Senator Schröder (ship)

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History
Name
  • Senator Schr��der
  • 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

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

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]

References[]

  1. ^ Bourrinet, Philippe (2016-12-08). The Dutch and German Communist Left (1900–68): 'Neither Lenin nor Trotsky nor Stalin!' - 'All Workers Must Think for Themselves!'. BRILL. p. 204. ISBN 978-90-04-32593-7.
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