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The German ship Doggerbank (Schiff 53) was a German auxiliary minelayer and blockade runner during the Second World War. Laid down as the British merchant vessel Speybank in 1926, the vessel was captured in 1941 by the German auxiliary cruiser Atlantis, converted to an auxiliary minelayer for the Kriegsmarine and renamed Doggerbank. After laying mines off the coast of South Africa, it travelled to Japan. On the return trip, it was accidentally sunk by German submarine U-43, with all but one of the 365 men on board (108 crew plus 257 prisoners-of-war) lost at sea.

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  • German ship Doggerbank
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  • The German ship Doggerbank (Schiff 53) was a German auxiliary minelayer and blockade runner during the Second World War. Laid down as the British merchant vessel Speybank in 1926, the vessel was captured in 1941 by the German auxiliary cruiser Atlantis, converted to an auxiliary minelayer for the Kriegsmarine and renamed Doggerbank. After laying mines off the coast of South Africa, it travelled to Japan. On the return trip, it was accidentally sunk by German submarine U-43, with all but one of the 365 men on board (108 crew plus 257 prisoners-of-war) lost at sea.
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Ship operator
  • Andrew Weir & Co, London
Ship type
  • Merchant vessel
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  • yes
Ship in service
  • 1941(xsd:integer)
Ship renamed
  • Doggerbank, 1941
Ship tonnage
  • 5154(xsd:integer)
Ship fate
  • --01-31
  • --03-03
Ship builder
  • Harland and Wolff, Glasgow
Ship complement
  • 108(xsd:integer)
Ship yard number
  • 686(xsd:integer)
Ship propulsion
  • diesel engines
Ship flag
  • 100(xsd:integer)
Ship country
Ship namesake
Ship launched
  • 1926-02-25(xsd:date)
Ship Name
  • Doggerbank
  • Speybank
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  • The German ship Doggerbank (Schiff 53) was a German auxiliary minelayer and blockade runner during the Second World War. Laid down as the British merchant vessel Speybank in 1926, the vessel was captured in 1941 by the German auxiliary cruiser Atlantis, converted to an auxiliary minelayer for the Kriegsmarine and renamed Doggerbank. After laying mines off the coast of South Africa, it travelled to Japan. On the return trip, it was accidentally sunk by German submarine U-43, with all but one of the 365 men on board (108 crew plus 257 prisoners-of-war) lost at sea.
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