German weather ship WBS 8 August Wriedt information

	HMS Maria in May 1945 on the harbor quay in Maassluis, Netherlands
History
Germany
Name	Dolly Kühling (1929–35); August Wriedt (1935–41);
Owner	Hochseefisherei J Wieting AG (1929-32); Hansa-Hochseefischerei (1932–34); Nordsee Deutsche Hochseefisherei (1934–40); Kriegsmarine (1940-41);
Port of registry	Bremerhaven, Germany (1929–32); Cuxhaven, Germany (1932-35); Cuxhaven, Germany (1935–40); Kriegsmarine (1940–41);
Builder	Schiffswerft von Henry Koch AG, Lübeck
Yard number	277
Launched	6 March 1929
Completed	March 1929
Identification	Code Letters QVMR (1929–34); ; Code Letters DHFI (1934–40); ; WBS 8 (1940–41);
Captured	29 May 1941 by HMS Malvernian
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Maria (1941–50)
Owner	Royal Navy (1941–50)
Acquired	29 May 1941
Commissioned	March 1942
Decommissioned	1950
Fate	Sold for scrap, June 1951
General characteristics
Displacement	As built:; 372 GRT; 140 NRT; After 1937 rebuild:; 407 GRT;
Length	As built:; 46.15 metres (151 ft 5 in); After 1937 rebuild:; 50.70 metres (166 ft 4 in);
Beam	7.85 metres (25 ft 9 in)
Depth	3.56 metres (11 ft 8 in)
Installed power	Triple expansion steam engine, 88nhp
Propulsion	Single screw propeller
Speed	11 knots (20 km/h)

August Wriedt was a weather ship built in 1929 as the fishing vessel Dolly Kühling. She was renamed August Wriedt in 1935. She was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine in 1940 and captured by HMS Malvernian on 29 May 1941. She served as HMS Maria, a wreck dispersal vessel, until 1950 and was scrapped in 1951.

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History
HMS Maria in May 1945 on the harbor quay in Maassluis, Netherlands
Germany
Name	Dolly Kühling (1929–35) August Wriedt (1935–41)
Owner	Hochseefisherei J Wieting AG (1929-32) Hansa-Hochseefischerei (1932–34) Nordsee Deutsche Hochseefisherei (1934–40) Kriegsmarine (1940-41)
Port of registry	Bremerhaven, Germany (1929–32) Cuxhaven, Germany (1932-35) Cuxhaven, Germany (1935–40) Kriegsmarine (1940–41)
Builder	Schiffswerft von Henry Koch AG, Lübeck
Yard number	277
Launched	6 March 1929
Completed	March 1929
Identification	Code Letters QVMR (1929–34) Code Letters DHFI (1934–40) WBS 8 (1940–41)
Captured	29 May 1941 by HMS Malvernian
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Maria (1941–50)
Owner	Royal Navy (1941–50)
Acquired	29 May 1941
Commissioned	March 1942
Decommissioned	1950
Fate	Sold for scrap, June 1951
General characteristics
Displacement	As built: 372 GRT 140 NRT After 1937 rebuild: 407 GRT
Length	As built: 46.15 metres (151 ft 5 in) After 1937 rebuild: 50.70 metres (166 ft 4 in)
Beam	7.85 metres (25 ft 9 in)
Depth	3.56 metres (11 ft 8 in)
Installed power	Triple expansion steam engine, 88nhp
Propulsion	Single screw propeller
Speed	11 knots (20 km/h)