German weather ship WBS 6 Kehdingen

Kehdingen was a fishing trawler that was built in 1929 as Volkswohl. She was renamed Kehdingen in 1938 and was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine in 1939. She served until 1944 when she was scuttled off the east coast of Greenland.

History

Germany
Name	Volkswohl (1929–39) Kehdingen (1939–44)
Owner	Deutsche Hochsee Fischerei Bremen-Cuxhaven AG (1929–33) German Government (1933–39) Kriegsmarine (1939–44)
Operator	Deutsche Hochsee Fischerei Bremen-Cuxhaven AG (1929–33) Reichsministerium für Ernührung und Landwirtschaft (1933–39) Kriegsmarine (1939–44)
Port of registry	Cuxhaven, Germany (1929-35) Cuxhaven, Germany (1935–29) Kriegsmarine (1939–44)
Builder	Deutsche Werke AG
Yard number	208
Launched	23 March 1929
Completed	December 1929
Identification	Code Letters RHMJ (1929–34) Code Letters DIFL (1934-39)
Fate	Scuttled, 1 September 1944
General characteristics
Tonnage	493 GRT, 188 NRT
Length	48.92 metres (160 ft 6 in)
Beam	8.74 metres (28 ft 8 in)
Depth	4.34 metres (14 ft 3 in)
Installed power	Diesel engine, 209 nhp
Propulsion	Single screw propeller
Complement	25, plus 10 meteorologists (WWII)

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