SS Friedrich Karl (1938)
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Name | Friedrich Karl |
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Builder | Neptun Werft |
Launched | 1938 |
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Fate | Sunk 23 December 1942 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 1,262 GRT, 589 NRT |
Length | 72.01 m (236 ft 3 in) |
Beam | 10.80 metres (35 ft 5 in) |
Depth | 4.60 metres (15 ft 1 in) |
Installed power | Triple expansion steam engine, 167nhp |
Propulsion | Single screw propeller |
Speed | 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h) |
Friedrich Karl was a cargo ship which was built by Neptun Werft, Rostock in 1938. She was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine during the Second World War, serving as the vorpostenboot V 108 Friedrich Karl and the sperrbrecher Sperrbrecher 138. She struck a mine and sank off Borkum on 23 December 1942.
Description
The ship was 72.01 metres (236 ft 3 in) long, with a beam of 10.80 metres (35 ft 5 in) and a depth of 4.60 metres (15 ft 1 in). She was assessed at 1,262 GRT, 589 NRT. She was powered by a triple expansion steam engine which had cylinders of 41 centimetres (16+1⁄8 in), 66 centimetres (26 in) and 112.6 centimetres (44+5⁄16 in) diameter by 70.0 centimetres (27+9⁄16 in) stroke. The engine was built by Neptun Werft, Rostock. It was rated at 167nhp and drove a single screw propeller.[1] She had a speed of 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h).[2]
History
Friedrich Karl was built in 1938 by Neptun Werft, Rostock for Reederei Wendenhof GmbH, Wismar. The Code Letters DMXL were allocated.[1] During the Second World War, she was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine to serve as a Vorpostenboot. She was allocated to 1 Vorpostenbootflotille under the designation V108 Friedrich Karl. She was redesignated as a Sperrbrecher on 26 September 1941,[3] becoming Sperrbrecher 138 with 1 Sperrbrecherflotille.[4] On 23 December 1942, she struck a mine and sank off Borkum.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Friedrich Karl (24752)" (PDF). Lloyd's Register: Steamers & Motorships. FRE-FRI (in English and French). London: Lloyd's Register. 1939–1940. Retrieved 27 April 2022 – via Southampton City Council.
- ^ a b "Sperrbrecher-138 (Friedrich Karl) (+1942)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ "Vorpostenflottillen 1939 – 1945" (in German). Württembergische Landesbibliothek. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ "1. Sperrbrecherflottille" (in German). Deutsches Marinarchiv. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
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- Maritime incidents in December 1942
- World War II shipwrecks in the North Sea