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Harry Langenes
SIR!
I wonder what happened to the German
tug, Arngast. It was supposed to be
the biggest tug in the world. It was used to
assist big ships as tirpiz. When the war ended it was in Norway. In may 1945 it was
Docked in Kristiansand, Norway. It was a
Diesel Elecktrik Tug. The Crew had
dissapered, and I as an electrician, was asked by the Norwegian Navy to help to get some of the elektrikal machinery working.

Some years leter i found out thet the
British Navy had taken it as a war price.
It had been renamed "TURMOIL" and became
famous when it tryed to asisst Capt, Karlsen
on a Liberyship in the English Canal.

Hope you can help me since you are,
interested in German Tugs.

All the best Harry Langenes
haisas@webrv.net

Hei Harry,
I have info on the Arngast as my father was stationed onboard in 1945 with the R.No.Navy, Arngast was one of the larges tug's in the world at the time capable of towing 10,000t @ 10kts, I hope this help's


1939 ARNGAST, 1947 LENAMILL, 1950 WOTAN

Registered: LR50-51:66802 /LR56-57:83266 /LR66-67:539350
(GBR)ON 182028
726 GRT, L57,50m(53,00), B9,50m, D4,41m (187.0'(180.2')x32.2'(31.1')x14.5') - salv.
2 scr, 2x diesel 4tew 8cyl MaK type 8Mu581, 2680bhp, sp 13kn

ARNGAST
1939: Built by "H.C. Stülcken & Sohn" at Hamburg (YN 737)
1939: delivered to the German Kriegsmarine
1940 -15/02: to KM-Werft at Wilhelmshaven
1940 -xx/08: to Unternehmen Seelöwe at Calais
1940 -xx/10: to KM-Werft at Wilhelmshaven
1945: seized by the UK allied
1947: To "H.P. Lenaghan" at Belfast (GBR), renamed LENAMILL
(GBR flag, ON 182028, 745 GRT, 69 NRT)
1950: To "Bugsier, Reederei und Bergungs AG" (W. Schuchmann) at Hamburg (DEU), renamed WOTAN
(DEU flag, regd Hamburg, c/s DHIW, 729 GRT, 63 NRT)
1969 -20/05: laid up at Bremerhaven
1969 -xx/11: for breaking up to "Eisen & Metall" at Hamburg
1969- 07/11: delivered to "Eisen & Metall" wharf at Bremerhaven
1970 -26/04: breaking up commenced by "Eisen & Metall" at Hamburg


In reference to the tug Turmoil, She was built in G.B. as a Butler Class tug, and yes she did assist the Flying Enterprise

Hilsen.