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|Ship owner=*A. Kirsten (1936–39)
*Kriegsmarine (1939-44)
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|Ship class=*[[Cargo ship]] (1936–39)
*''[[Vorpostenboot]]'' (1939–44)
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'''''Nerissa''''' was a cargo ship that was built in 1936 by Lübecker Maschinenbau Gesellschaft, [[Lübeck]], [[Nazi Germany|Germany]] for A. Kirsten, [[Hamburg]]. She was requisitioned by the [[Kriegsmarine]] during [[World War II]] and was designated '''''Schiff 20'''''. She was torpedoed and sunk in 1944.

==Description==
''Nerissa'' was {{convert|232|ft|5|in|m|2|order=flip}} long, with a beam of {{convert|33|ft|3|in|m|2|order=flip}}. She had a depth of {{convert|11|ft|8|in|m|2|order=flip}}.<ref name=Nerissa38/>

She was powered by a 4-cylinder [[compound steam engine]], which had 2 cylinders of {{convert|13|in|cm|order=flip|abbr=on}} diameter and two cylinders of {{convert|29+15/16|in|mm|order=flip|abbr=on}} diameter by {{convert|31+1/2|in|cm|order=flip|abbr=on}} stroke. The engine was built by Christiansen & Meyer, [[Harburg, Hamburg|Harburg]]. It was rated at 160 [[nominal horsepower|nhp]] and drove a screw propeller.<ref name=Nerissa38/> She had a speed of {{convert|10.5|kn|km/h}}.{{sfn|Gröner|1993|p=536}}

==History==
''Nerissa'' was built in 1936 by Lübecker Maschinenbau Gesellschaft, [[Lübeck]] for A. Kirsten, Hamburg.<ref name=Nerissa38/> She was launched on 6 June 1936 and completed on 30 July.{{sfn|Gröner|1993|p=536}} Her port of registry was Hamburg and the [[Code Letters]] DJRQ were allocated.<ref name=Nerissa38>{{cite plimsoll |ship-name=Nerissa |lr-number=80216 |subtitle=SM |guide=NER-NEV |filename=38b0632.pdf |accessdate=5 February 2024 }}</ref>

On 7 September 1939, ''Nerissa'' was requisitioned by the [[Kriegsmarine]]. She was designated as ''Schiff 20''. On 23 December, she was allocated to 5 ''Vorpostengruppe'' for use as a ''[[vorpostenboot]]''. On 22 January 1940, ''Nerissa'' was placed under the control of the Führer der Sonderverband West. On 30 May 1940, she was allocated to the ''Erpobungsverand Luftwaffe''.{{sfn|Gröner|1993|p=536}}

''Nerissa'' was decommissioned on 4 June 1940, but was recommissioned on 19 December. On 19 November 1943, she was damaged by a [[Soviet Navy]] [[torpedo boat]] whilst on a voyage from [[Kirkenes]], Norway to [[Petsamo, Finland]]. She was repaired and returned to service.{{sfn|Gröner|1993|p=536}} ''Nerissa'' was torpedoed and sunk in the [[Baltic Sea]] off Cap Romanov by the Soviet Navy torpedo boat {{Ship|Soviet torpedo boat|TKA-239||2}} with the loss of six of her crew.<ref name=seekrieg194406>{{cite web |url=http://www.wlb-stuttgart.de/seekrieg/44-06.htm |title=Seekrieg 1944, Juni |access-date=5 February 2024 |last=Rohwer |first=Jürgen |author-link=Jürgen Rohwer |author2=Gerhard Hümmelchen |work=Württembergische Landesbibliothek Stuttgart |language=de }}</ref>

==References==
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*{{cite book |last1=Gröner |first1=Erich |title=Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815-1945 |volume=8/I: Flußfahrzeuge, Ujäger, Vorpostenboote, Hilfsminensucher, Küstenschutzverbände (Teil 1) |year=1993 |publisher=Bernard & Graefe |location=Koblenz |isbn=3-7637-4807-5 |language=de}}
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