Eduard Bohlen
 Wreck of the Eduard Bohlen on Namibia's Skeleton Coast | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Germany
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| Name: | Eduard Bohlen |
| Owner: | Woermann-Linie, Hamburg |
| Route: | Hamburg - West Africa |
| Builder: | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg |
| Yard number: | 75 |
| Completed: | January 1891 |
| Fate: | Wrecked, 5 September 1909 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type: | Passenger/cargo ship |
| Tonnage: | 2,272 GT |
| Length: | 310 ft 6 in (94.64 m) |
| Beam: | 38 ft 1 in (11.61 m) |
| Speed: | 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) |
| Capacity: | 32 first class and 14 second class passengers |
The Eduard Bohlen was a ship that ran aground off the coast of Namibia's Skeleton Coast on September 5, 1909, in a thick fog. Currently the wreck lies in the sand a quarter mile from the shoreline.[2][1]
Service
The ship was a 2,272 gross ton cargo ship with a length of 310 feet. In September 1909, it ran aground in thick fog and wrecked at Conception Bay while on a voyage from Swakopmund to Table Bay.[1] This wreck is said to symbolize the loneliness of Namibia’s coast best. Its remains lie rusting in the sand, partially buried. The wreck was featured in the 2011 television series Wonders of the Universe as well as a 1990s documentary on another vessel lost on the same beach miles away, the MV Dunedin Star.
The Otavi foundered here and sank in 1945.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 "Ship Descriptions - E". theshipslist.com. 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- ↑ "Skeleton Coast, Swakopmund & Walvis Bay". Retrieved 2007-04-12.
- ↑ "African Guide". Archived from the original on 2007-04-08. Retrieved 2007-04-12.
External links
- Staud, Frantisek. "Photograph of Shipwreck of Eduard Bohlen stranded in 1909". phototravels.net.
Coordinates: 23°59′43″S 14°27′26″E / 23.99528°S 14.45722°E