V 107 "Botilla Russ" was a German cargo ship which was converted into a "Vorpostenboot" and then a "Sperrbrecher" for the Kriegsmarine during World War II.
Description.
The ship was long, with a beam of and a depth of . She was assessed at  GRT,  NRT She was powered by a triple expansion steam engine which had cylinders of , and diameter by stroke. The engine was built by Atlas Werke, Bremen. It was rated at 129nhp, and could propel her at .
History.
"Botilla Russ" was built in 1922 by Atlas Werke for Ernst Russ, Hamburg, Germany. The Code Letters RCQF were allocated. In 1934, her Code Letters were changed to DHCY.
On 1 October 1939, "Bottila Russs" was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine. She served with 1 "Vorpostenflotille" as V 107 "Botilla Russ". On 22 June 1940, she was transferred to 3 "Sperrbrecherflotille" as "Sperrbrecher 137". She struck a mine and sank off the coast of Finistère, France on 28 January 1944.
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