Senator Schröder (ship)

Senator Schröder was a German trawler used as a Vorpostenboot during the First and Second World War.

History
Name:
  • Senator Schröder
  • Victoire
  • V 427
  • V 1337
  • V 1419
Owner: Cuxhaven Herring Fishery AG
Builder: Eider Werft AG, Tonning
Launched: February 26, 1908
General characteristics
Length: 38.16 m (125.2 ft)
Beam: 7.05 m (23.1 ft)
Draught: Max. 4.154.15 m (13.6 ft)
Crew: 25

The ship was hijacked by Hermann Knüfken in 1921 to facilitate Franz Jung, Cläre Jung and Jan Appel attending the Third World Congress of the Communist International in Moscow.[1]

References
  1. Bourrinet, Philippe (2016-12-08). The Dutch and German Communist Left (1900–68): 'Neither Lenin nor Trotsky nor Stalin!' - 'All Workers Must Think for Themselves!'. BRILL. p. 204. ISBN 978-90-04-32593-7.
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