Global InformationGerman weather ship WBS 4 Hinrich Freese information
| History | |
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  Germany | |
| Name | Hinrich Freese |
| Owner |
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| Port of registry |
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| Builder | Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG |
| Yard number | 504 |
| Launched | 1930 |
| Completed | December 1930 |
| Commissioned | 1 March 1940 |
| Out of service | 16 November 1940 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Deliberately run ashore and wrecked to avoid capture, 16 November 1940 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 384 DWT, 140 NRT |
| Length | 45.44 metres (149 ft 1 in) |
| Beam | 7.67 metres (25 ft 2 in) |
| Depth | 3.78 metres (12 ft 5 in) |
| Installed power | Triple expansion steam engine, 92 nhp |
| Propulsion | Single screw propeller |
| Complement | 19, plus 5 meteorologists |
Hinrich Freese was a fishing trawler built in 1930 by Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG for the Hanseatische Hochseefisherei AG. She was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine in 1940, serving until deliberately wrecked in November 1940 whilst being chased by the British cruiser HMS Naiad.