Global InformationGerman weather ship WBS 2 Coburg information
| History | |
|---|---|
  Germany | |
| Name | Coburg |
| Owner |
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| Port of registry |
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| Builder | Schulte & Bruns |
| Yard number | 125 |
| Launched | 1938 |
| Completed | August 1938 |
| Acquired | 1940 |
| Commissioned | 3 August 1940 |
| Out of service | 3 June 1944 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Trapped by ice, 16 October 1943 Abandoned, 3 June 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type |
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| Tonnage | 344 GRT, 114 NRT |
| Length | 41.35 metres (135 ft 8 in) |
| Beam | 7.70 metres (25 ft 3 in) |
| Depth | 2.97 metres (9 ft 9 in) |
| Installed power | Diesel engine, 120 nhp |
| Propulsion | Single screw propeller |
| Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h) |
| Complement | 18, plus 8 meteorologists (WWII) |
Coburg was a fishing trawler that was built in 1938 and requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine in 1940. Converted to a weather ship, she became trapped in ice off the east coast of Greenland in October 1943 and was abandoned in June 1944.