Overview
Almuth was a German fishing trawler which was built in 1937. She was requisitioned 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 long, with a beam of . She had a depth of . She was assessed at , . She was powered by a diesel engine, which had 8 cylinders of diameter by 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 .
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,