German trawler V 407 Dorum

Vorpostenboote of 4 Vorpostenflotille at Bremerhaven in 1940. V 407 Dorum closest to the quayside.
History
Name
  • Dorum (1937–44)
  • General Aupick (1949–57)
Owner
  • Ernst Glässel (1937–39)
  • Kriegsmarine (1939–44)
Port of registry
BuilderDeschimag
Yard number592
LaunchedSeptember 1937
Completed10 October 1937
Commissioned10 September 1939
Out of service28 August 1944
Identification
  • Code Letters DFCX
  • Fishing boat registration PG519 (1937– )
  • Fishing boat registration BB92 ( –1939)
  • Pennant Number V 204 (1939)
  • Pennant Number V 407 (1939–44)
FateScuttled 28 August 1944
General characteristics
Type
Tonnage470 GRT, 171 NRT
Length50.80 m (166 ft 8 in)
Beam8.03 m (26 ft 4 in)
Depth3.20 m (10 ft 6 in)
Installed powerTriple expansion steam engine, 96nhp
PropulsionSingle screw propeller

Dorum was a German fishing trawler that was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine in the Second World War for use as a Vorpostenboot, serving as V 204 Dorum and V 407 Dorum. She was scuttled at, or near, Bordeaux, Gironde, France on 28 August 1944.

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