''Rosemarie'' was a German

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that was requisitioned in the

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by the

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for use as a ''

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'', serving as V 310 ''Rosemarie''. She was returned to her owners post-war and served until 1952.

Description

The ship was long, with a beam of . She had a depth of and a draught of . She was assessed at , . She was powered by a

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, which had cylinders of , and diameter by stroke. The engine was built by Seebeckwerft,

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. It was rated at 64

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. It drove a single screw propeller, and could propel the ship at .

History

''Rosemarie'' was built as

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460 by G. Seebeck AG,

, Germanay for the Hochseefischerei J. Wieting AG

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. She was launched in September 1924 and completed in November. The

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QVED were allocated, as was the

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BX 173. On 16 June 1930, her registration was changed to ON 124. On 4 September 1934, her registration was changed to PG 461. She was sold to the Nordsee Deutsche Hochseefischerei Bremen-Cuxhaven AG on 10 November 1934. Her port of registry was changed to

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. In 1934 her Code Letters were changed to DNOG. On 29 April 1941, ''Rosemarie'' was requisitioned by the

for use as a ''

vorpostenboot ''Vorpostenboot'' (plural ''Vorpostenboote''), also referred to as VP-Boats, flakships or outpost boats, were German patrol boats which served during both World Wars. They were used around coastal areas and in coastal operations, and were tasked w ...

''. She was allocated to 3 ''Vorpostenflotille'', serving as V 310 ''Rosemarie''. On 18 April 1945, she was returned to her owners. In 1948, her registration was changed to BX 335. She was sold for breaking in

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on 31 December 1952.

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