Bungsberg (ship)
German cargo ship sunk near Tallinn, Estonia
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Name | Bungsberg |
Namesake | Bungsberg , at 168 metres (551 ft) the highest point in Holstein |
Builder | Howaldtswerke , Hamburg |
Laid down | 1924 |
Launched | 28 August 1924 |
Fate | Sunk by mine 24 March 1943 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Cargo ship |
Tonnage | 1,504 gross register tons (GRT) |
Length | 76.4 m (251 ft) |
Installed power | 143 hp (107 kW) |
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Bungsberg (originally named Eva , factory body number 646) was a cargo ship built in 1924 at Howaldtswerke in Hamburg , Germany, for China Reederei AG . She had three sister ships :
- Troja - hull no 643 (Deutsche Levante-Linie, Hamburg, 1922)
- Kreta - hull no 644 (Bremer Dampfschiffahrtsgesellschaft, Bremen, 1923)
- Syra - hull no 645 (Deutsche Levante Linie, Hamburg)
Bungsberg was sunk in Tallinn Bay in Estonia on 24 March 1943 by a mine laid by a Soviet airplane. Bungsberg ′s last owner was Aug. Bolten Wm Miller's Nachfolger (GmbH & Co.) KG.
Today, Bungsberg ′s wreck is a popular dive site for recreational divers . She lies on her keel in an upright position at a depth of 38 meters (125 feet). Her funnel and after mast are missing, as are the upper structures of her bridge . Damage from the mine explosion is clearly visible on her starboard bow . All four of her cargo holds are empty.
Some papers retrieved from Bungsberg ′s wreck and her engine order telegraph are kept at the Estonian Maritime Museum in Tallinn , Estonia .
General characteristics
- Displacement 1,504 tons
- Length: 75,9 m
- Width: 11,6 m
- Triple expansion steam engine
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Room inside the wreck
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Bathroom. Starboard side, just under the captain's bridge.
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