Wrecks
SS Thistlegorm
[SS Thistlegorm], [Oldenburg], [Ingerseks]
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Location: Reef Sha'ab
Ali, Red Sea, Egypt.
GPS: 27° 48,803'N, 33° 55,238' E
English freighter, sunken by German bomber planes 6.october
1941 during WWII. The Thistlegorm weighed 4898 tons (9009 displacement
tons), was 126,5 meters long. Engine output 1.850 hp, giving
the ship a speed of approximately 10,5 knots. Fitted with light
weaponry consisting in a 4.7-inch light antiaircraft gun and
a 40-millimeter antiaircraft machine gun. Launched 9.April 1940
at the shipyard of Thompson & Sons Ltd in Sunderland. It
was assigned to transport supplies and war material to English
armed forces.
0466-21-2004
The bow of Thistlegorm and divers |
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0466-04-2004
The propeller and rudder |
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0466-08-2004
The stern |
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0466-09-2004
The 4.7" light anti aircraft gun |
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0466-10-2004
The 4.7" light anti aircraft gun with the 40mm antiaircraft
machine gun in the back |
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0466-10-2004
40-millimeter antiaircraft machine gun |
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0466-14-2004
Port side Stainer 8F locomotive |
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0466-18-2004
Coal tender for the locomotive |
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0466-19-2004
Loading derrick and capstans |
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0466-20-2004
Anchor-winch and bollards |
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0466-16-2004
Port side Stainer 8F locomotive |
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Oldenburg
[SS Thistlegorm], [Oldenburg], [Ingerseks]
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Former names: Pungo,
Möwe, Greenbier
Location: Vadheim in Sognefjorden, Norway.
0630-26-2005
The bow of Oldenburg and techdivers.
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Built in Wesermünde,
German, initially named Pungo, was launched in 1914 and was
intended as a fruit transport ship. At 117,0x 15,0x 9,0m (408x
52x 31 feet), weighed 4595tons, displacing 9,800 tons fully
loaded, she was designed primarily to haul bananas to Germany
from the Cameroon
Pungo, renamed Möve, was converted to an auxiliary cruiser
with cleverly disguised heavy armament. During her war service
was used for mine laying operations in the North Sea and then
made two North Atlantic raids sinking, capturing or mining a
total of about 45 ships. This made it the most successful surface
raider in World War I.
She survived World War I, was handed over to England under war
reparations, renamed Greenbrier and hauled fruit as originally
designed.
In 1933 she was sold to Germany and renamed Oldenburg. There
she served as a merchant ship, but in World War II was again
pressed into military service in support of the Norwegian campaign.
She ended her days
on April 7, 1945 when she was sunk in a rocket attack by
Allied British Beaufighters in Vadheim, Norway.
land-2005-07-17-045 (right): Picture shows the location
of Oldenburg. There is a shotline to the bow at 26m and
one to the wheel house at about 50m (red arrows). |
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Möwe means seagull in German. Various spellings can be
found on the Internet: Möwe, Möve, Møwe, Mowe,
Moewe and Moeve. |
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Ingerseks
[SS Thistlegorm], [Oldenburg], [Ingerseks]
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Former names: Wascana,
Wagama, Atlas
Location: Brekke, Instefjorden in Sognefjorden, Norway.
0631-13-2005
The bow of Ingerseks and techdivers. |
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English freighter
built in Middlesbrough, UK, initially named Wascana, was launched
in July-1913. 115m x 15m (380,1x 52,3 feet), weighed 4969tons,
displacing 8,200 tons. Later on a 10 years time charter trading
ore as Wagama. Renamed A/S Atlas in 1927. Sold in May-1934 to
Jacob Kjøde A/S, Bergen and renamed Ingerseks.
Ingerseks went down in Østersjøen in Mars-1942,
but there rised and repaired.
Ingerseks there
seized by Germans in Desember-1944, and gets a German
crew. On a voyage to Germany with fuel. On April-23-1945
the ship gets in to Brekke under the mountain in hope
the Allied will not spot her. She is found by 18 British
Beaufighters from Dallachy Strike Wing. They put the ship
on fire with rockets and bombs, and she sinks the next
day.
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land-2005-07-30-005
(right): Picture shows the location of Ingerseks.
The wreck starts at 26m and goes down to 60m. Diving
from the shore involvs a steep climbe with a lot of
heavy gear (left: land-2005-07-30-027). |
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0631-27-2005
Bow an diver.
Instefjorden in Sogn, Norway. |
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0631-37-2005
Bow and techdiver.
Instefjorden in Sogn, Norway. |
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0631-13-2005
Bow and techdivers.
Instefjorden in Sogn, Norway. |
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0623-03-2005-bw
Bow of Ingerseks.
Instefjorden in Sogn, Norway. |
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