''Bris'' was a German ''

Vorpostenboot ''Vorpostenboot'' (plural ''Vorpostenboote''), also referred to as VP-Boats, flakships or outpost boats, were German patrol boats which served during both World Wars. They were used around coastal areas and in coastal operations, and were tasked ...

'' that was built in 1941 as the

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''PT 25'' for the

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. She was seized by Germany before delivery and was used as a

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before being requisitioned by the

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, serving as V 315 ''Bris''. She was lost in a collision in March 1945.

Description

The ship long, with a beam of . She had a depth of and a draught of . She was assessed at . She was powered by a

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, which drove a single screw propeller. It could propel the ship at .

History

''Bris'' was built as

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746 by Norderwerft Köser & Meyer,

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as the

''PT 25'' for the

. She was launched on 14 June 1941. She was seized by Germany on 26 June and was put to use as the

''Bris''. On 3 February 1942, she entered

service with 3 ''Vorpostenflotille'' as the ''

vorpostenboot ''Vorpostenboot'' (plural ''Vorpostenboote''), also referred to as VP-Boats, flakships or outpost boats, were German patrol boats which served during both World Wars. They were used around coastal areas and in coastal operations, and were tasked ...

'' V 315 ''Bris''. Armament was a 75 or 88mm cannon, two 37mm

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s, four to ten 20mm machine guns and six

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throwers. Her displacement was 1,250 tons. She sank in the

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off

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() on 12 March 1945 when she collided with the steamship . The wreck lies in of water.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bris 1941 ships Ships built in Hamburg Fishing vessels of Germany Steamships of Germany Auxiliary ships of the Kriegsmarine Maritime incidents in March 1945 World War II shipwrecks in the Baltic Sea