Hinrich Hey was a German fishing trawler that was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine during the Second World War for use as a Vorpostenboot. She was sunk in the English Channel by British motor torpedo boats in July 1944.
Hinrich Hey was 55m (180feet) long, with a beam of 8.17m (26.8feet). She had a depth of 4.62m (15.16feet) and a draught of 3.74m (12.27feet). She was assessed at, . She was powered by a triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of NaNinches, NaNinches and NaNinches diameter by NaNinches stroke. The engine was made by Deschimag Seebeckwerft, Wesermünde. It was rated at 127nhp. The engine powered a single screw propeller driven via a geared low pressure turbine.[1] It could propel the ship at 12kn.
Hinrich Hey was built as yard number 681 by Norderwerft Köser & Mayer, Hamburg for Julius H. Fock and Hans J. M. Pickenpack, Hamburg.[1] She was launched on 6 October 1934 and completed on 8 December. The fishing boat registration HH 214 was allocated, as were the Code Letters DJNJ.[1]
On 24 September 1939, Hinrich Hey was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine for use as a vorpostenboot. She was allocated to 2 Vorpostenflotille as V 212 Hinrich Hey. She was redesignated V 210 Hinrich Hey on 20 October. On 4 July 1944, she was sunk in the English Channel (48.6667°N -39°W) by the motor torpedo boats HMMTB 734, HMMTB 735, HMMTB 743 and HMMTB 748 of the Royal Navy. V 208 R. Walther Darré was also sunk in the battle. V 209 Dr. Rudolf Wahrendorff and the minesweeper were damaged.[2]