REPORT OF WRECKS EXAMINATION
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Sebastian Popek popeks@balticwrecks.com
Maciej Rułka maciek@balticwrecks.com
General area: Baltic Sea
Date located:
Date exam'd/dived: VII.2003
Vessel name: BURGERMEISTER PETERSEN
Detail of loss: 20 lives
Method of positioning: GPS
located pos'n: 54° 45 .xxx ˘ N 18° 42 .xxx ˘ E
Depths: least depth 26 msw
general depth: 31 msw
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S/T BURGERMEISTER PETERSEN
vel. Tankowiec
Power-driven tanker. Powered by steam engine. She has one fixed pitch propeler. There were 34 crew members. She has double deck construction. Vessel has been constructed in August 1889 for Siemers ship-owner by Sir W. G. Armstrong, Mitchell & Co, Low Walker shipyard. Newbuilding no. 553. She was launched as S/T BURGERMEISTER PETERSEN. Relesed for service on September 17th, 1889.
Since May 27th, 1891 sails for D.A.P.G. (Deutsch Amerikansiche Petroleum Ges, Hamburg).
Since September 19th, 1914 in service as a supply vessel for U-boot. (supplying U-boots with petrol)
Since October 27th, 1915 moved to service for Kaiserliche Werft Danzig
On November 10th, 1915 sunk after contact with mine. 20 crew members lost thiers lives.
L bpp 94,49 m
B midwhip 12,2 m
draft 7,24 m,
Registered 2788 BRT
shipowner Siemers, DAPG, service for Kriegsmarine
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