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History
Name	Carsten (1923–48); Thon (1948–54);
Owner	L. Janssen & Co. (1923–39); Kriegsmarine (1939–45); Unknown (1945–54);
Port of registry	Wesermünde, Germany (1923–33); Wesermünde, Germany (1933–39); Kriegsmarine (1939–45); France (1945–54);
Builder	G. Seebeck AG, Wesermünde-Geestemünde
Yard number	438
Launched	June 1923
Completed	July 1923
Commissioned	22 September 1939
Identification	Fishing boat registration PG 342 (1923–39); Code Letters KSBL (1923–34); ; Code Letters DEZI (1934–43); ; Pennant Number V 705 (1939–43); Pennant Number V 603 (1943–45);
Fate	Scrapped 1954
General characteristics
Class and type	Fishing vessel (1923–39, 1945–54); Vorpostenboot (1939–45);
Tonnage	258 GRT, 98 NRT
Length	40.13 m (131 ft 8 in)
Beam	7.09 metres (23 ft 3 in)
Depth	3.25 m (10 ft 8 in)
Installed power	Triple expansion steam engine, 53nhp
Propulsion	Single screw propeller
Speed	10 knots (19 km/h)

Carsten was a German fishing trawler which was built in 1923. She was requisitoned by the Kriegsmarine during the Second World War. She was used as a Vorpostenboot. She was allocated to France post-war, and was renamed Thon in 1948. She was scrapped in 1954.

Description

The ship 40.13 m (131 ft 8 in) long, with a beam of 7.09 metres (23 ft 3 in). She had a depth of 3.25 m (10 ft 8 in). She was assessed at 258 GRT, 98 NRT. She was powered by a triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of 32 centimetres (12+5⁄8 in), 52 centimetres (20+1⁄2 in) and 84 centimetres (33+1⁄16 in) diameter by 59 centimetres (23+3⁄8 in) stroke. The engine was built by G. Seebeck AG., Wesermünde-Geestemünde, Germany. It was rated at 53 nhp. It drove a single screw propeller.^[1] It could propel the ship at 10 knots (19 km/h).^[2]

History

Carsten was built as yard number 439 by G. Seebeck AG., Wesermünde-Geestemünde, Germany. She was launched in June 1923 and completed in August.^[3] Owned by the L. Janssen & Co., her port of registry was Wesermünde. She was allocated the Code Letters KSBL,^[1] and the fishing boat registration PG 342.^[3] In 1934, her Code Letters were changed to DEZI.^[4]

On 22 September 1939, Carsten was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine. Designated as a vorpostenboot. She was allocated to 7 Vorpostenflotille as V 705 Carsten. On 1 July 1943, she was reallocated to 6 Vorpostenflotille as V 603 Carsten.^[3] On 26 April 1944, V 606 Fladengrund was sunk in the Bay of Biscay by a Royal Air Force Handley Page Halifax aircraft with the loss of 21 of her 38 crew. V 603 Carsten rescued the survivors.^[5] On 7 May 1945, she was declared a prize of war and allocated to France. Her name was changed to Thon in 1948. She was scrapped in 1954.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Carsten (56962)" (PDF). Lloyd's Register: Trawlers &c. CAR-CAU (in English and French). London: Lloyd's Register. 1930–1931. Retrieved 18 February 2024 – via Southampton City Council.
^ Gröner 1993, p. 204.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Gröner 1993, p. 210.
^ "Carsten (58134)" (PDF). Lloyd's Register: Trawlers &c. CAR-CAS (in English and French). London: Lloyd's Register. 1934–1935. Retrieved 18 February 2024 – via Southampton City Council.
^ "Le V606" (in French). Plongée Anges. Retrieved 11 March 2024.

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.