Eduard Bohlen
Appearance
Wreck ofEduard BohlenonNamibia'sSkeleton Coast
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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 | 2,272GRT |
Length | 310 ft 6 in (94.64 m) |
Beam | 38 ft 1 in (11.61 m) |
Speed | 10.5knots(19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) |
Capacity | 32 first class and 14 second class passengers |
Eduard Bohlenwas a ship that was wrecked on theSkeleton CoastofGerman Southwest Africa(nowNamibia) on 5 September 1909 in a thickfog.The wreck currently lies in the sand 400 m (1,300 ft) from the shoreline.[2][1]
Service
[edit]The ship was a 2,272gross toncargo ship with a length of 94 m (310 ft). In September 1909, it ran aground in thick fog and was wrecked atConception Baywhile on a voyage fromSwakopmundtoTable Bay.[1]
Wreck
[edit]The Bohlen lies near two other wrecks, theOtavi,which foundered here and sank in 1945,[3]andMVDunedin Star,among the many wrecks of the Skeleton Coast.
In popular culture
[edit]- The wreck was featured in the 1987 filmSteel Dawn.
- A 1990s documentary on another vessel lost on the same beach miles away, theMVDunedin Star,also featured theBohlen.
- The wreck was featured in the 2011 television seriesWonders of the Universe.[4]
- It was featured in the 2016Amazon VideoseriesThe Grand Tour.[5]
- It features as the finish point for the 2020 sport reliefThe Heat Is On.
- It made an appearance in a scene in the 2024Amazon VideoseriesFallout.[6]
References
[edit]- ^abc"Ship Descriptions - E".theshipslist.com.2012.Retrieved22 July2012.
- ^"Skeleton Coast, Swakopmund & Walvis Bay".Retrieved2007-04-12.
- ^"African Guide".Archived fromthe originalon 2007-04-08.Retrieved2007-04-12.
- ^"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
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