German trawler V 104 Falke

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);
Builder	Bremer Vulkan
Yard number	527
Launched	31 July 1909
Commissioned	1 October 1939
Out of service	8 August 1944
Identification	United Kingdom Official Number 142674 (1918–19); Code Letters QJRM (1923–34); ; Code Letters DOBY (1934–44); ;
Fate	Bombed and sunk off Lorient, France
General characteristics
Class and type	Cargo ship; Vorpostenboot; Sperrbrecher;
Tonnage	998 GRT, 480 NRT
Length	72.92 m (239 ft 3 in)
Beam	10.16 m (33 ft 4 in)
Depth	3.84 m (12 ft 7 in)
Installed power	Triple expansion steam engine, 160nhp
Propulsion	Single screw propeller
Speed	10 knots (19 km/h)

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.

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