 The ship asEva, before 1935 | |
| History | |
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  Germany | |
| Name |
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| Namesake | 1939:Bungsberg |
| Owner |
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| Operator |
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| Port of registry | Hamburg |
| Builder | Howaldtswerke,Kiel |
| Yard number | 646 |
| Launched | 28 August 1924 |
| Completed | 1924 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | mined, 1943 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | cargo ship |
| Tonnage | 1,504 GRT, 851 NRT |
| Length | 250.8 ft (76.4 m) |
| Beam | 38.5 ft (11.7 m) |
| Depth | 15.9 ft (4.8 m) |
| Decks | 1 |
| Installed power | 1 ×triple-expansion engine; 143NHP |
| Propulsion | 1 ×screw |
| Sensors & processing systems | submarine signalling |
| Notes | sister ships:Troja,Kreta,Syra |
Bungsberg was acargosteamship. She was built in 1924 inGermany in 1924Eva. In 1939 she was renamed twice: firstly asGötaälv, and then asBungsberg. Amine sank her off the coast ofEstonia in 1943. Her wreck is now a site forwreck diving.
In 1922 and 1923,Howaldtswerke inKiel built threesister ships fprDeutsche Levante-Linie. Yard number 643 was built in 1922 asTroja; yard number 644 was built in 1923 asKreta; and yard number 645 was built in 1923 asSyra.Hamburg America Line ownedTroja andSyra; andBremer Dampfer Linie „Atlas“ ownedKreta; butDeutsche Levante-Liniemanaged all three.[1][2][3]
Also in 1924,Howaldtswerke built a fourth ship, to the same design, but forChina Reederei. She was built as yard number 646, and launched asEva. Her length was 250.8 ft (76.4 m); herbeam was 38.5 ft (11.7 m); and her depth was 15.9 ft (4.8 m). Hertonnages were 1,504 GRT and 851 NRT. She had a singlescrew; driven by a three-cylindertriple-expansion engine that was rated at 143NHP. She was equipped withsubmarine signalling. She wasregistered inHamburg. Hercode letters were RFHP.[4]
By 1930,Jebsen & Jessen wereEva's managers,[5] but by 1931,August Bolten William Miller’s Nachfolger had succeeded them.[6] By 1934, herwireless telegraphcall sign was DHHB, and this had superseded her code letters.[7] By 1938,August Bolten William Miller’s Nachfolger ownedEva as well as managing her. In 1939 she was renamedGötaälv,[8] but later that year she was renamedBungsberg,[9] afterBungsberg, a hill that is the highest point inHolstein.
On 24 March 1943,Bungsberg struck one of a set of mines that had been laid across theSuurupi Strait. She sank offNaissaar, at position59°30′N24°36′E / 59.500°N 24.600°E /59.500; 24.600. Her wreck lies on an even keel, at a depth of 38 metres (125 ft). Thecaptain of afishing trawler discovered the wreck in 1984, and told theEstonian Maritime Museum inTallinn. The Museum fixed the position of the wreck on 15 June 1988, during asonar testing operation by the Estonian Geology Administration. The Museum identified the wreck in 1992. On 2 July 2011 the wreck was added to the EstonianNational Register of Cultural Monuments.[10]
Theengine order telegraph and some papers were salvaged from the wreck, and are kept at the Estonian Maritime Museum. Her funnel, mizzen mast, and the upper part of herbridge are missing. Damage from the mine explosion is clearly visible on herstarboardbow. All four of her cargoholds are empty.recreational divers now visit the wreck.[citation needed]
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