Hindenburg Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
|
Hindenburg Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
60 6.475 N,21 41.643 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
|
| Wreck Depth | 20 m |
| Water Depth | 59 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Mean Sea Level |
| Name | HINDENBURG |
| Type | steam ship |
| Flag | DE |
| Length | 142.6 m |
| Width | 17.7 m |
| Draught | 9.8 |
| Tonnage | 7880 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Nov 17, 1942 |
| Original Detection Year | 1948 |
| Last Detection Year | 1998 |
| Original Source | national HO/authority notice to mariners |
| Surveying Details | H8628/48 11.1.49 NDW IN 600630N, 0214137E. (HELSINKI NM 577/48). BR STD. 12.12.60 LEAST DEPTH OVER WK 11FMS 0FT. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NC 3897. H8628/48 14.4.66 SHOWN AS WK 13.0MTRS IN 600627N, 0214148E ON FINNISH 26. - NM 677/66. H8628/48 5.4.67 SHOWN AS WK 20.0MTRS ON FINNISH 26. NC 3899. 15.9.99 WK 20MTRS SHOWN IN 6006.475N, 2141.843E [HEL] ON FINNISH 26 [REPRINT APR '98]. NC 3441. |
| Last Amended Date | Sep 15, 1999 |
Circumstances of loss
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINE VESSEL, BUILT 1921 BY BREMER VULKAN WITH TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINES, WAS TORPEDOED & SUNK BY A RUSSIAN SUBMARINE NEAR UTO. (DODS).
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