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Boelcke
54° 35′ 23" N
18° 50′ 51" E
59 m
Name
Boelcke
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Position
54° 35’ 23,30 " N
18° 50’ 51,50 " E
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History of duty
Boelcke
Warship used by Kriegsmarine.
Ship served as swimming workshop for Luftwaffe seaplanes .
The Flugssicherungsschiff Boelcke was built in December 1942 year in shipyard the Norderwerft Koser & the Meyer Hamburg, number of building 745.
From launching he served in SNDF (ost). During air raid 17.04.45 she was hit by bomb and sunk. 20 sailors died.
The work to end of identification still last, although we can assume that this is Boelcke.
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Dimensions
Total length 78 m
Width 10,80 m
Draft 3,65 m
Recorded capacity 961 BRT
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Drive
Four 12 cylindrical MAN engines
Two screws, diameter 1,85 m
Maximum speed 21,5 knot
.Armament
1 crane MAN 18 t
3 seaplanes
3 anti-aircraft guns 3,7 cm
2 anti-aircraft guns 2,0 cm
2 heavy machine guns
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Depths
The smallest depth on wreck 48,5 m
Depth on bottom 59 m
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