German trawler V 312 Hanseat

History
Name	Sirius (1926–29); Hanseat (1929–42);
Owner	Sirius Handels GmbH (1926–29); Hanseatische Hochseefischerei (1929–41); Kriegsmarine (1941–42);
Port of registry	Germany (1926–29); Altona, Germany (1929–33); Altona, Germany (1933–41); Kriegsmarine (1941–42);
Builder	J. C. Tecklenborg
Yard number	406
Launched	5 August 1926
Out of service	20 August 1942
Identification	Code Letters QVLB (1926–34); ; Fishing boat registration BX 189 (1926–41); Code Letters DQNV (1934–42); ; Pennant Number V 312 (1941–42);
Fate	Wrecked
General characteristics
Type	Fishing trawler (1926–41); Vorpostenboot (1941–42);
Tonnage	305 GRT, 109 NRT
Length	44.50 m (146 ft 0 in)
Beam	7.60 m (24 ft 11 in)
Draught	3.68 m (12 ft 1 in)
Depth	4.15 m (13 ft 7 in)
Installed power	Triple expansion steam engine, 100nhp
Propulsion	Single screw propeller
Speed	11 knots (20 km/h)

Hanseat was a German fishing trawler that was built in 1926 as Sirius. Renamed Hanseat in 1929, she was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine in the Second World War for use as a Vorpostenboot, serving as V 312 Hanseat. She ran aground and was wrecked in September 1942.

History

Name	Sirius (1926–29) Hanseat (1929–42)
Owner	Sirius Handels GmbH (1926–29) Hanseatische Hochseefischerei (1929–41) Kriegsmarine (1941–42)
Port of registry	Germany (1926–29) Altona, Germany (1929–33) Altona, Germany (1933–41) Kriegsmarine (1941–42)
Builder	J. C. Tecklenborg
Yard number	406
Launched	5 August 1926
Out of service	20 August 1942
Identification	Code Letters QVLB (1926–34) Fishing boat registration BX 189 (1926–41) Code Letters DQNV (1934–42) Pennant Number V 312 (1941–42)
Fate	Wrecked
General characteristics
Type	Fishing trawler (1926–41) Vorpostenboot (1941–42)
Tonnage	305 GRT, 109 NRT
Length	44.50 m (146 ft 0 in)
Beam	7.60 m (24 ft 11 in)
Draught	3.68 m (12 ft 1 in)
Depth	4.15 m (13 ft 7 in)
Installed power	Triple expansion steam engine, 100nhp
Propulsion	Single screw propeller
Speed	11 knots (20 km/h)