Another German-era icebreaker from the Gdańsk (then: Danzig) area. Montau was second such ship to serve there, being built in 1882 at Danziger Schiffswerft & Kesselschmiede F.Devrient & Co. It was 33,1m long, with a 200hp double-expansion steam engine. In the 1920s it's age started to show seriously, as it seemed to spend more time being repaired than in actual operation. Yet it continued to be used for many more years, in 1940 renamed to 'Fusch'. In March 1945 it took part in evacuation of German civilian population from Gdańsk to Gdynia (under German occupation named Gotenhafen). After the war, now in Polish service, it was renamed Żóraw (Crane - note that current way of writing this word is 'Żuraw') and served in Gdynia harbour as tugboat and makeshift ferry on the Gdynia-Hel route. In 1946 ship returned to it's original icebreaking duties, but frequence of it's breakdowns (and structural damages) increased. During the general overhaul in 1947 it was renamed Lis (Fox), serving (still, with constant breakdowns) until 1952 when it was finally scrapped.
Germany, Montau
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