MV Tyrronall
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name |
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| Owner |
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| Operator |
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| Port of registry |
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| Builder | Flender Werke AG |
| Launched | 1935 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Type |
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| Tonnage | |
| Length | 107 ft 0 in (32.61 m) |
| Beam | 23 ft 1 in (7.04 m) |
| Depth | 8 ft 9 in (2.67 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Sail plan | Schooner (1935–47) |
| Complement | 7 |
Tyrronall was a 248 GRT Coaster that was built in 1935 as the 199 GRT schooner Heimat by Flender Werke AG, Lübeck, Germany for German owners. She was seized by the Allies in May 1945, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and was renamed Empire Contamar.
In 1947, she ran aground at
Santander, Spain
.
Description
The ship was built in 1935 by
Lübecker Flender-Werke AG, Lübeck.[1] As built, the ship was 107 feet 0 inches (32.61 m) long, with a beam of 23 feet 1 inch (7.04 m) and a depth of 9 feet 6 inches (2.90 m).[2] Built as a 3-masted schooner, the ship was also propelled by a 4-stroke Single Cycle Single Acting diesel engine, which had 4 cylinders of 1011⁄16 inches (27 cm) diameter by 169⁄16 inches (42 cm) stroke. The engines were built by Deutsche Werke AG, Kiel.[2]
History
Heimat was built for Hugo Rubarth, Hamburg.[1] On 29 May 1943, she rescued the crew of the Swedish cargo ship Gondul, which had hit a magnetic mine and sank off Wismar, Germany.[3] In 1945, Heimat was seized by the Allies at Kiel. She was passed to the MoWT and renamed Empire Contamar.[1]
On 22 March 1947, Empire Contamar ran aground in
Coxwain Joseph Watters of the Fowey lifeboat was awarded a RNLI Bronze Medal for his action in rescuing the seven crew.[4] Empire Contamar was refloated in June 1947, but was declared a constructive total loss.[1]
Empire Contamar was sold to F J Tyrrell,
References
- ^ ISBN 1-85044-275-4.
- ^ a b "LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS DE MOINS de 300tx., CHALUTIERS &c" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
- ^ "s.s. GONDUL (I)". Mareud. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
- ^ "Events". Fowey Lifeboat Station. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
- ^ "The Winds of Change". Arklow Shipping Ltd. Archived from the original on 12 May 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
- ^ "Tyrronall(1935),Tyrrell". Coasters Remembered. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
Further reading
- Harvey, W J (2004). Arklow Shipping - A Group Fleet History. Bristol: Bernard McCall. ISBN 1-902953-15-0.
