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 267 GRT, 126 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 98 nhp. It drove a single screw propeller.[1] It could propel the ship at 11 knots (20 km/h).[2]
History
Almuth was built as yard number 108 by Schulte & Bruns, Emden, Germany.[2] She was launched on 27 June 1936 and completed on 28 July. She was owned by the Dollart Heringfischerei AG, Emden.[3] Her port of registry was Emden. She was allocated the Code Letters DGKF,[1] and the fishing boat registration AE 79.[3]
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.[3] On 11 August 1944, she was scuttled at Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France,[4] because she was unmanoeuverable.[3]
References
^ ab"Jupiter (59685)"(PDF). Lloyd's Register: Trawlers &c. JUN-JUR (in English and French). London: Lloyd's Register. 1938–1939. Retrieved 6 April 2024 – via Southampton City Council.
Gröner, Erich (1993). Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815-1945 (in German). Vol. 8/I: Flußfahrzeuge, Ujäger, Vorpostenboote, Hilfsminensucher, Küstenschutzverbände (Teil 1). Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe. ISBN3-7637-4807-5.
