German trawler V 305 Ostpreussen

History
Name	Ostpreussen (1935–57); Stella Maris (1957–58);
Namesake	Ostpreussen; Our Lady, Star of the Sea;
Owner	Nordsee Deutsche Hochseefischerei Bremen-Cuxhaven AG (1935–39); Kriegsmarine (1939–45); Nordsee Deutsche Hochseefischerei Bremen-Cuxhaven AG (1945–57); F Hansen (1957); Unknown (1957–58);
Port of registry	Wesermünde, Germany (1935–39); Kriegsmarine (1939–45); Wesermünde, Allied-occupied Germany (1945–49); Wesermünde, West Germany (1949–57); Emden, West Germany (1957); Netherlands (1957–58);
Builder	Deschimag
Yard number	526
Launched	June 1935
Completed	15 July 1935
Commissioned	30 September 1939
Out of service	1958
Identification	Code Letters DFCN (1935–57); ; Fishing boat registration PG 486 (1935–39, 1945–48); Pennant Number V 305 (1939–44); Pennant Number Vs 518 (1944–45; Fishing boat registration BX 345 (1948–57);
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Type	Fishing trawler (1935–39, 1945–57); Vorpostenboot (1939–44); Vorpostensicherungsboot (1944–45); Cargo ship (1957–58);
Tonnage	422 GRT, 160 NRT
Length	55.20 m (181 ft 1 in)
Beam	8.00 m (26 ft 3 in)
Draught	4.15 m (13 ft 7 in)
Depth	4.65 m (15 ft 3 in)
Installed power	Triple expansion steam engine, 93nhp (1935–58); Diesel engine (1958–72);
Propulsion	Single screw propeller
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h)

V 305 Ostpreussen was a German fishing trawler that was requisitioned in the Second World War by the Kriegsmarine for use as a vorpostenboot and later a Vorpostensicherungsboot. She was returned to her owners post war. In 1957, she was re-engined, converted to a cargo ship and renamed Stella Maris. Sold to the Netherlands that year, she was scrapped in 1958.

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