German weather ship WBS 5 Adolf Vinnen

History
Germany
Name:	Gustav Adolf Kühling (1929–30) Adolf Vinnen (1930–40)
Owner:	Hochseefisherei J Wieting AG (1929–35) Deutsche Hochseefisherei Bremen-Cuxhaven AG (1935–40) Kriegsmarine (1940)
Operator:	Deutsche Hochseefisherei Bremen-Cuxhaven AG (1929–40) Kriegsmarine (1940)
Port of registry:	Bremerhaven, Germany (1929–30) Nordenham, Germany (1930–35) Wesermünde, Germany (1935–39)  Kriegsmarine (1939–40)
Builder:	Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau
Yard number:	498
Launched:	June 1929
Completed:	7 October 1929
Commissioned:	1 March 1940
Out of service:	23 October 1940
Identification:	Code Letters QVNK (1929–34) Code Letters DNOQ (1934–39) Fishing registrations BX 208 (1929–30), ON 141 (1930–34), PG 478 (1934–40) Kriegsmarine identifier WBS 5 (1940)
Fate:	Sunk by HMS Matabele, HMS Punjabi and HMS Somali
General characteristics
Class and type:	Fishing vessel (1929–40) Weather ship (1940)
Displacement:	391 GRT, 149 NRT, 421 DWT
Length:	45.31 metres (148 ft 8 in)
Beam:	7.69 metres (25 ft 3 in)
Draught:	3.81 metres (12 ft 6 in)
Depth:	3.96 metres (13 ft 0 in)
Installed power:	Triple expansion steam engine, 65 nhp
Propulsion:	Single screw propeller
Speed:	10.9 knots (20.2 km/h)

Adolf Vinnen was a weather ship that was built in 1929 as the fishing vessel Gustav Adolf Kühling. She was renamed in 1930. The ship was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine in March 1940, serving until 23 October 1940 when she was sunk by HMS Matabele, HMS Punjabi and HMS Somali.

The ship was 45.31 metres (148 ft 8 in) long, with a beam of 7.69 metres (25 ft 3 in). She had a depth of 3.96 metres (13 ft 0 in), and a draught of 3.81 metres (12 ft 6 in). She was powered by a triple expansion steam engine rated at 65 nhp. The engine was built by Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau (Deschimag), Wesermünde. It drove a single screw propeller, which could propel the ship at 10.9 knots (20.2 km/h). She was assessed at 391 GRT, 149 NRT, 421 DWT.

Gustav Adolf Kühling was built by Deschimag as yard number 498 in 1929 for the Hochseefisherei J Wieting AG, Wesermünde. Launched in June 1929, she completed her sea trials on 7 October and was delivered the next day. Her port of registry was Bremerhaven. The Code Letters QVNK and fishing registration BX 208 were allocated. She was operated under the management of the Deutsche Hochseefisherei Bremen-Cuxhaven AG. On 16 June 1930, she was sold to the Deutsche Hochseefischerei Bremen-Cuxhaven AG. Her port of registry was changed to Nordenham and the fishing registration ON 141 was allocated. On 24 October, she was renamed Adolf Vinnen.

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