German cargo ship
History Name Auguste Helmerich Port of registry Lübeck , Germany Builder Koch Henry A.G. Launched March 1889 Completed 1889 Fate Sank after a collision 30 September 1919 General characteristics Type Cargo ship Tonnage 842 GRT Length 63 metres (206 ft 8 in) Beam 9.2 metres (30 ft 2 in)
SS Auguste Helmerich was a German cargo ship that collided with SS Normandiet off Dalarö (east coast of Öland ) while on a voyage from Kotka , Finland to Hamburg , Germany with a cargo of wood.
Construction [ edit ] Auguste Helmerich was constructed in 1889 at the Koch Henry A.G. shipyard in Lübeck, Germany. She was completed in 1889.
The ship was 63 metres (206 ft 8 in) long and had a beam of 9.2 metres (30 ft 2 in). The ship was assessed at 842 GRT .
Sinking [ edit ] On 30 September 1919, Auguste Helmerich was on a voyage from Kotka , Finland to Hamburg , Germany with a cargo of wood when she collided with SS Normandiet off Dalarö . The ship foundered with no casualties.[1]
The wreck was discovered in 2000 and was found totally intact (except for a hole from the collision) in 60 metres (196 ft 10 in) of water.
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Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1919
Shipwrecks 1 Jan: HMY Iolaire 21 Jan: UC-40 30 Jan: Nimrod 7 Feb: HMS Erin's Isle 8 Feb: U-16 10 Feb: UC-91 18 Feb: Mirabeau 20 Feb: UC-71 22 Feb: U-21 7 Mar: HNoMS Thor 6 Apr: SMS Vulkan 15 Apr: U-118 17 Apr: USS Freehold 27 Apr: USS Courtney , USS Otis W. Douglas 28 Apr: USS Gypsum Queen , USS James April (unknown date): Borets za Svobodu 4 May: HMS Cupar 5 May: SMS Leipzig 2 Jun: Rucumilla 9 Jun: HMS L55 16 Jun: HMS Kinross 18 Jun: Oleg 21 Jun: Scuttling of the German fleet at Scapa Flow – SMS Bayern , SMS Bremse , SMS Brummer , SMS Cöln , SMS Dresden , SMS Derfflinger , SMS Emden , SMS Friedrich der Grosse , SMS G38 , SMS G39 , SMS G40 , SMS Hindenburg , SMS Grosser Kurfürst , SMS Kaiser , SMS Kaiserin , SMS Karlsruhe , SMS König , SMS König Albert , SMS Kronprinz Wilhelm , SMS Markgraf , SMS Moltke , SMS Prinzregent Luitpold , SMS S32 , SMS S36 , SMS S50 , SMS Seydlitz , SMS V45 , SMS V46 , SMS Von der Tann , SMS G102 28 Jun: Duchess of Richmond Jun (unknown date): Erinpura 27 Jul: USS May 30 Jul: USS G-2 13 Aug: Basilicata 18 Aug: Dvina 1 Sep: HMS Vittoria 4 Sep: HMS Verulam 8 Sep: Valbanera 9 Sep: USS St. Sebastian , USS SP-471 10 Sep: USS Coco , USS Katherine K. , USS Patrol No. 1 , USS Sea Hawk 11 Sep: USS Helena I 16 Sep: HMS M25 , HMS M27 , West Arvada 29 Sep: ML-18 , ML-62 , ML-191 , Ossifrage 30 Sep: August Helmerich 3 Oct: Frank O'Connor 7 Oct: Sizergh Castle 9 Oct: Daram 17 Oct: SMS Kaiser Franz Joseph I 18 Oct: HMS H41 21 Oct Gavriil 31 Oct: Fazilka 13 Nov: Council Bluffs 22 Nov: Myron 24 Nov: Poltava 12 Dec: USS Kerwood 18 Dec: Cufic Unknown date: UB-14 Other incidents