Phönix was a cargo ship built in 1913 by Stettiner Oderwerke, Stettin, Germany for Dampfschifffahrtsgesellschaft Argo AG, Bremen, Germany. She served with a number of German shipping lines before being requisitioned in 1939 by the Kriegsmarine as VP-106 Phönix, later serving as Sperrbrecher 36 and Sperrbrecher 136. She was scuttled at Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure, France on 25 August 1944.
Description
The ship was 71.93 metres (236 ft 0 in) long, with a beam of 9.88 metres (32 ft 5 in) and a depth of 4.14 metres (13 ft 7 in). She was assessed at 999 GRT, 530 NRT. She was powered by a triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of 55 centimetres (21+3⁄4 in), 91 centimetres (35+4⁄5 in) and 144.9 centimetres (57+1⁄16 in) diameter by 120 centimetres (48 in) stroke. The engine was built by Stettiner Oderwereke. It was rated at 205nhp and drove a single screw propeller.[1]
In 1923, Dampfschifffahrtsgesellschaft Argo AG merged with the Roland Line, which was itself absorbed by Norddeutscher Lloyd in 1925/26. Phönix was transferred to Argo Reederei AG in 1933, then to Argo Reederei Richard Adler & Co. in 1937.[2] Her Code Letters changed to DOBK in 1934.[4]
On 1 October 1939, Phönix was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine for use as a Vorpostenboot. She served with 1 Vorpostenbootflotille as VP-106 Phönix. She was transferred to 3 Sperrbrecherflotille on 1 October 1940 and was designated Sperrbrecher 36, beinhg redesignated Sperrbrecher 136 on 1 August 1941.[3] She was scuttled by her crew at Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure, France on 25 August 1944.[2]
References
^ ab"Phoenix (81337)"(PDF). Lloyd's Register: Steamers & Motorships. PHI-PHO (in English and French). London: Lloyd's Register. 1930–1931. Retrieved 25 April 2022 – via Southampton City Council.
^"Phoenix (83036)"(PDF). Lloyd's Register: Navires à Vapeur et à Moteurs. PHI-PHR (in English and French). London: Lloyd's Register. 1934–1935. Retrieved 25 April 2022 – via Southampton City Council.
