German trawler V 411 Saarland

History
Name
  • A. R. Giese (1934–35)
  • Saarland (1934–44)
Owner
  • Reederei Siebert & Co. (1934–39)
  • Kriegsmarine (1939–44)
Port of registry
BuilderDeschimag Seebeckwerft
Yard number520
Launched27 June 1934
Completed4 August 1934
Commissioned25 September 1939
Out of service26 August 1944
Identification
  • Fishing boat registration PG 416 (1934–39)
  • Code Letters DEWJ
  • Pennant Number V 407 (1939)
  • Pennant Number V 411 (1939–44)
General characteristics
Type
Tonnage435 GRT, 162 NRT
Length51.35 metres (168 ft 6 in)
Beam8.00 metres (26 ft 3 in)
Draught4.65 metres (15 ft 3 in)
Depth3.74 metres (12 ft 3 in)
Installed powerTriple expansion steam engine, 91nhp
PropulsionSingle screw propeller
Speed12 knots (22 km/h)

Saarland was a German fishing trawler that was built as A. R. Giese. Renamed in 1935, she was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine in the Second World War for use as a Vorpostenboot. She served as V 407 Saarland and V 411 Saarland. She was sunk in the Gironde in 1944 by a boiler explosion.

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