German trawler V 102 Cressida

History
Name	Cressida (1939–40); Sperrbrecher 32 (1940–45); Sperrbrecher 132 (1945); Cressida (1945–48); Elsenburgh (1947–61); Gernik (1961–62);
Owner	A, Kirsten (1939); Kriegsmarine (1939–45); Wm H. Müller & Co., N.V. (1948–61); Seven Seas Shipping Corporation (1961–62);
Operator	Owner operated until 1961; Niksa Sekulovich (1961–62);
Port of registry	Hamburg, Germany (1939); Kriegsmarine (1939–45); Germany (1945–48); Rotterdam, Netherlands (1948–61); Monrovia, Liberia (1960–61);
Builder	Lübecker Maschinenbau – Gesellschaft
Yard number	380
Launched	1939
Commissioned	1 October 1939
Decommissioned	1947
Identification	Code Letters DJZB (1939, 1945–47); ; Pennant Number V201 (1939–40); Code Letters PDXK (1948–61); ;
Fate	Survived the war and returned to civilian service, sank off the coast of Greece on 23 December 1962
General characteristics
Type	Converted Cargo ship
Tonnage	1,046 GRT, 477 NRT
Length	70.33 m (230 ft 9 in)
Beam	10.52 m (34 ft 6 in)
Depth	3.56 m (11 ft 8 in)
Installed power	1500 APK
Propulsion	Compound steam engine (1939–57); 2-stroke Diesel engine (1957–62);
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) (1957–62)

V 102 Cressida was a German cargo ship which was converted into a Vorpostenboot for the Kriegsmarine during World War II.^[1]

^ "Vorpostenboote der deutschen Kriegsmarine 1939–45". wlb-stuttgart.de (in German). Retrieved 5 March 2020.

History

Name	Cressida (1939–40) Sperrbrecher 32 (1940–45) Sperrbrecher 132 (1945) Cressida (1945–48) Elsenburgh (1947–61) Gernik (1961–62)
Owner	A, Kirsten (1939) Kriegsmarine (1939–45) Wm H. Müller & Co., N.V. (1948–61) Seven Seas Shipping Corporation (1961–62)
Operator	Owner operated until 1961 Niksa Sekulovich (1961–62)
Port of registry	Hamburg, Germany (1939) Kriegsmarine (1939–45) Germany (1945–48) Rotterdam, Netherlands (1948–61) Monrovia, Liberia (1960–61)
Builder	Lübecker Maschinenbau – Gesellschaft
Yard number	380
Launched	1939
Commissioned	1 October 1939
Decommissioned	1947
Identification	Code Letters DJZB (1939, 1945–47) Pennant Number V201 (1939–40) Code Letters PDXK (1948–61)
Fate	Survived the war and returned to civilian service, sank off the coast of Greece on 23 December 1962
General characteristics
Type	Converted Cargo ship
Tonnage	1,046 GRT, 477 NRT
Length	70.33 m (230 ft 9 in)
Beam	10.52 m (34 ft 6 in)
Depth	3.56 m (11 ft 8 in)
Installed power	1500 APK
Propulsion	Compound steam engine (1939–57) 2-stroke Diesel engine (1957–62)
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) (1957–62)