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German trawlerV 622 Almuth

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German fishing trawler and vorpostenboot
History
NameAlmuth
Owner
  • Leerer Heringfischerei (1937–39)
  • Kriegsmarine (1939–44)
Port of registry
BuilderSchulte & Bruns,Emden
Yard number117
Launched5 May 1937
Completed8 July 1937
Commissioned11 September 1939
Out of service5 June 1944
Identification
  • Fishing boat registration AL 39 (1937–39)
  • Code Letters DGLA (1937-44)
  • Pennant Number M 1403 (1939–42)
  • Pennant Number M 4414 (1942–43)
  • Pennant Number V 622 (1944)
FateStruck a mine and sank
General characteristics
Type
Tonnage269 GRT, 120 NRT
Length35.76 m (117 ft 4 in)
Beam7.49 metres (24 ft 7 in)
Depth3.28 m (10 ft 9 in)
Installed powerDiesel engine, 94nhp
PropulsionSingle screw propeller
Speed11 knots (20 km/h)

Almuth was a Germanfishing trawler which was built in 1937. She was requisitioned by theKriegsmarine during theSecond World War. She was used as aminesweeper under thepennant numbersM 1403 andM 4414, and later as theVorpostenbootV 622Almuth. She struck amine and sank in June 1944.

Description

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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 adiesel 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 94nhp. It drove a single screw propeller.[1] It could propel the ship at 11 knots (20 km/h).[2]

History

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Almuth was built asyard 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 thefishing boat registration AL 36.[3]

On 11 September 1939,Almuth was requisitioned by theKriegsmarine, serving with 14Minensuchflotille as theminesweeper M 1403. On 12 April 1942, she was reallocated to 44Minensuchflotille and her pennant number was changed to M 4414. On 1 January 1943, she was designated as avorpostenboot. She was allocated to 6Vorpostenflotille as V 622Almuth.[3] On 5 June 1944, she struck amine offSaint-Nazaire,Loire-Inférieure, France (47°06′07″N2°25′06″W / 47.10194°N 2.41833°W /47.10194; -2.41833). She was taken in tow but consequently sank.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ab"Almuth (54748)"(PDF).Lloyd's Register: Trawlers &c. ALM-ALT (in English and French). London:Lloyd's Register. 1938–1939. Retrieved4 April 2024 – via Southampton City Council.
  2. ^abGröner 1993, p. 253.
  3. ^abcdGröner 1993, p. 255.
  4. ^Rohwer, Jürgen; Hümmelchen, Gerhard."Seekrieg 1944, Juni".Württembergische Landesbibliothek Stuttgart (in German). Retrieved4 April 2024.

Sources

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  • 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.
1 Vorpostenflotille
2 Vorpostenflotille
3 Vorpostenflotille
4 Vorpostenflotille
5 Vorpostengruppe
6 Vorpostengruppe
6 Vorpostenflotille
7 Vorpostenflotille
8 Vorpostenflotille
11 Vorpostenflotille
13 Vorpostenflotille
14 Vorpostenflotille
15 Vorpostenflotille
16 Vorpostenflotille
17 Vorpostenflotille
18 Vorpostengruppe
18 Vorpostenflotille
51 Vorpostenflotille
55 Vorpostenflotille
57 Vorpostenflotille
59 Vorpostenflotille
61 Vorpostenflotille
65 Vorpostenflotille
Vessels are listed under their first designation within eachVorpostenflotille. Subsequent changes in pennant numbers not shown.
Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in June 1944
Shipwrecks
Other incidents
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