Senator Schröder (ship)

History
Name
  • Senator Schröder (1908–23)
  • Victoire (1923–45)
Owner
  • Cuxhavener Hochseefischerei AG (1908–14)
  • Reichsmarine (1914–18)
  • Unknown (1923–41)
  • Kriegsmarine (1941–45)
Port of registry
BuilderEider Werft AG, Tönning
Yard number81
Launched26 February 1908
Completed20 March 1908
Commissioned
  • 23 December 1914 (Reichsmarine)
  • 4 June 1941 (Kriegsmarine)
Identification
  • Fishing boat registration HC 13 (1908–14)
  • Code Letters RPVW (1908–18)
  • Pennant Number V 427 (1941–42)
  • Pennant Number V 1337 (1942–44)
  • Pennant Number V 1419 (1944–45)
General characteristics
Length38.16 m (125.2 ft)
Beam7.05 m (23.1 ft)
Draught4.15 m (13.6 ft)
Depth3.70 m (12.1 ft)
Installed powerTriple expansion steam engine, 49nhp
PropulsionSingle screw propeller
Speed10 knots (19 km/h)
Crew25

Senator Schröder was a German trawler used as a Vorpostenboot during the First and Second World Wars. Launched in 1908 as a fishing trawler, she became a research vessel in the inter-war period.