''Tyrronall'' was a Coaster that was built in 1935 as the

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''Heimat'' by

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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

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, Cornwall. Although refloated she was declared a constructive total loss. She was rebuilt as a motor vessel, sold into merchant service and renamed ''Tyrronall''. Further rebuilds were undertaken in 1950 and 1961, when she was sold to Ireland. She was sold to a British owner in 1968 and served until 1974, when she was scrapped in

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, Spain.

Description

The ship was built in 1935 by Lübecker Flender-Werke AG, Lübeck. As built, the ship was long, with a beam of and a depth of . 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 10 inches (27 cm) diameter by 16 inches (42 cm) stroke. The engines were built by

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AG, Kiel.

History

''Heimat'' was built for Hugo Rubarth, Hamburg. On 29 May 1943, she rescued the crew of the

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cargo ship , which had hit a

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and sank off Wismar, Germany. In 1945, ''Heimat'' was seized by the Allies at Kiel. She was passed to the MoWT and renamed ''Empire Contamar''. On 22 March 1947, ''Empire Contamar'' ran aground in

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. Coxwain Joseph Watters of the

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lifeboat was awarded a RNLI Bronze Medal for his action in rescuing the seven crew. ''Empire Contamar'' was refloated in June 1947, but was declared a constructive total loss. ''Empire Contamar'' was sold to F J Tyrrell, Cardiff. She was rebuilt as a coaster at a shipyard on the Clyde and was renamed ''Tyrronall''. Further rebuilds were undertaken in 1950 and 1961. In the latter year, ''Tyrronall'' was sold to J Tyrrell, Dublin. In 1966, Arklow Shipping Ltd was formed in Arklow. ''Tyrronall'' was one of the original seven ships owned by the company. In 1968, ''Tyrronall'' was sold to A J Gough,

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, United Kingdom, but retained her Irish registry. In 1973, she was sold to M A Smith, St Peter Port,

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and J E Fenton,

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. She was converted to a salvage ship and operated under the management of Underwater Operations Co Ltd. She was scrapped at

, Spain in June 1974.

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Photograph of ''Heimat'' at Lastadie, KönigsbergPhotograph of ''Tyrronall''
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