Bungsberg (ship)

History
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)

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 became a German transport ship during World War II and was sunk by a mine in Tallinn Bay on 24 March 1943.^[1] 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

Gallery

Room inside the wreck
Bathroom. Starboard side, just under the captain's bridge.

References

^ "Bungsberg". register.muinas.ee. National Register of Cultural Monuments. 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2024.

External links

Media related to Bungsberg at Wikimedia Commons

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

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[1] "Bungsberg". register.muinas.ee. National Register of Cultural Monuments. 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2024.

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v t e Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft
Civilian ships	Bungsberg (1924) Otto Hahn (1968) Tor Britannia (1975) Tor Scandinavia (1976) Bahamas Celebration (1981) Astor (1981) PFS Polarstern (1982) Astor (1987) Superfast VII (2001) Superfast VIII (2001) Superfast IX (2002) Superfast X (2002)
Naval frigates	SAS Isandlwana (F146) SAS Mendi (F148)
Naval corvettes	Braunschweig-class corvettes
Naval submarines (U-boats)	Type 205 Type 206 Type 209 Type 212 (212A, 212CD) Type 214 Type 216 Type 218 Dolphin II
Naval gunboats	USS Topeka (PG-35)
People	Wilhelm Bauer August Howaldt
Subsidiaries	Deutsche Werft
Related	Hellenic Shipyards Co. ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems

v t e Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in March 1943
Shipwrecks	2 Mar: Kyokusei Maru, Meriwether Lewis 3 Mar: Aiyo Maru, Arashio, Doggerbank, Kembu Maru, Oigawa Maru, Shirayuki, Sin-ai Maru, Stag Hound, Taimei Maru 4 Mar: Asashio, City of Pretoria, Marietta E, Tokitsukaze, U-87 5 Mar: Empire Tower, USS Grampus, Minegumo, Murasame 8 Mar: ′s Jacob, James B. Stephens, U-156 9 Mar: Fort Battle River 10 Mar: U-633, Richard Bland, Nailsea Court 11 Mar: HMS Harvester, U-432, U-444 12 Mar: HMS Lightning, HMS Turbulent, U-130 13 Mar: Clan Alpine, Empress of Canada, U-163 14 Mar: HMS Thunderbolt 15 Mar: USS Triton 16 Mar: Benjamin Harrison 19 Mar: Lulworth Hill, U-5, U-384 21 Mar: K-3, U-163 22 Mar: U-524, U-665 23 Mar: Delfino, Windsor Castle 24 Mar: Bungsberg 25 Mar: U-469 27 Mar: HMS Dasher, U-169 28 Mar: Caterina Costa, Ceuta, Masaya, Suwa Maru 29 Mar: U-77 30 Mar: SS Empire Bowman, U-416 Unknown date: Sirène
Other incidents	8 Mar: Ro-103 13 Mar: USS R-6 19 Mar: HMS Derwent Unknown date: USS Scorpion
1942 1943 1944 February 1943 April 1943