German trawler V 622 Almuth

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
The ship was 117 ft long, with a beam of 24 ft. She had a depth of 10 ft. She was assessed at,. She was powered by a diesel engine, which had 8 cylinders of 11 in diameter by 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. It could propel the ship at 11 kn.

History
Almuth was built as yard number 117 by Schulte & Bruns, Emden, Germany. She was launched on 5 May 1937 and completed on 8 July. She was owned by the Leerer Heringfischerei AG, Leer. Her port of registry was Leer. She was allocated the Code Letters DGLA, and the fishing boat registration AL 36.

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. On 5 June 1944, she struck a mine off Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure, France (47.10194°N, -2.41833°W). She was taken in tow but consequently sank.