German trawler V 1605 Mosel
Mosel under attack by RCAF Beaufighters | |
| History | |
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| Germany | |
| Name |
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| Namesake | Moselle |
| Owner | Hans Kunkel |
| Operator | 1939: Kriegsmarine |
| Port of registry | 1937: Wesermünde |
| Builder | Schiffbau-Gesellschaft "Unterweser", Wesermünde |
| Completed | 1937 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sunk by air attack, 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | fishing trawler |
| Tonnage | 426 GRT, 158 NRT |
| Length | 163.3 ft (49.8 m) |
| Beam | 26.7 ft (8.1 m) |
| Depth | 12.3 ft (3.7 m) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | 1 × shaft; 1 × screw |
| Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h) |
| Sensors & processing systems |
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The German trawler V 1605 Mosel was a steam trawler that was built in Germany in 1937 as Hans Loh. In 1939 she was converted into the naval trawler M-1903. In 1943 she became the Vorpostenboot (patrol boat) V-1605. An Allied air attack sank her in the Skagerrak in 1944, killing 21 members of her crew. Her wreck is now a recreational wreck diving site.