Paul (ship, 1904)

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Paul p1
Ship data
flag German EmpireThe German Imperium German Empire
Ship type Steamship
Shipyard Stülcken , Hamburg
Build number 253
Whereabouts self-sunk
Ship dimensions and crew
length
14.00 m ( Lüa )
width 3.65 m
Draft Max. 0.50 m
measurement 38 GRT
Machine system
machine Steam engine
Machine
performance 		80 hp (59 kW)
propeller 1

The Paul was a tugboat of the German East Africa Line in the German colony of Cameroon .

history

The Paul was built in Hamburg in 1904 . It was a tug used by the German East Africa Line in the colony of Cameroon .

When the First World War broke out in August 1914 , the Paul was used as a security boat to protect the port of Dar es Salaam against enemy intrusion.

When opposing troops approached Dar es Salaam, the tug was sunk in Dar es Salaam on September 3, 1916 so as not to fall into enemy hands.

literature

  • Erich Gröner : The German Warships 1815–1945 Volume 7, Bernard & Graefe, Koblenz 1990, p. 222.