German trawler V 209 Gauleiter Telschow

History
NameGauleiter Telschow
NamesakeOtto Telschow
Owner
  • Hussmann & Hahn (1937–39)
  • Kriegsmarine (1939)
Port of registry
BuilderSchiffbau-Gesellschaft Unterweser AG
Way number265
Launched25 September 1937
Completed16 November 1937
Commissioned12 September 1939
Out of service20 November 1939
Identification
  • Code Letters DUBE
  • Fishing boat registration PC 307 (1937–39)
  • Pennant Number V 206 (1939)
  • Pennant Number V 209 (1939)
FateSunk 20 November 1939
General characteristics
Tonnage428 GRT, 159 NRT
Length49.76 m (163 ft 3 in)
Beam8.10 m (26 ft 7 in)
Depth3.73 m (12 ft 3 in)
Installed powerTriple expansion steam engine, 96 nhp
PropulsionSingle screw propeller

Gauleiter Telschow was a German fishing trawler that was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine in the Second World War for use as a Vorpostenboot, serving as V 206 Gauleiter Telschow and V 209 Gauleiter Telschow. She was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off Heligoland, Germany by HMS Sturgeon on 20 November 1939.

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