Hindenburg (icebreaker)
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| History | |
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 German Empire | |
| Name | Hindenburg[3] |
| Owner | Kooperative Kaufmannschaft Stettin[2] |
| Builder | Stettiner Oderwerke[2] |
| Yard number | 657[2] |
| Launched | 15 December 1915[1] |
| Completed | 23 December 1916[1] |
| Fate | Sunk after mine explosion, 9 March 1918[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Icebreaker[1] |
| Displacement | 1,800 t (1,800 long tons)[2] |
| Length | 51 m (167 ft 4 in)[2] |
| Beam | 12.84 m (42 ft 2 in)[2] |
| Height | 5.5 m (18 ft 1 in)[1] |
| Draught | 5 m (16 ft 5 in)[2] |
| Decks | 8[1] |
| Ice class | 1[1] |
| Installed power | 1,850 indicated horsepower (1,380 kW)[2] |
| Propulsion | one three-cylinder triple expansion steam engine[1] |
| Crew | 21[1] |
The German icebreaker Hindenburg was built by Stettiner Oderwerke at Stettin-Grabow in 1915 for the Cooperative Merchants' Guild of Stettin (German: Koop. Kaufmannschaft Stettin). The ship was launched on15 December 1915 but not completed until 23 December. During the Invasion of Åland in February 1918, the Hindenburg was part of Transportflotte I of the Sonderverband Ostsee. The Hindenburg struck a mine off Eckerö, Åland Islands on 9 March 1918 and sunk at 60°11′N 19°25′E / 60.183°N 19.417°E. Three crew members died in the event.:[3]The wreck was found 1995 at 50 meters by diveinstructor Richard Johansson from Maltaproffsen and his crew from Ålands Dykcenter and FF-Dyk.
References
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Gröner, Erich (1989). Hafenbetriebsfahrzeuge (II: Bagger, Bergungs- und Tauchfahrzeuge, Eisbrecher, Schlepper, Verkehrsfahrzeuge), Yachten und Avisos, Landungsverbände (I). Vol. VI. Koblenz: Bernard&Graefe. ISBN 3763748059.
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