REPORT OF WRECKS EXAMINATION
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Sebastian Popek popeks@balticwrecks.com
Maciej Rułka maciek@balticwrecks.com
Baza Nurkowa ŁEBA bazanurkowa@diesel.com.pl
General area: Baltic Sea
Region: Łeba - Dive Base LEBA
Date located:
Date exam'd/dived: XII.2003
Vessel name: BENGT STURE
Detail of loss: unknown
Method of positioning: GPS
located pos'n: 55° 02 .xxx ˘ N 17° 39 .xxx ˘ E
Depths: least depth: 30 msw
general depth: 39 msw
Contact data
height above bottom: 12 m
Lenght: 70 m estimated
Orientation: xxx
Other:
BENGT STURE
ex. GERRAT
Swedish general cargo steamer. Equiped with one propeller with second one on board (spare one).
Built in Unterwaser Shipyard Lehe, in 1917.
This Swedish steamer sunk after topedeo attack from soviet submarine SC-406 on her cruise from Gdansk to Oxelsund.
Skipper from the sub saved 7 members of steamer crew. Those people disappeared ten in Soviet Union.
First attack was at 23:19, second 00:00 29-10-1942
First torpedo missed. Ship sunk at 00:30.
L oA 64,17 m
B midship 9,52 m
Draft 4,72 m,
Registered xxx BRT
Owner
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po polsku
