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History
Name
  • Cressida (1939–40)
  • Sperrbrecher 32 (1940–45)
  • Sperrbrecher 132 (1945)
  • Cressida (1945–48)
  • Elsenburgh (1947–61)
  • Gernik (1961–62)
Owner
  • A, Kirsten (1939)
  • Kriegsmarine (1939–45)
  • Wm H. Müller & Co., N.V. (1948–61)
  • Seven Seas Shipping Corporation (1961–62)
Operator
  • Owner operated until 1961
  • Niksa Sekulovich (1961–62)
Port of registry
BuilderLübecker Maschinenbau – Gesellschaft
Yard number380
Launched1939
Commissioned1 October 1939
Decommissioned1947
Identification
  • Code Letters DJZB (1939, 1945–47)
  • Pennant Number V201 (1939–40)
  • Code Letters PDXK (1948–61)
FateSurvived the war and returned to civilian service, sank off the coast of Greece on 23 December 1962
General characteristics
TypeConverted Cargo ship
Tonnage1,046 GRT, 477 NRT
Length70.33 m (230 ft 9 in)
Beam10.52 m (34 ft 6 in)
Depth3.56 m (11 ft 8 in)
Installed power1500 APK
Propulsion
Speed12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) (1957–62)

V 102 Cressida was a German cargo ship which was converted into a Vorpostenboot for the Kriegsmarine during World War II.[1]

Description

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Cressida was 70.33 m (230 ft 9 in) long, with a beam of 10.52 m (34 ft 6 in) and a depth of 3.56 m (11 ft 8 in). The ship was powered by a 4-cylinder compound steam engine which had two cylinders of 36 centimetres (14 in) and two cylinders of 76.0 centimetres (29+1516 in) diameter by 80 centimetres (31+12 in) stroke. The engine was built by Christiansen & Meyer, Harburg. It was rated at 160nhp. The ship was assessed at 1,046 GRT, 477 NRT.[2]

History

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Cressida was a cargo vessel built in Lübeck in early 1939 as yard number 380 by the shipbuilder Lübecker Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft,[3] for A Kirsten, Hamburg, which was its port of registry. The ship was allocated the Code Letters DJZB.[2] On 1 October 1939, the ship was requisitioned by the KriegsmarineasV 102 and was placed in the 1 Vorpostenflotille.[3] The ship participated in the German invasion of Denmark in April 1940, escorting the steamer Rugard and tugs Monsun and Passat alongside V 103 Sylvia and several minesweepers. The group landed three companies of the 170th Infantry DivisionatMiddlefart.[4]

On 20 June 1940, the ship was converted into a Sperrbrecher, or a ship with a reinforced hull designed to clear a path through minefields. It was designated as Sperrbrecher 32 and was moved into the 3 Sperrbrecher-flotille, where it served for the duration of the war, being renamed Sperrbrecher 132 in 1945.[3]

After the war, the ship was given into the control of The Netherlands and was officially transferred on 5 September 1947, delivered by the German tugboat NestortoAmsterdam from Bremerhaven. The ship was renamed Elsenburgh. It was owned by Wm. H. Müller & Co. NV, Rotterdam. The Code Letters PDXK were allocated. In 1952, the ship was completely renovated by the Koniklijke Maatschappij te Velde, Vlissingen, Zeeland, receiving a new Sulzer diesel engine. The engine was a two-stroke single acting engine which had five cylinders of 48 centimetres (18+78 in) diameter by 70 centimetres (27+58 in) stroke. It was rated at 1,500 rhp and could propel the ship at 12 knots (22 km/h).[3]

In November 1961, Elsenburgh was sold to the Seven Seas Shipping Corporation, Monrovia, Liberia and was renamed Gernik. It was operated under the management of Niksa Sekulovich, Lugarno, Switzerland.[3] On 23 December 1962 while carrying cargo from Haifa, Gernik ran aground on Karpathos off the coast of Greece during a storm.[5] While all of the crew made it safely ashore, the ship was declared a total loss.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Vorpostenboote der deutschen Kriegsmarine 1939–45". wlb-stuttgart.de (in German). Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  • ^ a b "Cressida (22883)" (PDF). Lloyd's Register: Steamers & Motorships. CRE-CRI (in English and French). London: Lloyd's Register. 1939–1940. Retrieved 7 April 2022 – via Southampton City Council.
  • ^ a b c d e f "Elsenburgh – ID 2011" (in Dutch). Stichting Maritiem Historische Databank. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  • ^ "Norwegian Campaign, Battles of Narvik, April 1940". naval-history.net. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  • ^ "Cressida (5613911)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 6 March 2020.

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