German weather ship WBS 3 Carl J. Busch

History

Germany
Name	Grohm (1925–29) Carl J. Busch (1929–56) Meløytrål (1956–79)
Owner	Deutsche Hochseefischerei Bremen-Cuxhaven AG (1925–39) Kriegsmarine (1939–44)
Port of registry	Cuxhaven, Germany (1925–35) Cuxhaven (1935–39) Kriegsmarine (1939–45) Allied-occupied Germany (1945–49) West Germany (1949–56) Norway (1956–79)
Builder	Reiherstieg Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik AG
Yard number	558
Launched	14 April 1925
Completed	June 1925
Identification	Fishing registration HC 143 (1925–39) Code Letters RFLV (1925–34) Code Letters DIAW (1934–39) V 242 ,V 1112, WBS 3 (World War II) IMO number: 5231836 (1960s–79)
Fate	Scrapped 1979
General characteristics
Class & type	Fishing trawler (1925–39, 1945–79) Vorpostenboot (World War II) Weather ship (World War II)
Tonnage	305 GRT, 101 NRT–
Length	43.28 metres (142 ft 0 in)
Beam	7.62 metres (25 ft 0 in)
Depth	3.68 metres (12 ft 1 in)
Installed power	Diesel engine, 208 nhp
Propulsion	Single screw propeller
Speed	10 knots (19 km/h)

Carl J. Busch was a fishing trawler that was built as Grohm in 1925 by Reiherstieg Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik AG, Hamburg for the Deutsche Hochseefischerei Bremen-Cuxhaven AG. She was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine in 1939, serving as a Vorpostenboot and a weather ship during World War II. She was sold to Norway in 1956 and renamed Meløytrål, serving until 1979 when she was scrapped.