-101 (1939–40) Call sign ZTML (1956–62)
Fate	Scrapped 1962
General characteristics
Tonnage	1,311 GRT, 724 NRT
Length	74.7 m (245.2 ft)
Beam	11.6 m (38.2 ft)
Depth	3.8 m (12.4 ft)
Decks	2
Installed power	222 NHP
Propulsion	1 × compound steam engine + low-pressure steam turbine 1 × screw propeller
Sensors and processing systems	wireless direction finding echo sounding device
Notes	sister ships: Fasan, Möwe, Habicht, Adler

Rhineland was a 1,312 GRT cargo steamship that Howaldtswerke of Kiel, Germany built in 1938 for Argo Line, Bremen. She was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine in 1939, and served as VP-101 Schwan, Sperrbrecher 31 and Sperrbrecher 131. She served post-war with the German Mine Sweeping Administration before being declared a prize and passed to British owners. She was renamed Weltonwold in 1948 and then Rhineland in 1949. She was sold to South African owners in 1956 and renamed Herrisbrook. She was renamed Inyoni in 1957 and scrapped in 1962.