HMS ''Nordland'' was a

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that was built in 1922 as the German fishing trawler ''Nordland''. She was requisitioned by the

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in 1939 but was returned to merchant service. She was captured by the Royal Navy in 1940 and taken in to service. Sold in 1948, she was used as a sludge carrier under the name ''Tulipfield''. She was scrapped in 1965.

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 triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of , and diameter by stroke. The engine was built by

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, Hamburg, Germany. It was rated at 53 nhp, and could propel the ship at .

History

''Nordland'' was built in 1922 as yard number 543 by Reiherstieg Schiffswerfte & Maschinenfabrik for the Deutsche Seefischerei. She was launched on 3 October and completed on 5 December. The

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HC 105 was allocated. In 1934, her Code Letters were changed to DHRW. On 21 March 1937, she was sold to the Nordsee Deutsche Hochseefischerei Bremen-Cuxhaven AG, Cuxhaven. By 1930, the

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RDCG were allocated. On 21 February 1932, ''Nordland'' was driven ashore at "Leiknes Gisund", Norway. She was refloated the next day with assistance from the German trawlers and ''Lappland''. On 4 September 1939, ''Nordland'' was requisitioned by the

for use as a '' vorpostenboot''. She was allocated to 4 ''Vorpostenflotille'' as V 401 ''Nordland'', but was redesignated V 411 ''Nordland'' three days later, but was released from service. She returned to use as a fishing trawler, with the registration PG 105. On 7 April 1940, she was captured by off the Lofoten Islands, Norway (). ''Nordland'' was one of three German trawlers captured about this time, the others being ''Blankenberg'' and ''Friesland''. She was commissioned as HMS ''Nordland'', and was used as a

. In 1948, HMS ''Nordland'' was sold to the British Wheeler Process Ltd, Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was renamed ''Tulipfield'', and was used as a sludge vessel for oils with a

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in excess of . Her port of registry was Liverpool. The United Kingdom Official Number 167703 and Code Letters MLZR were allocated. British Wheeler Process Ltd. was a company specialising in the cleaning of ships' tanks. ''Tulipfield'' was fitted with three tanks for the carrying of petroleum sludge. She was permitted to sail between British ports only. She was scrapped in October 1965 by de Smedt,

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Photograph of ''Tulipfield''
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