Eduard Bohlen
Wreck of Eduard Bohlen on Namibia's Skeleton Coast | |
History | |
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Germany | |
Name | Eduard Bohlen |
Owner | Woermann-Linie, Hamburg |
Route | Hamburg - West Africa |
Builder | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg |
Yard number | 75 |
Launched | 23 October 1890 |
Completed | January 1891 |
Fate | Wrecked, 5 September 1909 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Type | Passenger/cargo ship |
Tonnage | 2,272 GRT |
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 |
Eduard Bohlen was a ship that was wrecked on the Skeleton Coast of German Southwest Africa (now Namibia) on 5 September 1909 in a thick fog. The wreck currently lies in the sand 400 m (1,300 ft) from the shoreline.[2][1]
Service
The ship was a 2,272 gross ton cargo ship with a length of 94 m (310 ft). In September 1909, it ran aground in thick fog and was wrecked at Conception Bay while on a voyage from Swakopmund to Table Bay.[1]
Wreck
The Bohlen lies near two other wrecks, the Otavi, which foundered here and sank in 1945, [3] and MV Dunedin Star, among the many wrecks of the Skeleton Coast.
In popular culture
- The wreck was featured in the 1987 film Steel Dawn.
- A 1990s documentary on another vessel lost on the same beach miles away, the MV Dunedin Star, also featured the Bohlen.
- The wreck was featured in the 2011 television series Wonders of the Universe.[4]
- It was featured in the 2016 Amazon Video series The Grand Tour.[5]
- It features as the finish point for the 2020 sport relief The Heat Is On.
- It made an appearance in a scene in the 2024 Amazon Video series Fallout.[6]
References
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ "Destiny". Wonders of the Universe. 3 October 2011.
- ^ "The Beach (Buggy) Boys Part 1". The Grand Tour. Season 1. Episode 7. 30 December 2016.
- ^ "The Target." Fallout. Season 1. Episode 2. 9 April 2024.
External links
23°59′43″S 14°27′26″E / 23.99528°S 14.45722°E / -23.99528; 14.45722
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