German trawler V 306 Fritz Hincke

History
Name	Georg Adolf Kühling (1929–30); Fritz Hincke (1930–41);
Owner	Hochseefischerei J. Wieting AG (1929–34); Deutsche Nordsee Hochseefischerei (1934–39); Kriegsmarine (1939–41);
Operator	Nordsee Deutsche Hochseefischerei Bremen-Cuxhaven AG (1929–39); Kriegsmarine (1939–41);
Port of registry	Wesermünde, Germany (1929–33); Wesermünde, Germany (1933–39); Kriegsmarine (1939–41);
Builder	Deschimag
Yard number	479
Launched	August 1929
Completed	7 September 1929
Out of service	5 January 1941
Identification	Code Letters QVNG (1929–34); ; Fishing boat registration BX 206 (1929–30); Fishing boat registration ON 139 (1930–34); Code Letters DNOO (1934–41); ; Fishing boat registration PG 474 (1934–39); Pennant Number V 306 (1939–41);
Fate	Struck a mine and sank
General characteristics
Class and type	Fishing trawler (1929–39); Vorpostenboot (1939–41);
Tonnage	392 GRT, 149 NRT
Length	45.31 m (148 ft 8 in)
Beam	7.69 m (25 ft 3 in)
Draught	4.40 m (14 ft 5 in)
Depth	3.56 m (11 ft 8 in)
Installed power	Triple expansion steam engine, 65nhp
Propulsion	Single screw propeller
Speed	10 knots (19 km/h)

V 306 Fritz Hincke was a German fishing trawler that was requisitioned in the Second World War for use as a vorpostenboot. She was built in 1929 as Georg Adolf Kühling and was renamed in 1930. She struck a mine and sank in January 1941.

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