Tannenberg Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
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Tannenberg Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
56 16.324 N,16 33.945 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Water Depth | 13 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Mean Sea Level |
| Name | TANNENBERG |
| Type | steam ship |
| Flag | DE |
| Length | 121.3 m |
| Width | 15.5 m |
| Draught | 7.3 |
| Tonnage | 5504 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Jul 11, 1941 |
| Original Detection Year | 1946 |
| Last Detection Year | 2025 |
| Original Source | national HO/authority charts |
| Surveying Details | H1936/46 13.4.46 WK 4.2MTRS [2.25FMS] SHOWN IN 561612N, 163412E ON SWEDISH 95. - NM 1330/46. H4009/59 24.7.59 SHOWN AS WK 9MTRS [4.75FMS], MARKED BY G FLAG BUOY ON SWEDISH 95. NE 2251. H3148/77 10.8.77 BUOY REMOVED. (SWEDISH NM 624/77). BR STD. SEP 2015/000273613 23.1.16 SHOWN AS WK 9MTRS IN 5616.136N, 1633.800E [WGD] ON SWEDISH 71 [ED3, COR 18.11.15]. AMEND TO DW 9MTRS IN REVISED POSN. |
| Last Amended Date | Sep 27, 2025 |
Circumstances of loss
VESSEL, BUILT 1935, WAS IN CONVOY, WHEN ATTACKED BY RUSSIAN WARSHIPS. VESSEL RAN INTO A MINEFIELD, AND SUNK WHEN SHE STRUCK A MINE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY GERMAN GOVERNMENT. (DODS).
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56 16.324 N,16 33.945 E
Tannenberg on Wreck Map
Tannenberg Wreck on Google Map
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