Senator Schröder (ship)

Senator Schröder was a German trawler used as a Vorpostenboot during the First and Second World War.

History
Name
  • Senator Schröder
  • Victoire
  • V 427
  • V 1337
  • V 1419
OwnerCuxhaven Herring Fishery AG
BuilderEider Werft AG, Tonning
LaunchedFebruary 26, 1908
General characteristics
Length38.16 m (125.2 ft)
Beam7.05 m (23.1 ft)
DraughtMax. 4.154.15 m (13.6 ft)
Crew25

The ship was hijacked by Hermann Knüfken in 1921 to facilitate Franz Jung, Cläre Jung and Jan Appel attending the Third World Congress of the Communist International in Moscow.[1]

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