German trawler V 622 Almuth
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Almuth |
| Owner |
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| Port of registry |
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| Builder | Schulte & Bruns, Emden |
| Yard number | 117 |
| Launched | 5 May 1937 |
| Completed | 8 July 1937 |
| Commissioned | 11 September 1939 |
| Out of service | 5 June 1944 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Struck a mine and sank |
| General characteristics | |
| Type |
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| Tonnage | 269 GRT, 120 NRT |
| Length | 35.76 m (117 ft 4 in) |
| Beam | 7.49 metres (24 ft 7 in) |
| Depth | 3.28 m (10 ft 9 in) |
| Installed power | Diesel engine, 94nhp |
| Propulsion | Single screw propeller |
| Speed | 11 knots (20 km/h) |
Almuth was a German fishing trawler which was built in 1937. She was requisitoned by the Kriegsmarine during the Second World War. She was used as a minesweeper under the Pennant numbers M 1403 and M 4414, and later as the Vorpostenboot V 622 Almuth. She struck a mine and sank in June 1944.
Description
[edit]The ship was 35.76 m (117 ft 4 in) long, with a beam of 7.49 metres (24 ft 7 in). She had a depth of 3.28 m (10 ft 9 in). She was assessed at 269 GRT, 120 NRT. She was powered by a diesel engine, which had 8 cylinders of 28 centimetres (11 in) diameter by 44.9 centimetres (17+11⁄16 in) stroke. The engine was built by Klöckner-Humboldt-Deutz AG, Köln, Germany. It was rated at 94 nhp. It drove a single screw propeller.[1] It could propel the ship at 11 knots (20 km/h).[2]
History
[edit]Almuth was built as yard number 117 by Schulte & Bruns, Emden, Germany.[2] She was launched on 5 May 1937 and completed on 8 July. She was owned by the Leerer Heringfischerei AG, Leer.[3] Her port of registry was Leer. She was allocated the Code Letters DGLA,[1] and the fishing boat registration AL 36.[3]
On 11 September 1939, Almuth was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine, serving with 14 Minensuchflotille as the minesweeper M 1403. On 12 April 1942, she was reallocated to 44 Minensuchflotille and her pennant number was changed to M 4414. On 1 January 1943, she was designated as a vorpostenboot. She was allocated to 6 Vorpostenflotille as V 622 Almuth.[3] On 5 June 1944, she struck a mine off Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure, France (47°06′07″N 2°25′06″W / 47.10194°N 2.41833°W). She was taken in tow but consequently sank.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Almuth (54748)" (PDF). Lloyd's Register: Trawlers &c. ALM-ALT (in English and French). London: Lloyd's Register. 1938–1939. Retrieved 4 April 2024 – via Southampton City Council.
- ^ a b Gröner 1993, p. 253.
- ^ a b c d Gröner 1993, p. 255.
- ^ Rohwer, Jürgen; Hümmelchen, Gerhard. "Seekrieg 1944, Juni". Württembergische Landesbibliothek Stuttgart (in German). Retrieved 4 April 2024.
Sources
[edit]- Gröner, Erich (1993). Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815-1945 (in German). Vol. 8/I: Flußfahrzeuge, Ujäger, Vorpostenboote, Hilfsminensucher, Küstenschutzverbände (Teil 1). Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe. ISBN 3-7637-4807-5.
