Vorpostenboot
1942
(Helge Fischer HF-JB-01T)
- Class: Vorpostenboot - converted patrol boat of 1940
- Displacement: 425 tons
- Dimensions: 175 x 25 x 12 ft.
- Machinery: steam triple expansion, single screw
- Armament: 1-88mm (3.4in), 1-20mm
- Complement: 60
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- Notes: Representative of German patrol boats, referred to as VP-boats, flagships, or outpost boats, which served during both World Wars. They were used around coastal areas and in coastal operations, and were tasked with, among other things, coastal patrol, ship escort, and naval combat. Many were pre-war fishing vessels, yachts or harbor craft. There were several hundred Vorpostenboote active during each World War.
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