"Earl Hereford" redirects here. For the earldom, see Earl of Hereford.
History
Name
Earl Hereford (1906–17)
Guénon (1917–19)
Pen-er-Vro (1919– )
Rauzan (by 1930–44)
Owner
Earl Steam Fishing Co. (1906–12)
Christian M. Evensen (1912–17)
French Navy (1917–19)
F. Evan (1919–33)
L. Baillas (1933–42)
Kriegsmarine (1942–44)
Operator
Owner operated except:-
A. L. Black (1906–12)
Port of registry
Grimsby, United Kingdom (1906–12)
Thorshavn, Faroe Islands (1912–17)
French Navy (1917–19)
Lorient, France (1919–43)
Kriegsmarine (1942–44)
Builder
Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd
Yard number
110
Launched
10 April 1906
Completed
June 1906
Commissioned
1917 (French Navy)
20 May 1942 (Kriegsmarine)
Decommissioned
1919 (French Navy)
22 August 1944 (Kriegsmarine)
Identification
United Kingdom Official Number 123569 (1906–12)
Fishing boat registration GY 147 (1906–12)
Code Letters HGMQ (1906–12)
Code Letters KBWC (1912–17)
Fishing boat registration L 1965 (1919–42)
Code Letters OQHY (1919–34)
Code Letters FOXA (1934–42)
Pennant Number V 421 (1942–44)
Fate
Lost 4 June 1944
General characteristics
Class and type
Fishing trawler (1906–17, 1919–42)
Auxiliary patrol vessel (1917–18)
Vorpostenboot (1942–44)
Tonnage
259 GRT, 111 NRT
Length
128 ft 4 in (39.12 m)
Beam
22 ft 0 in (6.71 m)
Draught
11 ft 7 in (3.53 m)
Depth
12 ft 9 in (3.89 m)
Installed power
Triple expansion steam engine, 60nhp
Propulsion
Single screw propeller
Speed
9 knots (17 km/h)
Rauzan was built as the British fishing trawler Earl Hereford. Sold to the Faroe Islands in 1912, she was purchased by the French Navy in 1917, serving as the patrol boat Guénon. She was sold in 1919 and was renamed Pen-er-Vro. Renamed Rauzan by 1930, she was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine during the Second World War for use as a vorpostenboot, serving as V 421 Rauzan. She was sunk in June 1944.
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