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German trawler V 202 Hermann Bösch

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History
NameHermann Bösch
Owner
  • C. C. H. Bösch (1937–39)
  • Kriegsmarine (1939–42)
Port of registry
BuilderDeschimag
Yard number593
LaunchedOctober 1937
Completed24 November 1937
Commissioned30 September 1939
Identification
  • Code Letters DOTK
  • Fishing boat registration BX261 (1937–39)
  • Pennant number V 205 (1939)
  • Pennant number V202 (1939–42)
FateShelled and sunk 28 July 1942
General characteristics
Type
Tonnage470 GRT, 170 NRT
Length50.80 m (166 ft 8 in)
Beam8.03 m (26 ft 4 in)
Depth3.96 m (13 ft 0 in)
Installed powerTriple expansion steam engine, 96nhp
PropulsionSingle screw propeller
Crew35 (Kriegsmarine service)

Hermann Bösch was a German fishing trawler that was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine in the Second World War for use as a Vorpostenboot, serving as V 205 Hermann Bösch and V 202 Hermann Bösch. She was shelled and sunk in the English Channel off La Hague, Manche, France by HMS Calpe and HMS Cottesmore on 28 July 1942.

Description

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Hermann Bösch was 50.80 metres (166 ft 8 in) long, with a beam of 8.03 metres (26 ft 4 in) and a depth of 3.96 metres (13 ft 0 in). She was assessed at 470 GRT, 170 NRT. She was powered by a triple expansion steam engine which had cylinders of 35 centimetres (13+34 in), 55 centimetres (21+58 in) and 64.6 centimetres (25+716 in) diameter by 64.9 centimetres (25+916 in) stroke. The engine was built by Deschimag Seebeck, Wesermünde and was rated at 96nominal horsepower. It drove a single screw propeller via a low-pressure turbine, double reduction gearing and a hydraulic coupling.[1]

History

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Hermann Bösch was built as yard number 592 by Deschimag, Wesermünde.[2] She was launched in October 1937 and completed on 24 November.[3] She was built for C. C. H. Bösch. She was completed by Deschimag Seebeck, Wesermünde. Her port of registry was Bremerhaven.[1] The Code Letters DOTK and fishing boat registration BX 261 were allocated.[1][4]

On 30 September 1939, Hermann Bösch was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine and commissioned as the Vorpostenboot V 205 Hermann Bösch. She was redesignated V 202 Hermann Bösch on 20 October.[4] On 9 September 1941, she assisted V 208 R. Walther Darré in rescued the crew of the cargo ship Trifels, which had been torpedoed and sunk off Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France by the Motor Torpedo Boat MTB 54.[5] On 28 July 1942, she was shelled and sunk in the English Channel off La Hague, Manche, France by HMS Calpe, HMS Cottesmore,[6] and two motor gun boats. Her captain survived,[7] but 34 crew were killed.[3] Vorpostenboot V 203 Carl Röver was damaged beyond repair in the same engagement.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Hermann Bösch (58857)" (PDF). Lloyd's Register: Trawlers &c. HER (in English and French). London: Lloyd's Register. 1938–1939. Retrieved 21 May 2022 – via Southampton City Council.
  2. ^ Gröner 1993, p. 205.
  3. ^ a b Gröner 1993, p. 213.
  4. ^ a b "Vorpostenboote der deutschen Kriegsmarine 1939-45". www.wlb-stuttgart.de (in German). Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Naval Events, September 1941, Part 1 of 2, Monday 1st – Sunday 14th". Naval History. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  6. ^ Rohwer, Jürgen; Gerhard Hümmelchen. "Seekrieg 1942, Juli". Württembergische Landesbibliothek Stuttgart (in German). Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  7. ^ a b German Naval Staff Operations Division (1948). "War Diary German Naval Staff Operations Division, July 1942" (PDF). Washington D.C.: Office of Naval Intelligence. p. 355. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
Sources
  • Gröner, Erich (1993). Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815-1945 (in German). Vol. 8/I: Flußfahrzeuge, Ujäger, Vorpostenboote, Hilfsminensucher, Küstenschutzverbände (Teil 1). Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe. ISBN 3-7637-4807-5.