German trawler V 104 Falke

V 104 Falke was a German-built cargo ship which was converted into an auxiliary warship for the Kriegsmarine as a Vorpostenboot and then Sperrbrecher. The ship was built as Toreador and was also known as Poldorf and Düsseldorf.

History
Name
  • Toreador (1909–1916)
  • Düsseldorf (1916–18)
  • Poldorf (1918–1919)
  • Düsseldorf (1919–1923)
  • Falke (1923–1939)
  • V 104 Falke (1939–1940)
  • Sperrbrecher 34 (1940–1941)
  • Sperrbrecher 134 (1941–1944)
Owner
  • J. D. Stücken (1909–16)
  • Argo Line (1916–18)
  • British government (1918–19)
  • Argo Line (1919–23)
  • Dampfschifffahrtsgesellschaft Argo mbH (1923–25/26)
  • Norddeutscher Lloyd (1925/26–33)
  • Argo Reederei AG (1933–37)
  • Argo Reederei Richard Adler AG (1937–39)
  • Kriegsmarine (1939–44)
Port of registry
  • Bremen, Germany (1909–1918)
  •  United Kingdom (1918–1919)
  • Bremen, Germany (1919–34)
  • Bremen, Germany (1934–1939)
  •  Kriegsmarine (1939–1944)
BuilderBremer Vulkan
Yard number527
Launched31 July 1909
Commissioned1 October 1939
Out of service8 August 1944
Identification
  • United Kingdom Official Number 142674 (1918–19)
  • Code Letters QJRM (1923–34)
  • Code Letters DOBY (1934–44)
FateBombed and sunk off Lorient, France
General characteristics
Class and type
Tonnage998 GRT, 480 NRT
Length72.92 m (239 ft 3 in)
Beam10.16 m (33 ft 4 in)
Depth3.84 m (12 ft 7 in)
Installed powerTriple expansion steam engine, 160nhp
PropulsionSingle screw propeller
Speed10 knots (19 km/h)
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