Tyrronall at dock in Old Portsmouth Harbour in 1973 |
| History |
|---|
| Name |
- Heimat (1935–45)
- Empire Contamar (1945–47)
- Tyrronall (1947–74)
|
| Owner |
- Hugo Rubarth (1935–47)
- Ministry of War Transport (1945)
- Ministry of Transport (1945–47)
- F J Tyrrell (1947–61)
- J Tyrrell (1961–66)
- Arklow Shipping Ltd (1966–68)
- A J Gough (1968–73)
- Smith & Fenton (1973–74)
|
| Operator |
- Hugo Rubarth (1935–47)
- unknown (1945–47)
- F J Tyrrell (1947–61)
- J Tyrrell (1961–66)
- Arklow Shipping Ltd (1966–68)
- A J Gough (1968–73)
- Underwater Operations Co Ltd (1973–74)
|
| Port of registry |
- Hamburg (1935–45)
- London (1945–47)
- Cardiff (1947–61)
- Dublin (1961–74)
|
| Builder | Flender Werke AG |
| Launched | 1935 |
| Identification |
- Code Letters DJPN (1935–45)
|
| Fate | Scrapped |
| General characteristics |
|---|
| Type |
- Schooner (1935–47)
- Coaster (1947–74)
|
| Tonnage |
- 199 GRT (1935–47)
- 248 GRT (1947–74)
- 92 NRT (1935–47)
|
| 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 |
- Sails and 4SCSA diesel engine (1935–47)
- 4SCSA diesel engine (1947–74)
|
| 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 St Austell, 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 Santander, Spain.
