German trawler V 304 Breslau

History
Name
  • Weser (1925–39)
  • Breslau (1939–40)
Owner
  • Hochseefischerei Bremerhaven (1925–29)
  • Nordsee Deutsche Hochseefischerei Bremen-Cuxhaven AG (1929–39)
  • Kriegsmarine (1939–40)
Port of registry
BuilderSeebeckwerft
Yard number462
LaunchedMay 1925
CompletedJuly 1925
Commissioned30 September 1939
Out of service17 September 1940
Identification
  • Code Letters QVKM (1925–34)
  • Fishing boat registration BX 178 (1925–29)
  • Fishing boat registration ON 117 (1929–34)
  • Code Letters DNNS (1934–40)
  • Fishing boat registration PG 467 (1934–39)
  • Pennant Number V 304 (1939–40)
FateWrecked 1940
General characteristics
Class & type
Tonnage295 GRT, 115 NRT
Length43.90 m (144 ft 0 in)
Beam7.35 m (24 ft 1 in)
Draught3.35 m (11 ft 0 in)
Depth4.16 m (13 ft 8 in)
Installed powerTriple expansion steam engine, 64nhp
PropulsionSingle screw propeller
Speed10 knots (19 km/h)

V 304 Breslau was a German fishing trawler that was requisitioned in the Second World War by the Kriegsmarine for use as a vorpostenboot. Built in 1925 as Weser, she was renamed Breslau in 1939. She was wrecked at the entrance to the Noordzeekanaal in 1940.

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