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History
Name	Haltenbank
Owner	Norddeutsche Hochseefischerei AG. (1934–39); Kriegsmarine (1939–43);
Port of registry	Wesermünde, Germany (1934–39); Kriegsmarine (1939–43);
Builder	Deschimag Seebeckwerft
Yard number	522
Launched	September 1934
Completed	24 October 1934
Commissioned	20 September 1939
Identification	Fishing boat registration PG 501 (1934–39); Code Letters DEZJ; ; Pennant Number V 408 (1939–43);
Fate	Sunk by USS Blackfish in the Bay of Biscay, 19 February 1943
General characteristics
Type	Fishing trawler (1934–39); Vorpostenboot (1939–43);
Tonnage	444 GRT, 166 NRT
Length	51.35 metres (168 ft 6 in)
Beam	8.00 metres (26 ft 3 in)
Draught	4.65 metres (15 ft 3 in)
Depth	3.74 metres (12 ft 3 in)
Installed power	Triple expansion steam engine, 128nhp
Propulsion	Single screw propeller
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h)

Haltenbank 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 408 Haltenbank. She was torpedoed and sunk in the Bay of Biscay in February 1943.

Description

The ship was 51.35 metres (168 ft 6 in) long, with a beam of 8.00 metres (26 ft 3 in). She had a depth of 3.74 metres (12 ft 3 in) and a draught of 4.5 metres (14 ft 9 in).^[1] She was assessed at 444 GRT, 166 NRT. She was powered by a triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of 35 centimetres (13+3⁄4 in), 55 centimetres (21+5⁄8 in) and 90 centimetres (35+7⁄16 in) diameter by 65 centimetres (25+9⁄16 in) stroke. The engine was made by Deschimag Seebeckwerft, Wesermünde, Germany. It was rated at 128nhp. The engine powered a single screw propeller driven via a low pressure turbine, double reduction gearing and a hydraulic coupling.^[2] It could propel the ship at 12 knots (22 km/h).^[1]

History

The ship was built as yard number 522 by Deschimag Seekbeckwerft, Wesermünde for the Deutsche Hochseefischerei AG., Wesermünde. She was launched in September 1934 and completed on 24 October. The fishing boat registration PG 501 was allocated.^[3] She was allocated the Code Letters DEZJ.^[2]

Haltenbank was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine on 20 September 1939 for use as a vorpostenboot. She was allocated to 4 Vorpostenflotille as V 408 Haltenbank.^[4] On 19 February 1943, she was torpedoed and sunk in the Bay of Biscay off Bilbao, Spain (43°29′00″N 2°57′30″W / 43.48333°N 2.95833°W / 43.48333; -2.95833) by the United States Navy submarine USS Blackfish,^[4] which V 404 Baden counterattacked and damaged.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b Gröner 1993, p. 205.
^ ^a ^b "Haltenbank (59204)" (PDF). Lloyd's Register: Chalutiers &c. HAL-HAM (in English and French). London: Lloyd's Register. 1934–1935. Retrieved 6 December 2022 – via Southampton City Council.
^ Gröner 1993, pp. 205, 212.
^ ^a ^b Gröner 1993, p. 212.
^ Rohwer, Jürgen; Hümmelchen, Gerhard. "Seekrieg 1943, Februar". Württembergische Landesbibliothek Stuttgart (in German). Retrieved 6 December 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.