The steamship "VENTA" ex "TROPEIRA" in the port of Memel(Klaipeda)the Winter Harbor in 1938. Steam tug WOTAN ex VILKAS
http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=3090600 The steamer was built in Scotland in 1908 as "Tropeira".In April 1938 the steamer already as "Augusta L" under the Norwegian flag,was bought by a Lithuanian company "Sandėlis" and renamed "Venta"...Steam tug "WOTAN" was built in Netherlands as "Pollux" in 1905.In 1932 it was bought by the Herberger's brothers from Memel in 1936 it was bought by a joint stock company "Maistas" from Memel(Klaipeda) and in 1938 with the name "Vilkas" steam tug has adopted joint stock company "Lietuvos Baltijos Lloydas"...with since 1939 the owner of the tug becomes the company "C.L. Bieber" from Memel and under the name "WOTAN"