German weather ship Sachsenwald

History
Nazi Germany
Name	Sachsenwald
Namesake	Sachsenwald
Owner	Nordsee Deutsche Hochseefischerei Bremen-Cuxhaven (1939–40) Kriegsmarine (1940–44)
Builder	DeSchiMAG, Seebeck
Yard number	631
Launched	June 1939
Decommissioned	January 1940
Identification	Fishing boat registration PC 318 (1939–40) Pennant Number WBS 7 (1940–41) Pennant Number V 414 (1941–44)
Fate	Sunk on 6 August 1944 off Les Sables-d'Olonne
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	Converted trawler
Tonnage	650 GRT
Displacement	1,425 t (1,402 long tons)
Length	62.85 m (206 ft 2 in)
Beam	8.53 m (28 ft)
Draught	5.03 m (16 ft 6 in)
Depth	4.43 m (14 ft 6 in)
Installed power	1,000 PS (740 kW; 990 ihp)
Propulsion	Triple expansion engine
Speed	12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph)
Range	8,500 nmi (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	60
Armament	1 × 8.8 cm (3.5 in) deck gun 1 × 3.7 cm (1.5 in) SK C/30 AA gun 2 × 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 quad AA guns 2 × 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 AA guns 2 × 1.5 cm (0.59 in) AA guns depth charges

Sachsenwald was a fishing trawler that was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine during the Second World War. She served as a supply ship, the weather ship WBS 7 Sachsenwald and the vorpostenboot V 414 Sachsenwald. She was sunk in the Bay of Biscay in August 1944 by Royal Navy and Royal Canadian Navy ships.