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German trawlerV 1523 Deltra I

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History
Name
  • Oliva(1920)
  • Gothmund(1920–33)
  • Otto Telschow(1933–34)
  • Baltrum(1934–38)
  • Deltra I (1938–43)
  • Oliva(1943–46)
  • Deltra I(1946–51)
  • Deltra(1951–57)
Namesake
Owner
  • Hochseefischerei Trave (1920–28)
  • Hochseefischerei Cuxhaven AG (1928)
  • F. Busse (1928–33)
  • F. Kuhr (1933–34)
  • Leege & Co. (1934–38)
  • Polowy Dalekomorskie SA (1938–40)
  • Kriegsmarine (1942–44)
  • Polowy Dalekomorskie SA (1946–57)
Port of registry
BuilderWerft Nobiskrug GmbH
Yard number98
Launched25 March 1920
Completed24 July 1920
Commissioned1 June 1942
Identification
  • Fishing boat registration LK 3 (1920–33)
  • Code Letters PBSJ (1920–34)
  • Fishing boat registration PG 412 (1933–34)
  • Code Letters DRAO (1934–38, 1940–42)
  • Fishing boat registration ON 156 (1934–38)
  • Code Letters FPFW (1938-40, 1946–57)
  • Fishing boat registration GDY 133 (1938–40)
  • Fishing boat registration H 141 (1940–42)
  • Pennant Number V 1523 (1942-43)
  • Pennant Number V 215 (1943)
  • Fishing boat registration GDY 126 (1946–51)
  • Fishing boat registration GDY 219 (1951–57)
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Type
Tonnage251GRT98NRT
Length39.40 m (129 ft 3 in)
Beam7.34 m (24 ft 1 in)
Draught2.92 m (9 ft 7 in)
Depth3.90 m (12 ft 10 in)
Installed powerTriple expansion steam engine
PropulsionSingle screw propeller
Speed10 knots (19 km/h)

Deltra Iwas a Germanfishing trawlerthat was requisitioned by theKriegsmarinein theSecond World Warfor use as avorpostenboot.She was built in 1920 asOlivaand was renamedGothmundin that year. She was renamedOtto Telschowin 1933, thenBaltrumthe next year andDeltra Iin 1938.

Requisitioned in 1942, she served asV 1523Deltra IandV 215Olivabefore being scuttled in 1944. She was raised post-war, repaired and returned to service as the Polish-owned, French-registered fishing trawlerDeltra I.RenamedDeltrain 1951, she was scrapped in 1957.

Description

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The ship was 39.40 metres (129 ft 3 in) long, with a beam of 7.34 metres (24 ft 1 in). She had a depth of 3.90 metres (12 ft 10 in) and a draught of 2.92 metres (9 ft 7 in).[1]She was assessed at 321GRT,126NRT.[2]She was powered by atriple expansion steam engine,which had cylinders of32.5 centimetres (12+1316in),52.5 centimetres (20+1116in) and85 centimetres (33+12in) diameter by60 centimetres (23+34in) stroke. The engine was built by the Görlitzer Maschinenfabrik,Görlitz,Germany.It was rated at 55nhp.It drove a single screw propeller,[3]and could propel the ship at 10 knots (19 km/h).[1]

History

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Olivawas built asyard number98 by Werft Nobiskrug GmbH,Rendsburg,Germany for the Hochseefischerei Trave,Lübeck.She was launched on 25 March 1920 and completed on 24 July, on which date she was renamedGothmund.Thefishing boat registrationLK 3 was allocated,[1]as were theCode LettersPBSJ.[2]On 1 January 1928, she was sold to the Hochseefischerei Cuxhaven AG. She was sold to F. Busse on 30 December 1928 and to F. Kuhr on 12 June 1933. She was renamedOtto Telschow,the fishing boat registration PG 412 was allocated.[1]In April 1934, she was sold to Leege & Co,Nordenhamand renamedBaltrum.fishing boat registration ON 156. In that year, her Code Letters were changed to DRAO.[3]Baltrumwas sold to the state-owned Polowy Dalekomorskie SA (DALMOR),Gdynia,Poland in 1938 and was renamedDeltra I.The Code Letters FPFW and fishing boat registration GDY 133 were allocated. Her port of registry wasDieppe,Seine-Inférieure,France.[1][4][5]On 12 June 1940, her registration was changed to H 141.[1][a]

On 1 June 1942,Deltra Iwas requisitioned by theKriegsmarinefor use as avorpostenboot.She was allocated to 15Vorpostenflotille,serving as V 1523Deltra I.On 23 November 1943 she was allocated to 2Vorpostenflotille,serving as V 215Oliva.[1]She was scuttled atSaint-Malo,Ille-et-Vilaine,France on 6 August 1944.[6]

She was raised post-war and repaired.[1]Returned to DALMOR,[4]she became the fishing trawlerDeltra I,registration GDY 126 on 7 August 1946.[1]Her port of registry was Dieppe and her Code Letters were FPFW.[7]On 14 August 1951, she was renamedDeltra,registration GDY 219. She was scrapped in Poland in September 1957.[1]

Notes and references

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Notes
  1. ^This registration is for Hamburg, indicating she had been captured by German forces
References
  1. ^abcdefghijGröner 1993,p. 190.
  2. ^ab"Gothmund(57828) "(PDF).Lloyd's Register: Chalutiers &c.GOR-GRE (in English and French). London:Lloyd's Register.1930–1931.Retrieved10 June2022– via Southampton City Council.
  3. ^ab"Baltrum(68318) "(PDF).Lloyd's Register: Trawlers &c.B (in English and French). London:Lloyd's Register.1934–1935.Retrieved10 June2022– via Southampton City Council.
  4. ^ab"65 lat FLOTY" DALMORU ""(in Polish). Posejon.Retrieved10 June2022.
  5. ^"Deltra I(56770) "(PDF).Lloyd's Register: Chalutiers &c.DEL-DEN (in English and French). London:Lloyd's Register.1940–1941.Retrieved10 June2022– via Southampton City Council.
  6. ^Rohwer, Jürgen;Gerhard Hümmelchen."Seekrieg 1944, August".Württembergische Landesbibliothek Stuttgart(in German).Retrieved10 June2022.
  7. ^"1949-50 Lloyd's Register DEL-DEM".Lloyd's Register, A-L.London: Lloyd's Register. 1950.

Sources

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  • Gröner, Erich (1993).Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815-1945(in German). Vol. 8/I: Flußfahrzeuge, Ujäger, Vorpostenboote, Hilfsminensucher, Küstenschutzverbände (Teil 1). Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe.ISBN3-7637-4807-5.