German weather ship WBS 3 Fritz Homann

Fritz Homann was a fishing trawler that was built in 1930 by Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG, Wesermünde for Grundmann & Gröschel. She served with the Kriegsmarine during World War II as the weather ship WBS 3 Fritz Homann, WBS 4 Fritz Homann and the vorpostenboote Neptune and V 5717 Fritz Homann. She returned to her former rôle as a trawler post-war, and was sold to Finland in 1955. Renamed Saukko, she was scrapped in 1985.

History

Name	Fritz Homann (1930–40) Uranus (1940) Fritz Homann (1940–55) Saukko (1955–85)
Owner	Grundmann & Gröschel (1930–40) Kriegsmarine (1940–45) Grundmann & Gröschel (1945–55) Rymättylän Silli Oy (1955–67) Rymättylän Säilyke Oy (1967–69) Tauno Armas Saarni (1969–85)
Port of registry	Wesermünde, Germany (1930–35) Wesermünde (1935–40) Kriegsmarine (1940–45) Wesermunde, Allied-occupied Germany (1945–48) Bremerhaven (1948–49) Bremerhaven, West Germany (1949–55) Turku, Finland (1955–67) Naantali, Finland (1967–85)
Builder	Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG
Yard number	499
Launched	1930
Completed	June 1930
Identification	Code Letters KRNL (1930–34) Code Letters DFBH (1934–40) Fishing registration PG 395 (1930–40) WBS 3 (1940–41) WBS 4 (1941–45) or V 5717 (1942–45) Fishing registration BX 324 (1945–55) Code Letters DAEA (1949–55) Code Letters OFVR (1955–85) Fishing registration SUOMI 60 (1955–73) IMO number: 5314717 (1960s–1985) Fishing registration SF 6 (1973–85)
Fate	Scrapped 1985
General characteristics
Class and type	Fishing trawler (1930–40) Weather ship (WWII) Vorpostenboot (WWII) Buoy tender (1945) Fishing trawler (1945–85)
Tonnage	384 GRT, 149 NRT, 423 DWT (Fritz Homann) 399 GRT, 168 NRT, 559 DWT (Saukko)
Length	45.29 metres (148 ft 7 in)
Beam	7.67 metres (25 ft 2 in)
Depth	3.78 metres (12 ft 5 in)
Installed power	Triple expansion steam engine, 64 nhp (1930–55) Diesel engine, 320 hp (1955–85)
Propulsion	Single screw propeller
Speed	16 knots (30 km/h)
Complement	15, plus meteorologists (as weather ship)

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