German trawler V 102 Cressida

History
Name
  • Cressida (1939–40)
  • Sperrbrecher 32 (1940–45)
  • Sperrbrecher 132 (1945)
  • Cressida (1945–48)
  • Elsenburgh (1947–61)
  • Gernik (1961–62)
Owner
  • A, Kirsten (1939)
  • Kriegsmarine (1939–45)
  • Wm H. Müller & Co., N.V. (1948–61)
  • Seven Seas Shipping Corporation (1961–62)
Operator
  • Owner operated until 1961
  • Niksa Sekulovich (1961–62)
Port of registry
BuilderLübecker Maschinenbau – Gesellschaft
Yard number380
Launched1939
Commissioned1 October 1939
Decommissioned1947
Identification
  • Code Letters DJZB (1939, 1945–47)
  • Pennant Number V201 (1939–40)
  • Code Letters PDXK (1948–61)
FateSurvived the war and returned to civilian service, sank off the coast of Greece on 23 December 1962
General characteristics
TypeConverted Cargo ship
Tonnage1,046 GRT, 477 NRT
Length70.33 m (230 ft 9 in)
Beam10.52 m (34 ft 6 in)
Depth3.56 m (11 ft 8 in)
Installed power1500 APK
Propulsion
Speed12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) (1957–62)

V 102 Cressida was a German cargo ship which was converted into a Vorpostenboot for the Kriegsmarine during World War II.

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