Bungsberg (ship)

History
Name	Bungsberg
Namesake	Bungsberg, at 168 metres (551 ft) the highest point in Holstein
Builder	Howaldtswerke, Hamburg, Germany
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)

Bungsberg (originally named Eva, factory body number 646) was a cargo ship built in 1924 at Howaldtswerke in Hamburg, Germany, for . 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.

References[]

Coordinates: 59°30′N 24°36′E / 59.500°N 24.600°E / 59.500; 24.600

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