Eduard Bohlen

German cargo ship
Wreck of the Eduard Bohlen on Namibia's Skeleton Coast
Wreck of Eduard Bohlen on Namibia's Skeleton Coast
History
Germany
NameEduard Bohlen
OwnerWoermann-Linie, Hamburg
RouteHamburg - West Africa
BuilderBlohm & Voss, Hamburg
Yard number75
Launched23 October 1890
CompletedJanuary 1891
FateWrecked, 5 September 1909
General characteristics [1]
TypePassenger/cargo ship
Tonnage2,272 GRT
Length310 ft 6 in (94.64 m)
Beam38 ft 1 in (11.61 m)
Speed10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph)
Capacity32 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 in 1906.

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

  1. ^ a b c "Ship Descriptions - E". theshipslist.com. 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Skeleton Coast, Swakopmund & Walvis Bay". Retrieved 2007-04-12.
  3. ^ "African Guide". Archived from the original on 2007-04-08. Retrieved 2007-04-12.
  4. ^ "Destiny". Wonders of the Universe. 3 October 2011.
  5. ^ "The Beach (Buggy) Boys Part 1". The Grand Tour. Season 1. Episode 7. 30 December 2016.
  6. ^ "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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Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1909
Shipwrecks
  • 5 Jan: Anglo-African
  • 12 Jan: Sibyl Marston
  • 24 Jan: Republic
  • 4 Feb: Lobito
  • 12 Feb: Penguin
  • 6 Apr: HMS Blackwater
  • 8 Apr: Mahratta
  • 20 Apr: Eber Ward
  • 30 Apr: Russia
  • 29 May: Narara
  • 11 Jun: Slavonia
  • 12 Jul: John B. Cowle
  • 14 Jul: HMS C11
  • 25 Jul: Vigilancia
  • July (unknown date): Waratah
  • 5 Aug: Langton Grange, Lucania, Maori
  • 11 Aug: USS Nezinscot
  • 5 Sep: Eduard Bohlen
  • 15 Sep: Francesco Morosini
  • 16 Sep: Ocean Queen
  • September (unknown date): USS Katahdin
  • 3 Oct: Sangstad
  • 5 Oct: HMS Lee
  • 4 Nov: Avalon
  • 5 Nov: Alligator
  • 24 Nov: Alf
  • 29 Nov: Ottawa
  • 3 Dec: Ellan Vannin
  • 8 Dec: Marquette & Bessemer No. 2
  • 13 Dec: Governor Ames
  • 26 Dec: Ada K. Damon
  • Unknown date: USS Nicholson, USS O'Brien
Other incidents
  • 23 Jan: Republic, Florida
  • 29 Feb: Kaiser Wilhelm II
  • 14 Jul: HMS C16, HMS C17
  • 21 Dec: Watt
  • Unknown date: America, SMS Blücher
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