German trawler V 623 Jupiter

Jupiter was a German fishing trawler which was built in 1936. She was requisitoned by the Kriegsmarine during the Second World War. She was used as a minesweeper under the Pennant numbers M 1404 and M 4415, and later as the Vorpostenboot V 623 Jupiter. She was scuttled in 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 98 nhp. It drove a single screw propeller. It could propel the ship at 11 kn.

History
Almuth was built as yard number 108 by Schulte & Bruns, Emden, Germany. She was launched on 27 June 1936 and completed on 28 July. She was owned by the Dollart Heringfischerei AG, Emden. Her port of registry was Emden. She was allocated the Code Letters DGKF, and the fishing boat registration AE 79.

On 9 October 1939, Jupiter was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine, serving with 14 Minensuchflotille as the minesweeper M 1404. On 22 March 1942, she was reallocated to 44 Minensuchflotille and her pennant number was changed to M 4415. On 1 January 1943, she was designated as a vorpostenboot. She was allocated to 6 Vorpostenflotille as V 623 Jupiter. On 11 August 1944, she was scuttled at Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France, because she was unmanoeuverable.