German trawler V 209 Carl Röver

History
Name	Carl Röver (1933–45); Essen (1945–56); Hans Peter (1956–70); Handsome (1970–71); Handsome I (1971–79); Walid (1979–80); Samir (1980–85);
Namesake	Carl Röver
Owner	Nordsee Deutsche Hochseefischerei Bremen-Cuxhaven AG (1933–39); Kriegsmarine (1939–45); Nordsee Deutsche Hochseefischerei Bremen AG (1945–55); Günter Trulsen (1955–56); Peter Witthein (1956–70); M. K. Walsh (1970–71); A. King & Sons Navigation Ltd (1971–72); Chameleon Shipping Co., S.A. (1972–79); A. R. Hegazi Bureau d'Assistance Maritime Agence, (1979–80); Z. H. Abiyad (1980–85);
Port of registry	Wesermünde, Germany (1933–39); Kriegsmarine (1939–45) ; Bremen, Allied-occupied Germany (1945–49); (1949–56) Bremen, West Germany; Itzehoe, West Germany (1956–70); Great Yarmouth, United Kingdom (1970–71); Panama City, Panama (1971–79); Beirut, Lebanon (1979–85);
Builder	Seebeckwerft
Yard number	505
Launched	July 1933
Completed	24 August 1933
Commissioned	28 September 1939
Decommissioned	September 1944
Out of service	1985
Identification	Code Letters DNPM (1934–39); ; Fishing boat registration ON 148 (1933–34); Fishing boat registration PG 483 (1934–39); Pennant Number V 209 (1939); Pennant Number V 203 (1939–45); Fishing boat registration BX 343 (1945–56);
Fate	Lost or scrapped
General characteristics
Type	Fishing trawler (1933–39, 1945–56); Vorpostenboot (1939–45); Cargo ship (1956–85);
Tonnage	396 GRT, 151 NRT (1939–56); 440 GRT, 246 NRT (1956–85);
Length	45.45 m (149 ft 1 in)
Beam	7.69 m (25 ft 3 in)
Draught	4.65 m (15 ft 3 in)
Depth	3.81 m (12 ft 6 in)
Installed power	Triple expansion steam engine, 112nhp (1933–56); Diesel engine (1956–85);
Propulsion	Single screw propeller
Speed	10 knots (19 km/h)

Carl Röver was a German fishing trawler which was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine in the Second World War for use as a vorpostenboot, serving as V 209 Carl Röver and V 203 Carl Röver. Severely damaged in the war, she was repaired post-war and re-engined. She served as the fishing trawler Essen and was later converted to a cargo ship. She served as Hans Peter, Handsome, Handsome I, Walid and Samir under the flags of West Germany, the United Kingdom, Panama and the Lebanon. She was lost in 1985.

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