German trawler V 208 R. Walther Darré
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R. Walther Darré was a German fishing trawler that was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine in the Second World War for use as a Vorpostenboot. She served as V 210 R. Walther Darré and V 208 R. Walther Darré. She was sunk in the English Channel by British motor torpedo boats in July 1944.
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Name | R. Walther Darré |
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Builder | Deschimag Seebeckwerft |
Yard number | 506 |
Launched | July 1933 |
Completed | 24 August 1933 |
Commissioned | 28 September 1939 |
Out of service | 4 July 1944 |
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Fate | Sunk in battle |
General characteristics | |
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Tonnage | 391 GRT, 151 NRT |
Length | 45.46 m (149 ft 2 in) |
Beam | 7.69 m (25 ft 3 in) |
Draught | 4.65 metres (15 ft 3 in) |
Depth | 3.81 metres (12 ft 6 in) |
Installed power | Compound steam engine, 115 nhp |
Propulsion | Single screw propeller |
Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
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