German trawler V 605 Arthur Duncker

Arthur Duncker was a German fishing trawler which was built in 1924. She was requisitoned by the Kriegsmarine during the Second World War. She was used as a Vorpostenboot. She struck a mine and sank in August 1944.

Description
The ship 133 ft long, with a beam of 24 ft. She had a depth of 12 ft. She was assessed at,. She was powered by a triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of 13 in, 20+7/8 in and 33+7/8 in diameter by 28+5/8 in stroke. The engine was built by J. C. Tecklenborg AG., Geestemünde, Germany. It was rated at 55 nhp. It drove a single screw propeller. It could propel the ship at 10 kn.

History
Arthur Duncker was built as yard number 404 by J. C. Tecklenborg AG., Geestemünde, Germany. She was launched on 28 October 1924 and completed on 15 November. Owned by Kämpf & Meyer, her port of registry was Wesermünde. She was allocated the Code Letters RGCB, and the fishing boat registration PG 359. She was sold to the Hochseefischerei Cark Kämpf Partenreederei in April 1929. In 1934, her Code Letters were changed to DEZT. On 25 April 1938, she was sold to Schmielau, Hamburg. Her fishing boat registration was changed to HH 250.

On 22 September 1939, Arthur Duncker was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine. Designated as a vorpostenboot. She was allocated to 7 Vorpostenflotille as V 707 Arthur Duncker. On 10 December 1943, she was reallocated to 6 Vorpostenflotille as V 605 Arthur Duncker. On 14 August 1944, she and the minesweeper GERMAN MINESWEEPER M 4463 struck mines and sank in the English Channel west of La Pallice, Charente-Inférieure, France.