German trawler V 401 Jan Mayen
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| Builder | Deschimag Seebeckwerft |
| Yard number | 620 |
| Launched | 29 September 1938 |
| Completed | November 1938 |
| Commissioned | 23 September 1939 |
| Out of service | 1944–46 |
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| Length | 61.45 metres (201 ft 7 in) |
| Beam | 8.53 metres (28 ft 0 in) |
| Draught | 5.03 metres (16 ft 6 in) |
| Depth | 4.43 metres (14 ft 6 in) |
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| Propulsion | Single screw propeller |
| Speed | 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h) |
Jan Mayen was a German fishing trawler that was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine in World War II for use as a Vorpostenboot. She served as V 406 Jan Mayen and V 401 Jan Mayen. She was sunk at Bayonne, France in August 1944. Post-war, she was refloated and entered French merchant service as Cap Nord. She was sold to the Netherlands in 1960, serving as s'Gravenhage, then Albatros. Converted to a cargo ship, she was sold to Panama 1974 and renamed Laga. She was renamed Felicitas II in 1982.